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Rh 5. When the dodger attempts to sweep his crosse over your head.—If you have made a previous check, and dodger carries his crosse upwards over your head, bring your crosse to the right side, perpendicularly, and make a backward half-circular sweep from right to left, which is intended to meet his crosse as it sweeps over your head; or you may make a direct upward strike, at that part of his crosse which is between your body and his hand.

6. When closely following a dodger.—If you cannot get at his stick anywhere in rear as you run, incline a little to the right, make a leap forward, and bring your crosse in a sweep to his right front, the tip in towards his crosse. Turn your wrist so as to bring the tip down upon his crosse. A full arms length upward check, is often the most successful. If this fails, the dernier ressort is the straight thrust at the butt.

1. When the ball is thrown over your head.— In all cases make an attempt to strike opponent’s crosse at the moment it is raised to throw. If