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154 BUEKAU OP AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 103
after having been counted over twice. Every morning one of these
sticks was taken away and put in a safe place.
Olmon Comby said that from two to six sticks went into the con-
struction of a goal post. Foul lines were drawn through each post
perpendicular to a line between them, and a goal was made by strik-
ing the post in such a manner that the ball came to the earth inside
of the foul line. Otherwise it was still in play. A goal could also
be made by touching the post with the ball. The players of each
side were divided into three parties, as shown in Figure 1.
Two to four men of each side were placed at each goal, the rest
distributed in the middle. Anciently one or more doctors were
employed by each party, and these made all kinds of motions and
blew into the air. They must not advance farther beyond their
own goal than to the middle line.
Practice games in which less than 12 men participated were played
about a single goal post, each party striving to hit one side of it. In
games where betting took place there were always two goal posts.
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