The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-05-27
NEW NORTH WEST.
brBk DeSaE CITY, FRIDAY, nay 81.


The following description Of and rules Of
ths new game Of billiards win b Interest.
tne 70 lovers Of the gsme Il his become
very popular among experts q ~ eost:
L. On opening-rhs game 10 begun BY
'1tringiug" for the lead, - in IN ordinary
four ball game. Alter the lad has hess
won, the blue ball b placed On the pool
spot Ut the foot Of tho tahls, and the deep
red on tbc SPOT next below, and the light
Esdo0 ne "'stsiag" spot
2. Playing from any part Of the ''strtnk"
line the 6rst striker must bit the blue ball
hrst: and when IL haBd the striker may
place his ball anywhere On Ne ''str'ng
line, and play IN any direction, even though
Except a' provided in section 8 on ''e'an''
/. Upon CONTINUAL count can only be
made by ''force." e. g. draw - jump" :
. ''folow," ''masse," . .'.ktss," OF
ball dead against or near the cushion. by
making eue 0bisct hall drive smother int
contact with the eve BALL Or BY causing the
cue ball 70 take d Icast e4e cushion either
before or directly after The first object BALL
ITO better define the above, no sesske
shsil be accounted ''force. OF draw"
which caa possibly be made without hit
Nnk he cue ball below the centre. Or by
downward stroke Of the cue perpepdicu!ariy
held: and to constitute legitimate "'foI'
be at least ten inches apart
2. A single carom counts one point.
When oil the bolb ase struck. II does not
count more than one point, unless the play.
e befose striking calls double stroke A
Aosble shot having besn called, counts th1es,
bot Il after having called = double Plsy.
The striker makes but one carom, i counts
him nothing and his ''hand" will be put
4 When the cue.ball remains In contact
with another ball, the striker may e6sct .
count BY hitting free bah 6rst, or BY
tskiaR cushlon hsst and hitting any bali,
or he may have the balls spotted - as tho
COMMENCEMENT Of game, when he must
play on the blue first.
T. A player whose ball after counting
hodges O the cushion, does not loose hia
p|sy: but his next shot must be made from
The string line - in commencing.
6 g. To prevent errors in score, the points
due the out -striker must he counted up be-
fore the In striker begins to play.
O. Forty points, being equal 10 one hun:
dred 1t the regular American game shall
constitute q game st this whether on peck
Ct or corom table.
!. On forfcitures- When, without having
made car0m, the cue-ball leaves the bed
Of lie table and does not of ito own unsid
I'd force return TO It, the striker forfeits one
point to bis sdversasJ and he Likewise for
feits one point when he fails to hit an OBJ
ject ball.
3. When the striker touches any ball bu
biz own while Ill the others are at rest, and
. foul u claimed; or when be In any VA
h. ~ nhAMOn0 thu A3RAH
Ii0n Of any ball while In motion; or strike
his own ball more than once in the cours
Of . play or touches It with oil other thai
his cue or mace, except when In hand; o.
II he plays on ball that 10 not propsrl!
eootted-in any Of the foregoing cases, n
points can b scored.
Should the striker place marks OF an
KIND on the bed, cushion, or cushion rail
20 simplify the play, or should he, when II
shs oct Of aiming or striking, not q Ieas
Touch The door with one foot, heloeses what
eve, poists would have othsrwtss sccrue'
from he shot,
Other, the striker fails 70 take eushio
Afyt " hit free ball nrst, Of does not tai
up oil the balls, be forfetts one point
Ms adversary. =.
5. Failures 70 make one counting stsok
90yIIIC0 SuC ~ vOSoosy W OCO1O WIG pOsss Z
- inning in which such failure occurs.
1. On dead balls-A ball that leaves tb
bed OF the table. and does not bound bac
of ito own forcs, must BE- regarded . dead
Any but tho white must be spotted. 6hcu!
its spot be occupied, either WIDELY or
Dest, Il must b placed on the spot nearea
{ts own. Il To white Il may b put Wit
iss bess anywhere on the ''string line" IN
nlaYed therefrom.
4 Any balls DISTRACTED or moved othe'
wiss Vhaa BY tho fault Of the STRIKER, OF OF
iecs balat moved or. obetsuctod BY hin
.ei,her accidentally Of by design, are 70
tIkea up end placed 10 the position The
Would appaFtstly hsvs occupied bad the
= 4pos- beee disturbed. The white ball whe
Osss ssruek b tho striker, must b caowe
70 roll Oh; and the advessasy plays It fro'
where Il stops. $780,. 8.