The Shah of Persia has ordered two billiard tables
Daily News (London), Saturday 27 September 1902 The Shah of Persia has ordered two billiard tables from Messrs. Cox and Yeman, of London. The tables…
LADIES’ PRIZES
Hinckley Times, Saturday 19 November 1910 … A party of local gentlemen were responsible for the judging, and their awards were favourably commented upon. In…
The Mayor and Mayoress’s children’s carnival
Reading Observer, Saturday 20 April 1901 The Mayor and Mayoress’s children’s carnival. <…> Besoni, Dorothy, 11—Billiard Table. Green dress, outlined with mahogany ribbon, six regulation…
My Greatest Trouncing
By RISO LEVI Early in May, 1914, I had occasion to run down from London to Brighton on business. When I arrived there I found…
The King of the Crystal Sea
(A Fairy Tale) Once upon a time there dwelt a great King on the Shores of the Crystal Sea. And his palace was filled with…
Will the B.A.C.C. Consider Snooker Players?
On the green cloth. RULES REVISION. By “ANGLE.” Players in the Birmingham district above all others, always have been and I believe always will…
“Snooker” Rules That Need Simplifying
DAVIS PROVIDES EVIDENCE (By Willie Smith) The rules of Snookers Pool are nothing more or less than a “Chinese puzzle” to the average player, so…
The Amateur Championship.
BILLIARDS NOTES & NOTIONS By MELBOURNE INMAN. Champion 1912-1920. It is being whispered that the Billiards Control Council were considerably out of pocket through the…
Some Thoughts on the “Experiment” Match.
On the green cloth. Snooker problems. By “ANGLE.” Tuesday, 28 October, is an important date for Birmingham and District cueists. Upon this day entries close…
THE JUMP SHOT IN BILLIARDS.
By P. A. Vaile. Very few billiard players know the best way to play the jump shot; yet r it is a very important stroke….