New game commended by William Cook
Western Gazette, Friday 06 December 1889
Country house parties at Christmas will be pleased with the new game commended by William Cook, the billiard player. It is known as yet by the odd title, “Snooker’s Pool.” Several players can join in the game. In additition to the red balls, a certain number of coloured balls are placed on the table, each counting a differerent number. A player must hole a red ball before he can play at a coloured one, and another red hazard must be made before he can play to hole another coloured ball. A red ball counts one, the coloured balls according to the number assigned to each. The players go out in rotation, and each is a “Snooker” until he has made a red hazard. When all the coloured balls are holed, he who has made the greater total of numbers takes the pool.