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Rh as such; and when they rise, they hop so suddenly that he may not bring up his crosse sufficiently quick to stop them. This fact will make the player cautious about throwing grounders to men of his own side on a rough ground.

Curved Throws are those thrown in a curve, either on the field or at goal. In general field play they are very much used, and have a pretty effect as they rise and fall. They are preferable whenever you cannot throw the ball to a point without the possibility of its being stopped on the way; also when your home men are at the enemy's goal-crease ready to strike them in, and whenever the sun is in goal-keeper's eyes. Slow curvilinear balls dropped into the flags from any distance are harder to judge than any other. The Indians know this; they always throw them when their home is at the goal-crease. This pitching on instead of at goal has been much overlooked in pale-face play.

It is sometimes necessary to throw swift, and sometimes slow. Whenever it is an object to throw