Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-14
we will call the tip; B., top C., back D.

we will call the tip; B., top; c., back D.,
collar; E., but.
The mart Of the curve which touches the ground
IN r5cEinr Up the ball should be shaved or filed
II so as TO offer as little obstruction as possible
~, IT'S getting under the ball.
TO INV .S for the netting It is made of cat-gut,
which is intended, according to the rules. to
mean raw hide, gut, or clock strings, not cord
- son leather. Before using soak the gut in
cater for a few minutes. The longest strings
--cuSad first. Formerly one long string was
ISL which was carried up ana down ana pass q
tnluu III the holes. but now IN the best STICKS
..r.rtla strings are used which terminate in q
,,- leather END which passes through the holes
5L the collar. In this way any long string may
.a chteued as II becomes necessary without
me trouble OF going over the others. 1t is best
IN keep these strings rather tight; not as in ten
MS racket, but they should not bag. Having
..e long strings IN place we VIII begin
p.fh the cross strings. These are
I.aHter ihan the long Strings, and the
method can only be correctly learned by using
melted stick as a pattern. The principle Is
slnluIc enough. Before leaving this subject 1t
~ he wei to state that frequent oilinC o! the
.,yt is very good. Use vaseline or crude oil To
seeo the stick IT shape take board, and, lay
Fq. The stick on it, drive strong nails on both
- is At intervals, and after practice place the
sick in this frame. In the perfect STICK 3 sllght
,t.tward bend is given 10 the middle, so ss to
tf-o,r the ha-dle slightly back. safe rule for
This is TO have the handle point exactly down the
ante long string Of the cross, when it viii be
f~rad that the stick balances more evenly and
feel, lightyr in the hand than if kept exactly
rtTalgat
Fovs generally wear knickerboCEers, and for
hight practice that sort OF costume will answer
very we'll 4 flannel shirt and light c,nyGs
shoes with corrugated rubber soles complete the
outdt Never wear your leather shoes in
vlrue They are uncomfortable, heavy and you
get no hold on the ground. But stronger than
all these objections is the danger you run OF
hurting your playIelloSs With the hard sOles
end heels, and l assure you to step on foot
protected only by q thin canvas shoe with
leather shoe hurts as ! know to my own sor. ow
,vyill ere n ms
with some neigh6oring team, and you want
meas club uniform. Get inexpensive close
Il. ing Jersey, and bright cloth or hlnnel knick-
erhocEeT5. II you want to be very orrect you
viii dispense with long stockings, and in that
case your knicEerbOcEers do not go below the
knee. It makes delightfully."- comfortable COS
tune and one adapted to sprinting, of which
yuu do great deal in game. But would ad-
v,e you not to discard long stockings. One
gets ugly APPS on the shins very often, and the
WOODEN stocking is good protection.
We are row ready for the first lesson. This
should consist in first learning to pick up the
hall from the ground, both from standstlll and
on the run; then we must learn to carry the ball
on the stick, and also to throw and catch il.
When catching drop the stick and give, -
the expression is, a little bit Just as you do in
baseball. To throw is rather more difficult at
urst There is the overhead and underhand
throw; for the latter you hold the stick IN this
way: the left hand grasps the collar, the right
the butt the bail is on the netting In the pocket
formed by the leading or top string which runs
from the tip to the collar. You make a half
turn swinging the stick, BY this method he
bali is given a tremendous impetus and can be
tarown great distances. In overhead throwing
the stick may be held in the same way above,
IN which case you throw over the left shoulders
or YOU reverse the position of the hands and
throw over the right shoulder.
There are two ways OF holding the stick for
catching Hold the collar with your left and the
hutt with the right. This is the most useful
way, because your right hand grasps the butt
and is in the proper position for carrying the
bali The other position, which reyerses the
position OF the hands, also very useful and
one is always ready for an overland throw.
9th methods should be thoroughly mastered
SO that either may be employed "a occasion re-
uuircs l will give directions regarding pick
ing up aud carrying the bail, leaving the begin
ncr 10 ind out for himself. l might, however,
saw that if he he a tennis player, the method he
uses % pick up the bail with mis- racket will
serve him also in lacrosse
The various methods Of throwing and catch
inc. Of carrying and lodging should be pretty
thoroughly mastered before a game is played.
On them depend in great measure the success
OF failure o. VIVA! follows; so, boys, be patient
and learn the q, b, c of lacrosse before you at
tempt the more difficult features.
viii now place you in the field, give You q
diagram OF the positions and tell you something
about what is required to ill them.
THE FIELD.