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108 may happen to be in, when circumstances are such that you should not keep the ball. It is common to see men checked, while turning to the only position from which they are habituated to throw. Many players are like the gentleman with a short-lived reputation as a vocalist, who, when called upon to sing, had only in his repertoire one verse of "Ye Mariners of England," and the chorus of "Rule Britannia;" their throws are not only limited in number and variety, but those they do know are not known to the perfection they might be.

A ball thrown to a wrong point may do your side real harm, and it will not come back, like a boomerang, to give you another chance to improve. Many throws are poor because the thrower's methods are limited, and attempts are made to adapt some favorite style to all circumstances. At every game you may see this verified in close-quarter throwing. Few players have more than one or two ways of throwing past a checker, or putting the ball into goal. One or two we know have great variety and ingenuity in this respect. While other men waste throws by long shots, they invent and attempt new methods; and from experience we know their