Hmmm - Have we sent another squad since ??? We learn quickly here ...
Andre d'Oz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: God is a Reds fan
> The center for lacrosse in the US is Johns Hopkins, where I went to
> school--it houses the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. So of course all undergrads
> had to do a lacrosse stint. They taught us that a horizontal blow was ok,
> it was difficult to differentiate from an honest attempt to get the ball,
> whereas a motion to implant the hook end of the stick in the opponent's
> skull was too obvious and to be avoided.
>
> years later I was in baltimore during the final game of the lacrosse world
> series, US against Australia. The Australians played an elegant game and
> got creamed. There were more of them injured on the sidelines than on the
> field. M=ust have been an education for them in fair play US-style.
>
> Mark
>
>
> At 09:47 PM 4/7/2005, you wrote:
> >From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > > And don't *ever* play lacrosse if you wear glasses, even if you have
to
> > > forge a note from your mum to get out of it.
> > >
> > > best joanna
> >
> >And there I thought lacrosse was simply a polite name to explain how you
> >excused knocking someone's head off with a stick and smiling sweetly and
> >getting out from under.
> >
> > More fool me.
> >
> > <g>
> >
> > R.
> >
> >I didn't have much sense, but I sure as hell knew enough not to mess with
> >girls with sticks.
> >
> >The one mistake I made was in the course of a Lufbro/Nottingham cricket
> >match, and there was this secretary winding up to throw a ball at me, I
and
> >I suddenly realised that she was less interested in knocking out my
stumps
> >than knocking my head open.
> >
> >I ducked -- sometimes cowardice is the best policy, and I didn't exactly
> >relish being on the wrong end of a cricket ball heading my way at 90
miles
> >an hour.
> >
> > She missed.
> >
> > Fortunately.
> >
> > Len Hutton.
> >
> >That wasn't so bad -- bad was when the idiots arranged a staff/student
rugby
> >match, and they carted-off half the staff on stretchers.
> >
> >Quite amazing how much venom the kids seemed to have built-up.
> >
> > R.
> >
> >I knew a bit about what was going to happen -- so I might be stupid, but
no
> >WAY was I ever going to get involved in a staff/student rugby match.
> >
> >At that, I'd have prolly been K -- the three nastiest hitmen among the
> >students were my private bratpack, so I suppose they'd have been a bit
> >cautious about actually killing me, but that left a bit of leeway when it
> >came to breaking ankles or legs, and I knew perfectly well what Mike,
> >Gareth, and Steve were capable of, so no WAY was I about to get on a
pitch
> >with them.
> >
> > Fun to watch, though.
> >
> > <g>
> >
> > R.
>
>
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