exactness of the curve and dimensions of the stick
than for the concavity of the netting ; because the
latter loses its original shape in using, especially when
wet, and would not retain any original concavity half
an hour. Picture the confusion when several Crosses
would bag below a restricted depth after a game had
commenced. The men might present a netting perfectly
flat, before the Umpires, and, when their backs
are turned, let out the length strings and make a
bag of any depth. There would be many more
disputes on this point, if such a law was made, than
there ever can be as the law now stands. No player
should own a Crosse suspected of bagging. Prettier
and more scientific play is made with a flat surface.
The improvements in general play commenced when
the old bag was repudiated.
THE GOALS.
Two goals are required. Two flags constitute a goal; colors generally scarlet and blue, sometimes very handsomely worked in gold and embroidery. The flag-poles should have iron spikes about two inches long to sink into the ground. The distance from one goal to the other should be proportioned by
