Lacrosse: The National Game of Canada

by William George Beers

PUBLISHED WITH THE SANCTION OF THE NATIONAL LACROSSE ASSOCIATION
OF CANADA.

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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.

1879.

Entered, according to Act of the Parliament of Canada,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine,
by Dawson Brothers, in the Office of the Minister of
Agriculture.

CONTENTS.

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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.

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		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.

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