FUNDAMENTAL HANDBALL by Phillips, Bernath E. (preface by C. Edward Beckett) - 1937

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1937. (xiii) 124 pp. Beige cloth lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks and chips around the edges; price intact; some darkening in the endpapers. The Contents are: An Introduction to the Sport: Handball Comes to America; Recent Developments; Handball as a Sport. To the Novice: Uniform; Equipment; Locker Room Procedure; Learning to Play; General Hints on Playing the Game; The Warm Up; Court Etiquette; Glossary of Terms. The Fundamentals: The Value of Proper Groundwork; Ways of Using the Hand; Footwork and Body Control; The Various Strokes; Drills and Games for Developing the Fundamentals; Serving. The Shots: Various Placements; Serves; Kill Shots. To the More Advanced Player: Hopping the Ball; The Punch Ball; Court Strategy; The Doubles Game; Conditioning for Tournament Play. To the Instructor: Mr Handball Goes to College; and Hints on Conducting a Course; followed by an appendix: Official WMCA and AAU Four Wall Soft Ball Handball Rules; Syllabus for Teaching Four Wall Handball; and Final Examination in Handball.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo. Book.