Rules for playing “snooker”
Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 April 1898
The rules of billiards have again been revised by the Billiards Association, but the alterations will not be published for several days. It is the opinion of those who have been engaged in the work that the new rules will considerably increase interest in the fascinating game, and it is intended to bring them into force next season in connection with a grand professional tournament. Our leading professionals have for some time found it necessary to abandon the playing of the push stroke, as well as the spot stroke, and the result has been largely increased “gates.” Roberts, however, has not taken very kindly to the abandonment of the push stroke, which, in the opinion of the majority of people, is distinctly unfair, and it will be interesting to note how he will take the new order of things, especially as he and the Association have never been on the best of terms. Having dealt with the ordinary games of billiards, the Association propose to deal with the rules of pool, snooker pool, and pyramids. This is certainly a step in the right direction, as at the present time almost every club in the kingdom has its own rules for playing “snooker.”