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Algonquins All-England Eleven amusement arms attempt ball is thrown bend better block body bring butt Canada captain carrying the ball catch Caughnawaga centre surface chance Charlevoix checker Choctaws close Cover-point cricket cricket ball crosse curve curved ball develop distance dodger excitement feats feet field games fielders flags frisking front game director game of Lacrosse give goal-crease goal-keeper grasp ground grounders hand hard head inches Indian Iroquois keep keeper Lacrosse player leaping legs lower angle match Montreal Club national game netting never Ojibways opponent Ottawa pale-face Parliament of Canada perfection pick Pontiac position practice principles quick recreation red-skin Regis Indians right to left road to perdition rough play rule shinty side sometimes sport stick stop straight strike strings succession sweep swift balls swift shots swiping throwing to goal tribes twelve twist umpires wrist young