The American Hoyle, or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: containing all the games played in the United States, with rules, descriptions, and technicalities, adapted to the American methods of playing (1864)
Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 420
oke,as the least deviation from the centre stroke produces a correspond-ing deviation in the angle. Moreover, the strength with which theball is struck will have a tendency to vary the return angle, as willbe hereafter shown. The diagram No. 2 illustrates the simpleangles. The student must… … ball, if struck fairly in the centre, will return over its originalcourse, and hit the corresponding nail behind the spot. In tn>proposition, and in all others, we suppose the cushions to be cor-rect, and the tables level. Again, play the ball from either of the points marked 2, with Q.P. 2i,…
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