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 The convincing, the clinching proof of the fascination of the game is this, that even the gentler sex, not satisfied with enjoying it from the stand point of spectators, have graciously added their own, to the many charms that it already boasts, by bravely lining up to meet, in gentle combat, their tender adversaries.

It is surprising how many ladies' teams exist in Canada, and although we do not read of fast, exciting games between these graceful votaries of the sport, it is a slow, small town that can glory in not one such. Thus, hockey players may flatter themselves that their game is honored in a way that no other of the kind may claim.

4. There are, unfortunately, in hockey, as in every other athletic sport, dangers against which a player should protect himself, and although comparatively few and insignificant, they should be mentioned in order that they may be guarded against. Forewarned is forearmed, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so, it is not out of place, in this book, to draw attention to the accidents, serious or otherwise, which occur in this exciting game.