The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-29
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pgnnmy and hoofoIlcg 10 ] may coin
word fur tle science Of character tfudti g
from ONES old boots be- wiIl uot o. sur.
lU.Iul d. learn thHt "a muu +. many wsi.
ras. and good Hr bad qualities iuvarl
iiy mlufr.t themselves when "carr
irg nr hlrauIuE With tle fnseiur D.
worries l.rt fnr .." mHu play "a huntr
un. uud vilI trl yUu with unrrrua ss
oumry murr about Dts everyday character
thau tlr ordinary observer would kr-v
after years 0f close intercourse.
\ vc.l known authority. iu a tr ats.
on billiards. NE way Hf warming O. re-
tyro, says. "Berv ~ tho man who .ff.
rics The chalk in his trousers pocket ann
calls the marker John. for verify lc f...
sharp. % With an due difference totbev-'t.
er ~ the advice. : must say that my J1.u
experience IL in direct antipOdes g. D 10
hphorism. bee sharp of today is not 20
easily spotted. You see that man piayi g
! over at the FAR table. possessed ~ a Oh 81
I ike mud land manned. Well. that l. the
modern billiard sharp with patent len p.
/ err boots and dressed with faultless TASTE.
/ he lies in wait for the unsuspicious ans
/ coniding learner To all appearances h.
/ II a perfect stranger 10 the marker, an Dr.
would not do TO hint that the latter T.
subsidized aud goes whacks' In the srnil
. 'NA h'hNA'liAN rNNiNt AhW VIII hntlcts lu-
quirvS inuur.uu1 the way 20 turn tle
marking board makes tremendous nun
Der of scientific misses does not carry be
chalk Ia his pocket makes shots worthy
Of Roberts himself aud then Apologies f0r
I them 60 his unsuspcctinR opponent as
"hea~tlN huke-. ' He T. most prufuse with
/ 81 beg your pardon, sir, 30 when he "uuin-
tentionally' pots his antagonists white
aud assures him. with every expression II
sincerity, That he played for screw cal
non
At the commencement Of the game be in.
sinuatingly suggests that the small sum
of p. Cd. shall De- "A stake ON the game. not
for the sake Of having bet but Just 20
have little interest ia the game, VI lie
his real reason is TO have both principal
and Interest Ina his pocket lie never " ~
by too many, aud then he has been "ev-
ceedingly lucky to win, the balls rem
for him. ~ but he will give his opponent
double or quits on the next game II be
cares 10 have his revenge. lie constantly
CALCULATES "llard lines sir - you are
hayingall the bad luck, and 30 the sharp
plucks his pigeon.
From my experience should say that no
game Of skill in the world brings out y
mans meanness like billiards. There Is
mean man playing Watch him prep.re
for the combat. Probably he has argu "A
his friend into giving him half the game,
for lac never plays with stranger-lie
might get taken ia, he says. See him care
fully chalk his cue, and with what care
and anxiety he gives the preliminary miss
In balk, his face expressive of his meuti
agony for fear the ball should stop out OF
balk. Watch him during the progress Of
the game, how he walks round the table
/ ana views the position of the balls when
| IL is his stroke from every part OF tie Ia
Bile, lest he should by an oversight give
his opponent an advantage. His hesita-
ton over each shot Is prolonged, and shel
he does make mp his mind to strike i.s
nervous prosiratiOn is terrible as the balls
90 spinning round the table. and he knoc',s
one Of the shades of as h. flOurishes lis
cue about in his eudeayor Ia influence tho
course Of the balls. Great is his disap-
pointmcnt when he fails TO score. iston
TO his grumbles deep and loud when i is nd-
yersary brings of "a fluke.n Let ~ lears
him. for IL is dreadfully painful b. play
with him, and TO see him grldgingly part
with n shilling, IL he be the loser. Is like
having tooth drawn. "Mhen foundn "a
billiard room, "make n note Of" and
avoid. The jolly, good natured man il the
life and soul Of the room He doesn't care
straw whether he wins or loses He
wants game ana means 10 ENJOY ~.
which ball do preferf' he says II
don't care. They are both round" OF ne
goes, forgets 10 chalk his cue and then
laughs heartily when he gives miss. rare
ly asks for points, and II you beat him
will ask you to have a cigar tips the mark
er and laughs loud and long when You
make some extraordinary luke. You piay
carelessly with the generous man, and ns
consequence often get beaten, but you
take your defeat kindly enough from "a
man like this
The grumbler and the mean man at bill
lizards are very much akin, and you take
keen delight, in which the spectators par
ticipate, In giving him sound beating.
He Is to be met with in every large room,
and whether the game he pool, pyramids
or billiards his grumblcs are to the for,,
to the annoyance of every one. with the
result that he gets intensely hated. He is
always being "sold' at pool and is 'the
unluckiest man in the world "Gets the
yellow ball, which Is crooked, nine times
out Of ten, and he "missed a certain divi-
sion through one Of the spectators ordering
a mild and bitter His tip always come .
| OIL on an important stroke which would
have won him the game, he missed big
break through his ball, which, by the way,
| Is anything but round, jumping over ar
infnitesimal piece OF chalk on the cloth,
which the marker fails to find, There Ia
not a straight cue in the room, " the cush-
\ ions are too slow or too fast bad light,
the gas hickers, the room Is drafty. Who
can make a shot with all this row. And
the marker Is the worst he ever met-"al-
ways talking TO some one aud not paying
attention TO the game One would won
der that he continues TO play with all these
various conditions against him. lie leaves
the room In "A temper every night, 10 the
| great relief of the freQuenters, solemnly
/ vowing that hewill never play again, only
TO bob up grumblingly the next night. He
can't help il, poor fellow II is his nature.
Watch that youth over there He has Just
been talking OF a big 90 break he made
while ON his recent holidays and playing
J the marker Of the hotel at Sloshcum
the-Sand. Take pointsin Not he "will
/ play the best player IN the room level"
He rolls up his sleeves, takes the chalk out
Of his pocket and after big flourish com
mences the game. The uninitiated are pre-
/ pared for something big, but are doomed
/ 10 disappointment, as the youngster Is only
an empty boaster, just learning 10 play,
and after being hopelessly beaten by GO
says he is out of form tonight aud the table
does not suit him. He is quite content TO
part with his shilling II he conveys the
impression that he is a great player
London Sporting Life.
Novel Request.
The minister Of the parish Of St. Cyrus,
Scotland, has the distribution Of what is
known as the marriage money being
the interest Of sum left by Mr.. Orr of
Bridgeton 10 the oldest, the youngest, the
tallest and the shortest woman belonging
a. - 4. 4.