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 viz., the placing of a man of the team that makes the play, in the best obtainable position to shoot a goal, and should be carried on only until that position is attained.

It is possible to indulge even too much in combination work, necessary as it is on most occasions, and, thus, the virtue may be turned into a vice. It should not be played too freely by men in from of their own goals, and as it is merely a means to an end, an over indulgence in it is a loss of lime, of which hockey is too fast a game to allow.

In close quarters, the puck should be passed to a man's stick, and not in a line with his skates. A scientific player rushing down the ice with a partner will give the puck to the latter, not in a direct line with him, unless they are very close together, but to a point somewhat in advance, so that he will have to skate up to get it. The advantage in this style of passing is that the man who is to receive the rubber will not have to wait for it, but may skate on at the same rate of speed at which he was going before the puck was crossed, and proceed in his course without loss of time.

The puck should be passed in such a manner that it will slide along the ice, and not "lift," because it is difficult to stop and secure the rubber when it comes flying through the