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 | |
