[11] For several years after the purchases, Wright & Ditson Co and AJ Reach Co continued to publish sports books separately from the Spalding Athletic Library name.

The 1898 Spalding Athletic Library book includes rules (laws) and results for each league (association).

[23] In 1918 Spalding issued a book, Army and Navy Camp YMCA Physical Work to support athletic activities.

Advertisement inside Spalding includes lists of available books which include Archery, Athletics (Track and Field; All Around; Cross country running and Marathon), Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bicycling, Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Cricket, Croquet, Curling, Fencing, (American) Football, Golf, Gymnast, Handball, Hockey, Jujutsu, Lacrosse, Lawn Sports, Polo, Pushball, Quoits, Racquetball, Rowing (sport), Rugby, Skating, Soccer (Football), Squash (sport), Swimming, Tennis, Tumbling (gymnastics), Volleyball, and Wrestling.

Bodybuilding books included Dumb Bell, Indian club, Medicine Ball, and Pulley Weights.

[67][68] Henry Chadwick, through the Spalding Athletic Library collection, added the "Technical Terms of Base Ball" in 1897.

Topics include "Thinking Out Plays in Advance", "Advise Against Blocking", and "Important Foot-Work."

[74] In 1906 the book alone sold for ten cents[75] Ty Cobb wrote "Strategy in the Outfield.

"[76] 1919 American Sports Publishing printed a thirty-two-page magazine on baseball that included the "choosin' up" illustration by Leslie Thrasher.

[77] Spalding worked with Dr. James Naismith to develop the official basketball and rule book in the 1893–1894.

The New York Times, stated that the work provided a comprehensive look at pugilist, and prize ring history.

[88] This annual publication actually carried forward a series of earlier football guides edited by Hall of Fame coach Walter Camp from 1884 to 1886, published by Wright and Ditson.

[88] Camp continued to edit these annual guide books in subsequent years on behalf of Spalding.

[90] Beginning in 1920, Spalding began to issue regional editions of the annual Foot Ball Guide which included coverage somewhat skewed either to Eastern or Western colleges.

[88] From 1926 to 1929, only one version was published, but from 1930 to 1932, a return was made to three regional editions, this time with no code letters on the spine.

[88] For the 1941 season, the NCAA moved from Spalding to A. S. Barnes and Company of New York for its annual Official Football Guide.

[94] In these editions content specific to the NFL was appended to the basic NCAA rule book, reprinted "with permission of the NCAA Publication Committee," and fronted by a very short preface detailing "Important Rules Used Exclusively in Professional Football.

"[95] This publication was rendered obsolete in 1941 by the NFL itself with the launch of its Official National Football League Roster and Record Manual, [96] to which a rules section was added in 1942.

The New York Footballer's Protective Association was founded August 1912 for assisting injured athletes.

[105] May 1895 Spalding issued Official Golf Guide, revised by L B Stoddard, which included rules, regulations, history and illustrations.

[107] Tom Bendelow was editor on many Spalding Athletic Library's official golf guides in the early years.

[108] June 1901, Spalding issued the official golf guide by Charles S Cox which includes article and pictures of Harry Vardon.

[117][118] In 1910 Spalding advertised book, Group XIII, No 128 "How to Row" by E J Giannini (gold medal-winning Olympian in freestyle swimming).

Book, "The Olympic Games at Athens, 1906" by James Edward Sullivan, copyright 1906, and is focus on Athletics (Track and Field).

[128] November 1904 The American Sports Publishing Co issued Inter-Collegiate Cross Country Association of Amateur Athletes of America: Constitution and Bylaws.

[135] Spalding published the 1913 IAAF Handbook which included international athletics rules and events eligible for world records.