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.
THROWN-DODGE CHECKS.
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
