The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
THE BILLIIRD ROO ".
Ideal sire amt Arrangement Choosing
Cue.

perf.yt billiard room from the play
"r- point of Llew j. rather rare There
have even h.'sn cases IN which the room
was built - small that ~ could not be-
PLAYED an II should never he l,.sS Than
10 by - feet and - hy y would be- much
bett.r
The -"aiIug in small room should he
only on one side and the table should N.
five feet from the wall IN tb. SIDE oppo-
sts the --ats The IDEAL billiard room.
that - ~" minimum rropor, .on-. ac-
cordng 90 Writer m BaNi.s Magazine.
would 30 ~ bv - feet With the tahl..
rt" iaa' ri'ar OF tho vail al one end there
Wng'd then b." q good ~pacr az th" other.
whore rr.pla... might b. introduced
~" sam" writer declares thar the
proper ouior for %" walls Of q billiard
room ~ r.-i scarlet or crIm>nn,. the com
Elementary color Of green. the color 81
the billiard cloth. which j. such prorni-
nsnf feature ln the room. Th, curtains
and blinds ton should ~ ~ IN" same
color IN. green cloth l. thus ~ OF
and III" PLAYER "yr-Ight J. materially
assisted
NutnIn perhaps IN connection with
the gam" ~ billiards - 81 more importance.
than jh" ilo>--'-SIon uf really good cue
Ia ~. first plaC" choose II vou can 4
c,Is that has h"sn made some time ~
Will then H.. lr-s habit. To- warn and $50.
that u u straight. true VIZ. that % taperS
truly from the --hDiIlt.r- ne. rart inst
above the ebony butt. to N. ttp, and "a
straight as pu-Sihl" IN the gram Of the
wood
The halanc. % the cue should ~. near
the ebony points. some sixteen inches or
-, from the butt end. and the. butt should
never be too 'hIck the latter fault i.iny
art ~ aCcentuate the had amateur habit
81 grtppInC the cue zone 81 the greatest
bl..ru shes IN faulty billiard t.ChuIutia
Most PLAYERS will 30 be2f suited Us. 4
,,I' 81 "a tho tr-t instance fs...t o. inches
m length unChdinC rip'. 20 ~. us.st until
wear and tear has worn ~ down ~ about
feet -. inches. when u should ~ splir-d
Ia IT, orIglnal isngth To 9ut individual
tastes a margin Of a quarter % an inch on
either sd. of each % the above measure
mants NAV 30 allowst. but 'h., ,tia should
never ~ shorter than feet inches
\ ysfv tail man or ono who puz-as-..s
an exceptionally long reach NAV suit
himself Ia III" matter pt length. using a
cue OF any length between feet . inches
and feet II inches
The weight IT the c'Is should lte between
- OUNCES and ~ ounces. and th-ss. - q
general CONSENSUS among m" best play
gre professional arn amateur Sat -h.-
deal weight n cIe - IS OUNCES
woman NAV use a CrIe a. light a. ~
OJIuV.-S
Every owner II a private billiard room
should have. IA addition 20 any other
cues % NAV contain. few - th. l.-t
English hIttsd. hand made cues L...i ny
them Ir 'iu cases hung on ~" sails and
% Cpur--. taxing every care or ts..ru
The billiard hall next claim Csu-rdsfa- .
tom The best IVORY uall- are nov, very
~ I,susIN". and although there ~ rr'us- .
thing strangely attractive 90 ~. soft
sweet click and general behavior ~ an
IVORY hall IVORY - liy"i.-r ani usrrI..-
more side and FOR lluE~r than auv rfitG-tl-
tut. fh, composition hail. from - Ch.ap-
ness trf'h - rJluuIb- and FAR greater
DURABILITY. las muct 70 r~Cumm-nd 4
l,Hs, UtIIfsr' beds ar "N C's.'stfngl. .sausi-
i've" being 90 MANY wIvs rumt'4rstHI.. -
u.. human skin. ant zi4i,'ru changes -
I.ru u"~atr-. aud baruu-trIcaI ,vyutltsun-
sra AFT 10 -p,H rain 20 them
Chak b. = small tut necessary item
Ths old white chalk that -rrys,i Uur
fathers time is nov -ei6oin -.-~n ~ the
billiard roorn. various chemically pr~-
pared substitutes hay ing taken tts place