The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 90
tentcomposition. Composition balls arecheaper than ivory but are little usedfor billiards, though generally forpool. Standard billiard balls are 2finches in diameter. Pool balls varyin size from 2^ to 2f inches. Cues are from 4 feet 6 inches to 4feet 9 inches in length, and are fromi:^ inches to i^… … Fig. 2. An Alternate Position of LeftHand. held loosely when preparing for thestroke, and never grabbed exceptwhen making a draw (see below).In billiards proper, there arefour balls, two white, one beingdistinguished from the other by ablack spot, and two red, one darkand the other light ; but…
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