Show origin of lacrosse the game of lacrosse lu crosse can trace its origin to the algonquin indians and its name ws was first uttered hy by the lie French ninn charlevoix according to donald IV white writing in tile hie sportsman boston when the explorer was ascending the st lawrence larence lie he saw sav the game played hy by a tribe of indians near que bee tile the stick used in the game appeared to MIA to be alki a K A i 4 t i r h A t 1 ata crosier and the name la in crosse was waa suggested As played by the indians lacrosse was almost a part of their religion days of fasting preceded tile the ginnis played by two teams of rival tribes and the players subjected theta themselves elves to tortures or tures of tile the severest kind inflicted indicted by the medicine men mca |