Hoyle's games : containing all the modern methods of playing the latest and most fashionable games (1875)
Frere, Thomas, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Boston : De Wolfe, Fiske · leaf 193
;It is also w^ell adapted for certain strokes, but cannot be de-pended upon when the ball is to be struck at a distance,Boft sole-lei^ ther or saddle flap is au excel, ent material foi 16 i82 HOYLE S GAMES. points; but for single points notliing perhaps is bettei thanold harness or strap, provided… … The first thing to be attended to is, The Bridge, or sup-port upon which the cue is to act. This is formed by theleft hand of the player being placed firmly upon the table,about six inches from the ball to be struck, and drawn upuntil the hand rests only upon the wrist and points of thefingers; the…
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