Lagging for the Break. The side rails may be touched by the ball in lagging, though it is not required. Player whose ball comes to rest nearest to the head rail wins the lag. The winner of the lag has the right to shoot the first shot or assign the break shot to the opponent. Starting player's cue ball is placed within eight inches to the right or left of the head spot.
Red ball is placed on the foot spot.
Failure to contact red ball first is an error and ends the starting player's inning. On subsequent shots, either red ball or cue ball can be the first object ball. Which End a Player's Turn. The balls shall remain in position to which they were thus moved. Any foul caused by outside interference is not to be charged as a penalty to the player with shot in progress.