Jones, A. K.
(Anatomically) Classified Indian Club Exercises and Drills: for the gymnasium, school room and individual
Small green cloth 12mo, 68pp + (4) printed blanks for "Indian Club Drills" notes. Mild rubbing and darkening to cloth, else Near Fine. Jones was the Physical Director at YMCA Nashville and author of Classified Gymnasium Exercises. An instructive guide for introducing "Indian Clubs" as a form of physical education for students. Indian Club Swinging had its Olympic debut in 1904 but had been gaining traction as a serious athletic pursuit in the United States throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, becoming more of a staple in vaudeville and artistic performance in the 20th.