Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada
PUBLISHED WITH THE SANCTION OF THE NATIONAL LACROSSE ASSOCIATION
OF CANADA.
OF CANADA.
LACROSSE:
THE
NATIONAL GAME OF CANADA.
By W. G. BEERS.
New Edition.
Containing the Laws of the Game as recently amended, etc.
MONTREAL:
DAWSON BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.
Entered, according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, |
CONTENTS.
| PREFACE | v | |
| CHAP. I. | THE ORIGIN OF LACROSSE | 1 |
| CHAP. II. | THE ORIGINAL GAME | 7 |
| CHAP. III. | GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE PRESENT GAME | 32 |
| SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT | 51 | |
| THE NATIONAL GAME OF CANADA | 57 | |
| CHAP. IV. | HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS OF LACROSSE | 60 |
| CHAP. V. | MATERIALS FOR PLAY; THE CROSSE, &c.—RUNNING, TRAINING | 76 |
| CHAP. VI. | POSTING AND DIRECTING THE PLAYERS | 90 |
| CHAP. VII. | FACING | 97 |
| CHAP. VIII. | THROWING THE BALL | 106 |
| CHAP. IX. | CATCHING AND CARRYING THE BALL | 134 |
| CHAP. X. | DODGING AND CHECKING | 146 |
| CHAP. XI. | PICKING UP, TIPPING, FRISKING, &c | 180 |
| CHAP. XII. | FIELDING | 189 |
| CHAP. XIII. | GOAL-KEEPING | 212 |
| APPENDIX—THE LAWS OF LACROSSE | 251 | |
KEY TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
| Names. | Club. | Locality. | Representation. | |||
| 1 | { | N. H. Hughes, | Montreal | Montreal | } | Facing. |
| L. Cushing Jr. | Montreal | Montreal | ||||
| 2 | E. Cluff, | Ottawa | Ottawa | Picking up. | ||
| 3 | W. Macfariane | Chebucto | Halifax | Catching. | ||
| 4 | W. D. Otter, | Toronto | Toronto | Flat-catch. | ||
| 5 | W. L. Maltby | Montreal | Montreal | Long-throw. | ||
| 6 | J. R. Middlemiss, | Montreal | Montreal | } | Checking | |
| 7 | { | J. B. Hutchison, | Crescent | Montreal | ||
| Alex. M. Davidson, | Crescent | Montreal | } | Checking | ||
| 8 | { | S. R. MacDonald, | Montreal | Montreal | ||
| R. Tate, | Montreal | Montreal | } | Dodging and | ||
| 9 | { | E. A. Whitehead, | Montreal | Montreal | Checking. | |
| T. Ralston, | St. John | St. John, N.B. | } | Ditto. | ||
| 10 | { | J. Watson, | Montreal | Montreal | ||
| F. Dowd, | Montreal | Montreal | ||||
| 11 | A. Grant, | Montreal | Montreal | Throwing. | ||
| 12 | { | S. Stephenson, | Dominion | Montreal | } | Throwing and |
| W. G. Beers, | Montreal | Montreal | Goal-keeping. |
This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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