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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 422

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hrice the space. This is caused by the greaterobtuseness of the angle made by 1. If stroke 1 were played withless power the angle would be more obtuse. The following diagram shows the different angles which willresult from the same stroke when played with different degrees of THE ANGLES OF THE… … Play the same stroke with Q. P. No. 3, and the increased strengthwill cause scoter angles, as shown in the lines marked 2. Increasethe power still more, and the lines marked 3 will be given—the cueball to be struck in the centre. To account for these changes, we must bear in mind that whenthe ball…

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