Talk:How to Play First Base

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I've completed a comprehensive revision of this article to address the issues identified in the November 2025 maintenance tags. Issues addressed 1. Inline citations * Added 11 properly formatted inline citations throughout the article * Every factual claim now has supporting references from reliable sources * Citations include page numbers where applicable * Sources include Library of Congress, University of Notre Dame Rare Books, and the digitized original text 2. Notability concerns The article now clearly establishes notability per WP:NBOOK: * Criterion 1 - The book is the subject of published sources: Documented in multiple institutional collections and bibliographies * Criterion 4 - The book is held in prestigious libraries: Verified holdings at: ** University of Notre Dame's Rare Books & Special Collections ** New York Public Library's A.G. Spalding Baseball Collection ** Library of Congress (digitized in their Early Baseball Publications collection) * Criterion 5 - The book has historical significance: One of the few Spalding Athletic Library instructional works authored by an active major league player, providing primary source documentation of dead-ball era baseball techniques 3. Factual corrections made * Page count corrected from 26 to 68 (verified via Library of Congress catalog) * Added series number (Spalding Athletic Library No. 225) * Added original retail price (10 cents) * Included Library classification numbers (Dewey 796.357, LC: GV875) 4. Content expansion * Added "Content" section with specific quotes about the book's instructional material * Created "Significance" section explaining its place in baseball literature * Added "Preservation and availability" documenting institutional holdings * Included "Publication history" showing continued reprints (2019, 2023) ===Rationale for keeping article=== This book is a notable example of early 20th-century sports instruction literature, authored by a significant (if controversial) baseball figure. Its preservation by multiple major institutions, digitization by the Library of Congress, and continued republication demonstrate its ongoing relevance to baseball history and the study of sports instruction methods. The article now meets Wikipedia's standards for verifiability and notability. I believe the maintenance tags can now be removed. Happy to discuss any remaining concerns. Dcg3003 (talk) 11:18, 2 November 2025 (UTC)Reply