| I am of the age that when hearing the
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| | first - plain or spotted - to score
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| word billiards, I automatically think of
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| | points. This was important, because a
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| a game played on a snooker table but with
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| | decision was made which player used which
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| three balls, one red and two white. I
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| | ball and if, for example, one of the
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| will return later on in this article with
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| | players used the dotted white ball
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| my interpretation of the rules.
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| | instead of the plain white ball as a cue
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| Nowadays, however, it appears that there
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| | ball, which was not his allocated ball,
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| are more than one - or at least one -
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| | he would be penalised.The game involved
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| different definition of the word.
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| | potting the red ball for three points in
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| Watching on television, we see the
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| | any of the six pockets on the table. You
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| advertising of the Worlds Billiards
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| | could also go "in off" the red ball,
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| Championship. Looking at the event, and
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| | meaning hitting the red ball and sending
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| expecting to see two players, usually
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| | your own ball into one of the six pockets
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| men, playing the game in white shirts,
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| | after hitting it. The third acceptable
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| bow ties and waistcoats, to my surprise,
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| | shot was the "cannon" which meant that
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| I see both sexes playing what appears to
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| | you had to hit your nominated ball then
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| be a version of American pool. It is
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| | strike your opponent's white ball and
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| somewhat surprising and I guess I am not
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| | then strike the red ball. You call also
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| completely familiar with that sport, but
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| | hit the red ball then follow by striking
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| I'm afraid I find it difficult to even
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| | your opponent's white ball. This was
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| see the vaguest comparison with the
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| | worth two points. I used the word
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| billiards I once knew. Now don't think
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| | "acceptable" in this paragraph, because
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| that I am objecting to the type of game
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| | my understanding of the game was that it
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| they play, it is highly skilful. I do
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| | was considered unsporting to pocket your
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| wonder, however, how the term billiards
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| | opponent's cue ball - as well as being to
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| applies to this game. I am thinking that
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| | your disadvantage because when it was
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| popularity may have waned for the
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| | pocketed, you only had your own white
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| original definition of the sport, and
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| | ball and the red ball on the table so
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| nowadays the terminology has moved in
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| | your chances of building up a good score
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| just a different direction.I seem to
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| | were somewhat restricted.The game
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| remember that my understanding of
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| | concluded when you reached a certain
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| billiards involved the use of the
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| | figure, usually 1000 points. This was
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| pre-mentioned two white and one red ball.
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| | also a very skilful and much admired game
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| It's worth mentioning at this point,
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| | as indeed is today's so-named billiards.
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| that one of the white balls had a black
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| | It would be very interesting to find out
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| spot on it. Both of these balls were in
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| | how the second definition of the term
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| face "cue balls", which meant that both
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| | billiards came into being.
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| players had to strike their cue ball
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