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look for food." When they returned the leader of the WangEre'gi said again, "We 

 are the fleeter and will therefore win from our opponents. In addition to that we 

 are holy and for that reason we will be strengthened in the coming contest." Then 

 the leader of the Mane'gisaid, "I will first pour tobacco and then I will arise with the 

 blessing of life which was bestowed upon me and through which I know my men will 

 be strengthened." Then they arranged the goals, i. e., the wak'a'Tani, and arranged 

 for the points. Then they took an emetic and went into a vapor-bath in order to 

 strengthen themselves. The goals were now standing far apart from each other. Then 

 the people who were to play gathered on the field and two men from each side began 

 to tell their war exploits. First, one of the WangEre'gi men told how he had cut off 

 an enemy's head; how proud his sisters had been at recei^'ing the gifts and how they 

 had danced in the Victory Dance. "With such a man you will have to play," he 

 shouted to those on the other side. Then a man from the Mane'gi side said, "I also 

 am a brave man. I did with the enemy as I pleased. Once when an enemy had been 

 killed between the firing lines, I rushed for him and in the midst of bullets I cut off 

 his head. With such a man you will have to fight," he shouted to those on the other 

 side. Then he gave a whoop and the ball was thrown into the air and they began 

 to play lacrosse. Those who first succeeded in putting the ball through the waM a'rani 

 four times would be declared the winners. All day they played and in the evening 

 they stopped. Lacrosse was the favorite game among the Winnebago. This is all. 



Women's lacrosse. — The women's game was called naiyaca'radji 

 uflTc'isi¥. Ten women took part on each side; they all stood in 

 front of the goal, which consisted merely of a line drawn on the sur- 

 face of the ground, called wak'a'rani as in the men's game. The 

 lacrosse stick (tcabenona) was straight. The "baU" consisted of two 

 balls tied together by a string inaiyaca'radji^u^ waHHna) . This was 

 put into play by being thro-wTi from a point midway between the 

 goals straight up into the air. The side that hit over the goal four 

 times won. 



Football. — Football was played by men. The wak'a'rani was 

 merely a line drawn on the surface of the ground. The 16 or 20 

 men who took part on each side arranged themselves in front of either 

 wak'a'rani. The ball used was a fairly large one made of deer's 

 hair, covered with hide from the same animal. It was put in play 

 in the middle of the field and the side that kicked the ball over the 

 goal four times won the game. 



Eit-the-tree game (tcibonnoogis nai^djd ?uii)'a-na'^-i). — ^This consisted 

 merely of a test of marksmanship. A tree (na" Tiadjina) about 8 

 feet high and 8 inches in diameter was selected and the one who hit 

 it from a certain distance received a prize. Any number of people 

 could participate. 



TJie kicking game. — ^This was a very rough sport in which men 

 only took part. Two men took turns in kicking each other as hard 

 as they could, the one who held out the longer being the winner. 



The woccasin game. — One of the favorite games of the Winnebago. 

 Five men took positions directly opposite their five opponents. 

 Between the two rows of players, in front of each man was a recep- 

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