Bobby Jones - Men of America: American Athletes, Playing the Game 1929. No. 35.
Presented here is a 1929 motivational sports booklet titled Men of America: American Athletes, Playing the Game, featuring golf legend Bobby Jones on the front cover. This staple-bound booklet was produced by The Stevens-Davis Co. of Chicago as part of a series intended to draw parallels between the dedication and rules of professional sports and the world of business. This specific issue, numbered 35, bears a local imprint for The Evening Bulletin of Philadelphia, PA on the back cover.
The booklet features several icons from the "Golden Age of Sports," including Bobby Jones in a golfing pose on the front cover; "Big Bill" Tilden in a tennis serve action shot; Johnnie Weissmuller (later famous as Tarzan) in a swimming profile; A football action scene featuring "Murphy of Penn" playing against Navy and Rogers Hornsby, noted as a star batter and second baseman, in a baseball portrait on the back cover.
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