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Rh and the opponents profit by it, because they see the point aimed at, and leach it as soon, and perhaps sooner, than the ball. It needs no great knowledge of Dynamics to understand, that the higher a ball is thrown, the more its speed is retarded in rising, and accelerated in the fall; and consequently, that accurate calculation as to the time it will take to send it to a given point, cannot be made with the same certainty as if it was thrown straight.

All throws to goal should depend upon the attitude and reputation of the keeper. If he is fearless of swift balls, give him slow, and vice versa. If he stands in the exact centre, throw at the side corresponding to the hand which grasps the butt of his stick. For instance, if his right hand is at the butt, throw past his right side, and vice versa. The theory of this is, that it cramps the arms and crosse a little more to stop balls, especially grounders and low straights, which come on the same side as that which corresponds to the carrying grasp, as that arm is then partly in the way. If he stands to one side, throw at the side most open. If goal-keeper's