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What is “Snooker”?

What is “Snooker”?

Published:
19 April 2024
Original:
16 January 1924

The Bystander, Wednesday 16 January 1924

What is “Snooker”?

At the Middlesex Assizes, Sir Herbert Nield, K.C., is reported to have asked a witness what he meant by saying that he was playing snooker. Is Sir Herbert really so ignorant, or was he merely cracking a poor joke? Left wondering!

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