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 Rh shots at goal to be peculiarly puzzling. A checker gets accustomed to a few orthodox thrown-dodges, and in time intercepts them almost invariably. We do not undervalue old or present methods of throwing, but we think there is great room for improvement, and that new and more effective methods can be invented to supersede them at certain times. We presume, then, that we are agreed—
 * 1) That good throwing is essential to good play.
 * 2) That throwing has not been brought to perfection.

We divide throws into—1, long; 2, medium; 3, short; and the varieties of balls into—1, grounders; 2, straight; 3, curved; 4, hoppers.

The rudimentary practices should be short distances, and one of the best ways of learning to throw accurately and quickly, at the same time learning to catch, is practice in

.—About seven or eleven men should form a circle, open at intervals of six feet, and gradually increasing the distance until they get to long throwing. The men are number 1, 2, 3, and so on, always having an odd number, All face the centre of the circle. No. 1