Trick and Fancy Pool Shots
The origin of Billiards is of such remote antiquity that both the land of its nativity and the time of its birth seem to be shrouded in considerable doubt, there being no little confusion, discrepancy, and disagreement among historians and writers on the subject. At least three different countries claim the honor of being the fatherland of “the noble game,” namely, England, France, and Italy, the claims in each instance being supported by given data and arguments which, to the casual reader, would appear about equally plausible and probable. Shakespeare gives us to understand that it was known in the days when Antony reveled in the luxurious love of the Egyptian queen, and that Cleopatra invited Charmian to the game, 30 n.c. “Let’s to billiards.” (“Antony and Cleopatra,” Act II, scene 5.)