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 93
cue-ball is struckabove the center, as at C, it gets anextra twist forward which will makeit follow the object-ball, and if it isstruck on one side as well as abovethe center, it will not follow straight, but will follow toward that side, sothat it may strike a second ball onthat side of the table… … Fig. 8. instead of being struck above thecenter is struck below, as at B (Fig.5), but not pushed. It gets abackward twist. The ball B inFig. 6 would go on to B and Awould roll back to its original posi-tion at A. This stroke needs prac-tice, however, as, if the cue does
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