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Rh to throwing; not to do away with it altogether, as that would ruin the game.

A few concluding rules, and we are done with this chapter. In the excitement of successful dodging remember your original position on the field; it is an important one, return to it as fast as your legs can carry you, after you have lost the ball.

If the defence of your antagonists is weak, your home and two outward links may attempt to carry the ball into goal, but throwing is better.

Point, cover-point, and the flanking links from goal-keeper to cover-point, should hardly ever make charges upon the enemy’s goal,—though there is no law to prevent them; neither should there be. Even the ubiquitous fielders should not give free license to a passion for dodging.

Never attempt to dodge near your own goal. The worst player may perhaps check you, by accident if not by skill. When the ball is at either goal, no risk should be run in experimenting. Keep your wits about you, and look out for rear checks. Remember you are to avoid a checker in preference to dodging him. Be prompt; never hesitate. The best dodge may he frustrated by an