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Nothing in Lacrosse offers more scope for development than the throwing of the ball, and yet nothing has been more neglected in theory and practice. The number of useless and miscalculated shots, the mistakes in timing and speed, are far beyond the aggregate of throws that are successful; and when we consider the games made wild and tedious, and the opportunities lost by bad throwing, it would seem to call for reform and systematic improvement. For years we have endeavoured, in conjunction with others, to impress upon our brotherhood the value of practising throwing, especially into each other's crosses; but men resisted what they considered tedious practice compared to the excitement of a game. True enough it is; but so is the training to a gymnast, and the goose-step to a subaltern, but they