The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-31
SUTTON DISCUSSES BILLIARDS.
Practice Makes the Player. He says
The Toach Comes VITA II.

lie Ioach Comes VITA It.
George Sutson. the ls.2 billiard cham.
pioH, reesaily remarked on his billiard
career The sserst 81 my siiecess i
a thing thai / can hardly explain.
know hos 70 play the game, but hard
III think that ] could tell ia fQw
words just whaE makes my playing sue
cesful vi course my long SUR Il xhe
nursing 81 the ivory balls along IRE
halklinss when have gathered them.
This does not eal into play the ordin-
AIRY cushion and esrom shots 80 mueh
As the n14sse. the draw shot ard the
follow shot. Asy stronghold Il the man
ipulation 81 shP nlasse when the halls
are either Lined Hp close tagather OF
when they are closely grouped / have
mastered tie nasss 70 such an extent
that ! aHl able 70 use il to score pents
with 50 ressle = eoataet OF the eae that
retain the position. In halkIine bill
lizards | found taat If could discover
a meats q nursing the halls along the
lines would ncr be bothered wits the
necessity Of continually driving them.
AfEer considerable practice I Was able
10 nurse tie haIls continually ID dif
ferent squares II you watch ny play
ing ron viii SEE thar I am always try
ing to get , hSlklire between tie two
grouped ahisvt halls, and whea ! sue
coed can usually pub ont 3 gaoa run
@Now & Naatea to ten pupil inst
Row 50 d1 that all / would sag to him
y Just practice. practice moFe, and
then seme more. and y0ua get there
gradually. Il All depends ca tie touch
ard yoa esEn0t get the toneh without
practice Then, too you viii have ID
learn to eenEFal the speed I consider
my use 81 the nasse On a elase Hne-up
or graHne the hest way CRIT ef most
difficulties. WAen nursing the balls
close together il N alniest inevitable
that they should line ur d that the
cue ball should become frozen III flse
object hall ] sill show y0n the solution
al the line-up. Let as place TIA three
balls in = straight lire about an flch
apart With TIE cue ball at either end
nearest 0hisat ball first with % gentle
nearest object tallhrst With 80 gentle
tap fhst Il hardly moves. ard Their
ruryin9 around to the other object bail
wit& inst ~ gentle q tap. HhIs leaves
the cue bali fspxen * Is now very
simple matter, for smother masse seeds
the frezeu eslt bah 10 the red ard back
again 70 the white. just stirring bnth
balls. ard again leaving the line between
them This IS another lineup ana the
process merely repeats itself unfl one
at the halls rolls oil 4 hit 4 DRAW shot
brings them back into Line again ami
the situation Is the same as when
started
1T often happens that when the balls
roll OF they kne mp several inches apart.
That reqaIFss simple follow shez. All
yoa have 70 % is u hit high ard ist
the enc travel through the ball zen
see. the white rolls "a about So inches,
grouping Nth the rea just IS tha eue
bad barely tancnes M And Gree again
were where Ne started Whsn tAp cue
hall gees between the two ohieets
draw shot Is the solution. leu bit tie
cue baH lev snd pub the enc away jusi
a. yea Touch the ball. I work ai the
shots snainlx NTH wrist movement, .
combined with a forearm stroke. ia
masse Il i entirely j wrist movement
When the balls are close rs the cushion
II Is nseessarv u make bri1ge with tie
hand. Make the masse withant putting
either hand o. the table lust bring the
the cue down vitb the proper touch and
YOU make tee shat
-Of course i 81 depends un8a the
touch or stroke You cannot expeet the
halls % slsux together when vaa see q
u;le.drirer stroke. That Is pnIv neees-
sarv aheH wa Sre playing the three