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BILLIARDS. I 19.-CANNONS IN BAULK. I By RISO LEVI (Copyright). I I I As already stated, when playing a cannon I off the top cushion with both object balls a j considerable distance from the top cushion, the most certain way of getting the cannon is by means of a half-stroke, provided that the position is such that the cannon ie on from some spot in the D by means of a half- ball stroke, and provided also that a half- ball stroke can be played without any fear of a kiss taking place between the cue ball and the first object ball. In many positions, however, although a cannon off the top cushion can be made quite easily from the D by means of a plain half-ball stroke, and, although a half-ball stroke cannot possibly cause a kiss to take place between trb cue ball and the first object ball, the cannon cannot be played as a plain half->troke with- out great risk o-f losing the white when this ball is the first object ball. In some posi- tions a true half-ball etroke would certainly pot the white, and in other, positions, although a true half-ball stroke would not send the white down. a cannon played as a half-ball stroke without side might easily cause the white to be lost owing to the contact not being a true half-ball one, though, to all intents and purposes, a half- ball one, especially as judged by the throw- off ansrle '———————————————————— DIAGRcDl 581. ctrnnon off the ton cushion. Red bill cin. from the top cushion and 28Jln. from the sida cushion. Object white lSiin. from the top cushion and 12iin. from the side cushion. The cannon is a half-ball stroke without side from the end of the D, hut such a stroke generally cause-s tho object white to enter the corner pocket. The correct way of playing the cannon is shown on Diagram 582. Diagram 581 illustrates one of these com- monly occurring positions, and also illus- trates how the white may be lost when the cannon is played off the white by means of a plain half-ball stroke. Diagram 58Z shows the object balls in exactly the same position as on Diagram 581, and illustratRs the correct way of playing the cannon. It will be noticed that the cue ball is spotted very differently, and this alteration of the angle precludes ap" possi- bility of a half-ball stroke potting the white. To compensate for the altered spotting of the cue ball the stroke must be played with running side, and drag should also be used DIAGR:UI 58' —A cannon off the top cushion. A Sif-teHStroke with running side Object balls ? :d' exactly a? on Diagra? 582. Cue ball a few inches from the far ? of the D. A ?U-ball stroke cannot pot the white. in order to check the speed of the cue ball previous to its contact with the white. This cannon can be made by means of a thinner than half-ball stroke with side, but long distance strokes should never be played in this manner when a half-ball stroke will serve owing to the unrelia,bility of thin contacts as com- pared with half-ball ones*. An exception to this rule, of course, occurs when-the position is su-oh that a kiss may cosily take place as the result of a half-ball stroke. fMr Levi's articles appear every Saturday in the Evening Express." No. 1 of this series appeared oh October 3. RUMME.R HOTEL, DUKE-STREET, CARDIFF. First-class Billiard Tabls. Annual Professional Tournament Every Evening. Play will commence et 7.30 p.m. Heat*, 500 up. First Prize value £12. .«>nd Prize value L6, Third Prize value £ 3. G. Matthf:ws, Proprietor. 0174

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