384 PRINCE 



Ball (^Tzviss). The Wabaiiaki were also very fond of games 

 of ball, one of which called tiviss was played a great deal by 

 women. They made a large ball of finely picked hemlock twigs 

 which were bound together in the shape of a cocoanut. To 

 this they fastened a light deer-thong some six feet in length, at 

 the end of which was tied a short sharp-pointed stick. The ob- 

 ject of the game was to swing the ball or hviss and strike it on 

 the rebound with the stick. 



Lacrosse {clni-cpcsskciiJidiii). A much more active game was 

 that called elni-cpesskcuhdin which greatly resembled the present 

 lacrosse in principle, practically the only difference being that 

 the Passamaquoddy game could be played by any number of 

 people, so long as both sides had the same number of players. 

 The game was begun by two men standing face to face and en- 

 deavoring to drive the ball in opposite directions by means of 

 bats. As soon as the first cast was made, the game became 

 general and each party tried to drive the ball to a goal which 

 their opponents defended. The number of goals necessary to 

 make a game was optional. When the ball-game was over the 

 losing party always had a chance to recover their prestige by 

 choosing one of their number to engage in a foot or canoe-race 

 with a member of the winning side. This form of sport was the 

 inter-tribal game generally played among the Wabmiaki when 

 one tribe visited another. 



Pull-hair ball {Toohoii). Another very popular ball-game 

 was tooJwji or pull-hair ball, which the Passamaquoddies enjoyed 

 perhaps more than any other sport. Two sides were formed, 

 equal in number, as in Llni-cpesskeiihdin. The ball was then 

 thrown in the air, amid cries of " tooJic ! tooJic ! tooJic .^ " The man 

 who caught it endeavored to run with it to his side's goal, but 

 unless he was very agile, was pursued by his opponents who 

 tried to pull his long hair in order to make him drop the ball. 

 The players of his own side, of course, defended him as much 

 as possible. When the ball fell, it was immediately caught up 

 again and the sport was resumed. 



