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Rh attempts on the part of your opponents, and to secure the ball to yourself for further proceedings. Sometimes you require a short grasp of your crosse; at other times the longest reach possible, using both sides alternately as you tip and draw the ball, or shield it, as it were, from the strokes and drags of your antagonist.

In ground frisking, the feet may be used to tip and kick the ball in various ways, as in football. At other times the feet are in the way of some effective hits, and little leaps, especially if running, are often useful in giving room to hit close. The various feats of ground frisking which arise during close play, are beyond description, and yet no rules can be given for any.

Some players have a remarkable aptitude for getting the ball close to their feet, and puzzling their opponents by this manner of frisking. We remember seeing an Indian get the ball between his heels, and, leaping up, kick it straight up behind, and, turning around, catch it as it descended, and make off with it, while his opponent was looking for it in another direction.

Practice for ground frisking by toying the ball in front of you, alone, or with another player, and, no