BILLIARDS & SNOOKER - Burroughes and Watts B+W Catalogue.pdf · BILLIARDS & SNOOKER AND A GUIDE TO WISE SPENDING 1949 - 50 PUBLISHED BY BURROUGHES & WATTS LIMITED BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

B I L L I A R D S& SNOOKER

AND A GUIDE TOWISE SPENDING

1949 - 50

P U B L I S H E D BY

B U R R O U G H E S & W A T T S L I M I T E D

B R A N C H E S AND A G E N C I E S A L L O V E R T H E W O R L D

B I L L I A R D S a n d S N O O K E R T E A S E R S

SEVENTH EDITION—OCTOBER, 1949.

230,000 copies of Billiards and Snooker Teasers Explained have been

published. Wherever the games are played, all over the

World, there you will find a copy of Teasers. It is the most widely-read book

ever published in connection with Billiards and Snooker. Its great value to

Players, Referees, Markers, Stewards and Secretaries is freely acknowledged. It

is issued free—part of the world-wide Burroughes & Watts Service to those

interested in games played on an English Billiard table. That Service is available

to you ; we shall welcome opportunities of proving its usefulness.

INDEX.

Page.Balls 3Ball Cleaner 5Baulk Marker 5Baulk Pencils 5Book of Rules (See Rules) ... 15Brushes 5Butts 5Butt Clips 5Butt Hooks 5Butt Racks 5

Cabinets (supportingmarking board ... 5

Carpets (see surrounds) ... 23Chalk 5

,, Suspenders 7,, Cups 7

Clips (Cues and Butts) ... 7Cloth 17Court Plaster 11Covers (Table) 7Cues 9Cue Tips (see Tips) 25Cue Cases 11

Padlocks & Keys 11Rails 11

Cue Clips 7Cue Cramps ... ... ... 11Cue Racks IICue Stands 11Cue Cement 11Cushions 16

Dominoes 11

Files 11

Page.Indicators (for Marking Boards) 11Irons and Shoes ... ... 11

Marker's Time Sheets ... 11Marking Boards 13

Padlocks & Keys (for Cue Cases) 11Pencils (Baulk Marking) ... 5Pockets 13Pocket Leathers 13Pyramid Triangle (see Snooker) 23

Rests 15Heads 15Hooks 15

Rules—Books and Sheets ... 15

Shades 19-21Skittles 21Snooker Cabinets 21Snooker Tray and Triangle ... 23Spots 23Straight Edge 23

and Half Circle 23Surrounds 23Switch (Table Light) ., ... 23

Tips 25

Wafers 25

HEAD OFFICE AND BRANCH ADDRESSESSEE PAGE 2.

BY A P P O I N T M E N T

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING

Billiard Table Makers19, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.1.

Telephones : Telegrams :GERRARD 3347 (3 lines) Burroughes, Rath, London.

AND AT:—ABERDEEN, The Billiard House,

21, Rose Street.Wires and Phone : Aberdeen 3205.

BELFAST, 29, Bedford Street.Wires and Phone : 23761.

BIRMINGHAM 4, The BilliardHouse, 14, Snow Hill,

Wires and Phone :Birmingham, Central 6887.

CARDIFF, The Billiard House,26, Castle Street.

Wires and Phone : Cardiff 945.

DUBLIN C.9, 43½ Mary Street.Wires and Phone : Dublin 43478.

GLASGOW C.2, The Billiard House,234, Sauchiehall Street.

Wires and Phone : Glasgow, Douglas 1198.

HULL, 24, Hutt Street.Wires and Phone : Hull, Central 16748.

MANCHESTER, 4. Trevelyan Bldgs.,52. Corporation Street.

Wires and Phone : Blackfriars 8622.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, 2,15, New Bridge Street.

Wires and Phone : Newcastle 20615.

NORWICH, The Billiard House,Royal Arcade.

Wires and Phone : Norwich 21004

SHEFFIELD I,22/23, Orchard Chambers,

Church Street.Wires and Phone : Sheffield 22800.

WOLVERHAMPTON, The BilliardH o u s e , L i ch f i e l d S t r e e t .

B U R R O U G H E S A N D W A T T S ( C A N A D A ) L T D . :

M o n t r e a l : 6 4 / 6 6 C r a i g St . W . . . . T o r o n t o : 36, Y o n g e S t r e e t .

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES :PLYMOUTH : T. BROPHY, 8, Sutherland Road, Mutley.SOUTHAMPTON : E. R. REEVES, 5, Grantham Road, Bitterne.

'Phone : Southampton 2406,

SUNDERLAND : H. JOBLING, 2, Esplanade West.

BRANCHES AND AGENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.THIS LIST CANCELSALL PREVIOUS LISTS.

PRICES SUBJECT TO ALTERATIONWITHOUT NOTICE.

The House or Burroughes & Watts was founded in 1836.

Prices are subject to alteration without notice—goodswill be supplied at prices ruling on the date of delivery—customers will be given the advantage of any pricereductions.

BALLS.£ s. d.

Billiards: (3) Crystalate 2 1/16 in. . . . p e r set 2 9 4Billiards : (3) „ ,, Arrowflite Selection—

Very Fast—Ready for useper set 2 19 4

Single Balls .. .. per ball 0 16 6Billiards : (3) Bonzoline 2 1/16 in. .. .. per set 2 6 7

Single Balls .. .. per ball 15 7Snooker (22) Crystalate or Bonzoline 2 1/16 in. per set 13 17 6

Single Balls 13 9FREAK BALLS : Just the thing for a Special programme.

They waltz, jazz and stagger. Great fun. per set 3 I 9SLOSH BALLS (Bonzoline) the popular combination of

Billiards and Snooker. The game for all players.Set of 5 coloured composition balls . . .. 3 8 9

CRYSTALATE A N D B O N Z O L I N E BALLSSTANDARD PRICES AS FIXED BY MAKERS.

Crystalate Balls are the official balls for all Championshipsand Competitions played under Billiards Association andControl Council Auspices.

Adjusting and Re-finishing of Composition Balls, .at each 2 0Adjusting and Colouring Ivory Balls .. .. ,, 2 0SMALLER BALLS, CRYSTALATE AND BONZOLINE.For under size tables (6 ft. and under) a set of 17 Snooker Balls

is sufficient. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

2-in. 1 -in. 1¾ -in. 1 -in.

Billiards (3) Nett ... I 10 I 18 3 16 5 14 7

Snooker (22) N e t t . . . 11 0 10 6 13 10 6 0 5 5 7 1

Snooker (17) Nett ... 8 10 8 5 3 5 4 13 1 4 2 9

BAGATELLE BALLS IN COMPOSITION (9 balls to a set).I" 11" 11" If" I f

12/5 17/- £1/4/3 £1/7/3 £1/15/7If" If" If" 2"

£2/3/10 £2/9/4 £2/14/10 £4/10/7

The prices throughout are INCLUSIVE of Purchase Taxwhere applicable. In any comparison of prices this isan important point to bear in mind.

Billiards "Teasers" ExplainedI—Has the game commenced when the players strike the balls in

stringing for break ?No. The game commences when the first player strikes the ball

with the tip of the cue. The "string for break" is made to decideorder of play and choice of ball. This could as well be decided by atoss of a coin.

2—A player about to make the opening stroke of a game absent-mindedly rolls the cue up the table and touches the red. Has hecommitted a foul ?

No. The red should be respotted if it has been moved and theplayer take his stroke.

3—It is the non-striker's turn to take his first stroke. He losescontrol of his ball when placing it in the " D . " before he can recoverit, it touches the opponent's ball. Is this a foul ?

Yes. The game commenced when the first player struck his cue ball.4—Are the players compelled to string for break to decide choice

of balls and order of play ?No. They may decide this mutually or by lot.5—Giving a miss from hand a player played at a cushion in baulk,

the cue ball going out of baulk. Was the stroke foul ?Yes.

A FAIR STROKE

6—May a playerin hand play intobaulk withoutcommitt ing afoul ?

Yes. if he isattempting tostrike a ball outof baulk. Amiss in such acase does notc o n s t i t u t e afoul.

A FAIR STROKE

BURROUGHES & WATTS, LTD.—Branches and Agents all over the World.

£ s. d.COMPOCLEANER : One rub removes grease and gives

polish to billiard and snooker balls, saves time, temperand trouble, per bottle . . . . . . . . 1 3

BAULK MARKER (Radius Arm) each I 8 3(Straight Edge and Half Circle)

complete 2 2 4BAULK MARKING PENCILS (Black Wax Utility) 4


BRUSHES.The Famous " B u r w a t , " packed in strong box . . 2 5 0

No. I Quality Selected All-black Bristles . . . . I 15 0No. 2 Quality (Hard Wearing I 10 0

No. 3 ;, „ ,, „ ,, ..100Cushions Brush (Specially Shaped)

Price on application.

BILLIARD TABLE SURROUNDS (See Surrounds).

BUTTS ( long : 8 ft. 6 in.) Polished Stick, Hand Made . . I 5 0

BUTTS (half: 7 ft. 0 in.) „ „ „ . . 1 2 8

BUTT CLIPS (See under Clips)

BUTT HOOKS (Ordinary) per pair 8 5

BUTT RACK 4-Hole (for long and half butts) £ s. d.Mahogany or Oak each I 19 7

CABINETS (for Supporting Marking Boards). Prices onApplication.

CHALK.per gross, per ½ gross, per doz.

BULLDOGCHALK 19/6 10/- 1/8

(Blue or Green—round or square)

16/- 1/5(for Automatic Machines;.

BRITISHBURWAT £1/5/6 13/- 2/2

(Blue or Green—round or square)

7—When is a ball on the baulk line playable from "hand" ?When the greater portion of the ball is out of baulk.8—What is a " l ine" ball ?A ball is resting on the baulk line so that one half of it is in baulk

and half of it out.9—May a player appeal to the referee to decide if he is faced with

a line ball ?Yes. If he is in hand.

10—The referee penalised a player in hand for a miss after his cueball had struck another ball. Was the referee correct ?

Yes. The player struck a ball in baulk without first hitting a ballor cushion out of baulk. The stroke was also a foul. Had the cueball gone into a pocket the penalty would have been three points.

11—Faced with a double baulk, player " A " in hand ran a coup.Player "B" played again and left the balls in baulk. May player " A "give another miss without a breach of the consecutive misses rule ?

Yes. If there is no ball out of baulk a player in hand may runinnumerable coups.

12—A player is penalised for making a second consecutive miss.His opponent neither scores nor leaves a double baulk. May thefirst player give a further miss without being penalised ?

Yes. The first two misses were condoned by the penalty.13—If the cue ball is forced on to the cushion and comes to rest

on it, is the stroke a foul ?Yes. Because the ball has come to rest off the bed of the table.14—A player knocked the red off the table but his own ball

remained on the table. His opponent's ball was well-placed for across in-off from the red on the spot, and the opponent elected tohave only the red spotted. The player who made the foul contendedthat his opponent must have either both object balls spotted andplay from the " D " or else play at white as the red is off the table.Who is right ?

The offending player was wrong. The red must always be re-spotted after being forced off the table, but the white need not beplaced on the middle spot if the striker does not wish it.

15—A ball is resting on the brink of a pocket and from vibrationfalls into a pocket when a player has actually made his stroke. Whatis the ruling ?

If the cue-ball has not ceased moving when the red falls, the redshould be replaced, the cue-ball replaced in the position it occupiedat the beginning of the stroke and the stroke replayed. If the cue-ball has ceased moving when the red falls, the red only is replacedand the opponent takes his turn.

Chalk Suspenders (ceiling) for round or square .. 7 6„ (table) •„ „ . . 7 6

Chalk Suspenders (ceiling) with special locking clip .. 7 9.

Chalk clips for square chalk . . .. .. 0 5>> ,, ,, round ,, .. .. .. .. 0 5

CHALK CUPS (Mahogany or Oak) per set of six .. I 17 3CHALK CUPS (Brass) each 5 0

CLIPS.s. d.

CLIPS for Butts each I 7

CLIPS for Cues . . . . each I 3

COVERS.(For Billiard Tables).

£ s. d.Mackintosh 15ft.—9ft., Single Texture, Fawn . . 5 5 0

Embroidered: full range of handsome covers. Prices on request.

Covers for under-size tables : Prices on request.

STILL STEPPING UP

ANOTHER BURROUGHES & WATTS LEAD. Do youknow that you can have free of all cost the advice andassistance of Burroughes & Watts Service Department ?Whatever your Billiards and Snooker problems theService will help you. Organisation, handicapping, fixture-planning, ideas for competition and interpretations ofthe Rules of Billiards and Snooker all are in the scopeof the new B. & W. Service, and all are dealt with byan Expert. You need only write.

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16—If the player scores a number of points before it is discoveredthat he has been playing with the wrong ball, what is the ruling ?

His last stroke is a foul, and no score made by it counts, but allpoints scored prior to that do count. The non-striker may havethe balls spotted and play from hand or may play from the positionin which the balls have come to rest.

17—After the player had made a four shot the referee passed tothe striker the wrong ball. After a few strokes off the red it wasdiscovered that the player was using the wrong ball. Should theplayer be penalised ?

Yes. The referee's mistake did not free a player from the penalty.The player should make sure he is playing with the appropriate ball.All points scored prior to the discovery of the error should be counted,excluding those scored by the last stroke : that was a foul.

18—A player found he was playing with the wrong ball, but didnot notify the error. Immediately his opponent played with theother ball however, the first player claimed a foul. Had he a rightto do so ?

Yes, a legal right.

19—When a game is being officially refereed, have the playersany need to see the balls are properly spotted by the referee ?

Yes. It is the responsibility of the striker to see that all balls arecorrectly spotted before he makes his stroke.

20—Should a player be penalised if when using the rest the headfalls off and touches a ball ?

No. The ball should be placed in its original position and thestroke played again.

21—When a chiming clock is used in a time limit game, does thebeginning of the chime or the first stroke of the hour determine thefinish of the game ?

The first stroke of the hour.

22—The balls are still in motion when the end of a time limitgame is signalled. Should any score made be counted ?

Yes.

23—The red has been potted off the centre spot. Both theBilliard and Pyramid spots are occupied. Where does the red go ?

On the centre spot again.

24—The red was potted off the Billiard Spot. The Billiard Spotwas occupied by the cue-ball and the other white rested on thepyramid spot—where should the red be spotted ?

On the centre spot.

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CUES.Any weight and any size of tip supplied.

Every Burroughes & Watts Cue is made to stand up to theworld-wide quality reputation of the House. Our expertsselect ash and maple from the pick of the woods, and thefashioning into Cues for every need is wrought by trainedcraftsmen of the highest possible skill.

These high-grade cues are still scarce because high-gradetimber is at a premium.

£ s. d.Ash or Maple Cues . . . . . . . . each .9 6

Hardwood Butts, 4 pt. . . . . . . . . ,, 1 I 6Special Blackwood, 4 'pt. . . . . . . ,, 1 7 6

The " C L U B " Cue, Hand-Spliced, with inscribedname-plate, and also plain plate for member'sinitials or Club name. Price (Engraving extra). 2 I I 10

The Club Cue, Machine-Spliced, Inscribed name-plateonly . . . . . . . . . . each 2 3 9

The " Mascot." Selected Ash. Green veneer,

inlaid splice . . . . . . . . each 2 14 2

THE BURWAT " C H A M P I O N " CUE each.. 3 5 5

"S IDNEY S M I T H " Cue . . . . each 2 14 2(A replica of the cue specially made for Sidney Smith by us).

The " E U R E K A " CUE, has an Ebony Butt withTulipwood Splices, fitted with a special metalferrule, designed to take, without stress, theimpact of forcing shots . . . . each . . 3 13 0

The " M A N N O C K " each . . 4 4 9

YE OLD ASHE each . . 3 13 I IFitting Cues with Patent Secret Joint, for carrying . . I 7 9

Fitting Cues with Patent Interchangeable tips and box

of 5 refills each . . 19 10

Splicing to full length, polishing Butt . . ..each 12 6

Supplying and fitting Brass Ferrules, . . each . . 2 9

Supplying and Fitting Brass Screw end complete withtip . . 3 2

CUE TIPS (See under Tips).


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25—Two balls become jammed in a middle pocket, and below thelevel of the table. Are they held to have been forced off the table.?

No. They are held to have entered the pocket and a fair strokemade.

26—A ball left the bed of the table rolled along the cushion railand entered a pocket. Was the stroke fair ?

Yes.

27—The striker has scored a cannon and has an easy pot redleft. The opponent, out of his turn, pots the red and claims thatthe referee should award a foul and spot the balls. What should bethe referee's decision ?

If in the opinion of the referee the non-offender would be at adisadvantage by having the balls spotted, the referee should replacethe balls in the position in which they were before the foul and thenon-offender allowed to play at the position he would have had butfor the foul. The referee has power to disqualify the offender andaward the game to his opponent.

28—A player is in hand with a double-baulk position. The red isin position for an easy pot for the non-striker. The striker commitsa foul by potting the red from hand without striking a cushion out ofbaulk—a deliberate foul. What should the referee do ?

He should replace the red ball. The offending player loses histurn, forfeits one point and the non-offender plays from the positionin which the balls are left. The referee has power to disqualify theoffender and award the game to his opponent.

29—Can a player have a set of balls changed in the course of agame ?

Yes. if the other player agrees. The referee has power, withoutappeal, by the players to change the balls.

30—The red ball is forced off the table with a proper stroke.What is the penalty ?

Foul stroke of course, and two points are awarded to the non-striker. It is a common fallacy that the penalty is three points.

31—With only the red ball on the table, a player makes 25 hazards.Does the non-striker's ball come up immediately after the 25thhazard ?

Yes, provided the non-striker's ball is off the table as the resultof the non-striker's last stroke, not otherwise.

32—What are the penalties for fouls ?After a foul, no matter of what nature, the non-offender can either

play from the position set up by the foul, or he can have the objectballs spotted and play from the " D " . The offending player loses histurn and forfeits points as laid down in the rules.

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CUE CASES.JAPANNED—metal, round .. .. each .. 12 0PADLOCKS and KEYS (for cue cases) each .. 1 2

„ „ (superior quality) each .. 2 6CUE CASE RAIL, polished Mahogany, to take 12 Cases

each . . 2 4 8

CUE CLIPS (see under Clips).

CUE CRAMP, Boxwood ..

CUE RACK, for 12 Cues each . . 4 2 5

CUE STANDS (Circular Revolving) Prices on application

CUE CEMENT ("Burwat"), truly a tip fastenerper bottle .. 1 3

DOMINOES.£ s. d.

"BURWAT" Standard Combination, Double Six withSpinners Complete in strong wooden box

per set . . 1 1 1 I—Do.— Double Nine 3 2 2

FILE (with handle) 0 2 6

GREEN COURT PLASTER (for cloth repairs)cartons J yard 3 8

HANDICAP SHEETSINDICATORS (for marking boards) Ivory per pair Prices on

applicationEbony „ „ 7 11

„ ,, „ „ Hardwood „ 6 0>, .. ,. ,, Brass „ 2 2

IRON AND SHOE .. . . 2 3 6

Shoe only .. . . .. 6 0

IRON (Electric) 200-250 Volts,with adaptor but no flexor plug) .. . . 6 10 0

MARKER'S TIME SHEETS .. .. per pad 5 0

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33—If the referee observes a player spotting his ball outside thelimits of the " D " should he draw the player's attention to theInfringement ?

No. That would be assisting the player. The referee shouldallow the infringement to proceed and immediately after the stroke,penalise the player.

34—A player is not certain if the ball he is about to strike is his.If he asks the referee for a decision should the official inform him ?

No. All that the referee has power to do is to tell the playerwhether he is playing "spot" or "plain" ball.

35—A player faced with an awkward shot requiring a spider restproduced his own 12-inch rest which enabled him to handle the shotwith ease. Is that permitted ?

Yes. The rules do not demand any particular shape or size ofrests.

36—The push-stroke is always a matter of argument. What is apush ?

A push is effected if the cue tip is in contact with the cue-ball atthe moment that ball is in contact with the object ball. Also if thecue is in contact with the cue-ball when that ball has commenced tomove.

37—Is there any penalty for deliberately wasting time in a time-limit game ?

No, but if the wasting of time is obvious, it is the duty of thereferee to admonish the player for unsportsmanlike conduct, and ifno notice is taken of this warning the referee has the power to awardthe game to the opponent.

38—Is a player allowed to use a ball other than those on the tableto determine, previous to his playing to pot the red, whether the redball can be spotted ?

There is no rule on the point. The privilege should be allowed.

39—The striker's ball is touching the red and the non-striker'sball is in a pocket, the result of the non-striker's coup. Is the non-striker's ball placed on the centre spot ?

No. The red only is spotted. But the non-striker's ball wouldbe placed on the middle spot of the " D " after the striker had made25 hazards.

40—How many points can a player score lawfully from consecutivestrokes on the red ball only ?

The possible is 150 i.e. 25 six shots. A pot red and in-off red inone stroke is only one hazard.

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MARKING BOARDS.THE "BURWAT" Billiardsmarked on the slides.Snooker marked on theslate, or Players' time enter-ed on the slate. THE MOSTCONVENIENT BlLLIARDBOARD EVER INTRO-DUCED AT THE PRICE.Fitted w i th Brass Railsand indicators - Glassprotected numbers andSlate for ut i l i ty pur-poses. IN OAK ORMAHOGANY, .. £5 8 3.

The "EUREKA" special grooved Billiard Marking £ s. d.Board in mahogany. Gilt numbers, and ebonyindicators. Length, 2' 1¾ ", height 11½ " . . . . 3 13 0

PADLOCKS and KEYS (for cue cases) . . each . . 1 2

,, ,, (superior quality) each . . 2 6PENCILS, BAULK MARKING (Black Wax Utility) „ 4


POCKETS AND LEATHERS.

£ s. d."ALL GAMES" per set . . . . 4 14 6

White Cord Pockets, for Full-size Tablesper s e t . . 1 2 6

All pockets fitted at extra charge.

£ s d.POCKET LEATHERS (Flat) . . per set 14 3

,. ,, (Moulded) per set 1 1 0

PYRAMID TRIANGLE (See under Snooker).

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41—Are "anchor" "cradle" or "pendulum" cannons barred ?No, any of these strokes may be played to a limit of 35 with con-

secutive strokes. The indirect (ball-cushion-ball) cannon or a hazard,or a hazard in conjunction with a cannon, must then be played.

42—If a ball be forced off the table, strike a wall then reboundback to the bed of the table and come to rest there has it been forcedoff the table under the Rules ?

No.

43—The object balls appeared to be touching and the striker askedthe referee if they were, in fact, touching. Should the referee havegiven the information ?

No.

44—An object ball was resting on the baulk-line and the striker,not in hand, asked the referee if the ball was in or out of baulk. Shouldthe referee have given the information.?

No. Only when the player is in hand is he entitled, in such a case,to have the information.

45—In playing an indirect (ball-cushion-ball) cannon to complywith the rule a player struck the ball and cushion simultaneously.Did he play a lawful indirect cannon ?

No.

46—An in-off stroke had been played. The cue-ball was in thepocket but the object white was still in motion when the red ballfell into a pocket from vibration. The red and other balls werereplaced and the player instructed to play his stroke again. Thistime he elected not to play in-off white but to pot the red. Shouldhe have been allowed to play the different stroke at the secondattempt ?

Yes.

47—If the referee disturbs a ball with the rest or by other meansshould the striker be penalised ?

No.

48—A spectator accidentally moved a ball in play. What is theprocedure ?

The referee should replace the ball.

49—A ball or balls in position for a simple score were movedwilfully or accidentally by the non-striker. Has the referee powerto replace the ball or balls so moved ?

Yes.

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RULES OF THE GAMES.£ s. d.

BlLLIARDS. Latest revised, in book form . .each. . I 3in sheet 2 6

„ „ „ in polished frame .. „ I 10 0SNOOKER. Latest revised, in book form .. „ .. 1 3

,, „ „ in sheet .. 2 6„ ,, „ in polished frame .. „ .. I 10 0

POOL, PYRAMIDS, INDIAN POOL per sheet .. 2 6Do. do. in polished frame each I 10 0

VOLUNTEER SNOOKER per sheet .. 2 6BOOK OF ALL RULES (Handbook, 1949-50 edition)

each 3 6BILLIARDS In sheet form mounted on stiff card,

varnished face, bound edges .. .. each 8 6SNOOKER— Ditto. .. each 8 6

ALL THE ABOVE ARE BlLLIARDS ASSOCIATION ANDCONTROL COUNCIL PUBLICATIONS.

BAGATELLE per sheet .. 2 0SKITTLES „ . . 2 0

RESTS£ s. d.

Long Rests, with Brass Heads .. .. each .. I 8 3

Half-Butt Rest (Brass Head) .. . . each . . I 5 11

Short Rests, with Brass Heads .. .. each .. 0 18 5

Spider Rests, with Brass Heads .. .. each .. 0 19 10Brass.

Rest Head, Long 9/6

Short 7/10

„ Spider 8/10

Rest Sticks only .. Short .. 9 10Long .. 18 10

Rest Hooks (Ordinary quality) .. .. per pair 8 5(Dobson pattern) . . . . 9 11(Best quality) 16 6

EXPERIENCE TELLS. Experience goes into the manufacture ofall Burroughes & Watts cushions. It tells in their perfect playingqualities. A Burroughes & Watts cushion is all that a playerwants—fast running, truth of angle, smoothness and responsive-ness. Cushions designed, made and fitted by experiencedcraftsmen guarantee the buyer sound value. It ensures playersatisfaction and purse satisfaction too.

ARROWFLITE.—This Burroughes & Watts production wasintroduced in 1939. It was an immediate success. TheArrowflite is first in speed with correctness of angle, firstin durability and without any doubt the equal of the best cushionvalue that ever has been made at or near its price. When weset out to make the Arrowflite we resolved to produce notonly the world's fastest angle-true cushion but one that wouldbe first also in that important inner quality of durability. Ourtrained research staff experimented and tested for months.They tested the finest grades of rubber fit for the world's fastestangle-true cushion. Arrowflite is not an expensive cushion.When you consider its price remember the satisfactory serviceit will give you over a long life.

"SWIFT AND TRUE AS AN ARROW."

THE "BURWAT STEEL VACUUM."—Where the B.S.V.Cushion is there is perfection. It gives the Rolls-Royce characterto any table. We claim for the B.S.V. that it is without compare.Leading players have endorsed that claim. The standard of allCushion merit is set by the Burwat Steel Vacuum.

IT'S AN AXIOM in the Billiard business that the only cloth for Billiardtables is West of England Woollen Cloth. On table after table, whereverthe game is played, you will find West of England Woollen Cloth suppliedby Burroughes & Watts giving satisfaction, giving all-round satisfaction, notonly to players and to Club executives, but to the other keen-buying Billiardmen who control thousands of public-room tables. Those keen buyers knowthat a Billiard Cloth that pleases the players is good for the balance sheet.They know that player-satisfaction and long-wearing quality are two vital con-siderations when they are choosing Billiard Cloths. Our enormous sales provethat our policy of selling only FIRST-CLASS grades is the best policy.

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50—In taking his ball from a pocket after a game has commenceda player disturbs the red or the object ball which is on the edge of apocket. Has he committed a foul ?

Yes. The red or white should be replaced in its original positionand the opponent take his turn. Or the non-offending player mayhave the red ball spotted and play from hand. The opponent's ballshould not be spotted.

51—How many consecutive hazards may be made ?

The limit is 25 in all games except the competition proper of theEnglish Amateur Billiards Championship in which the limit is 15.

52—In a 200 points handicap for which a prize was offered for thehighest proportionate break, player " A " had a break of 52. Player" B " with his score at 149 made a break of 53.

Should player " B " be awarded the break prize.

No. When his score was at 149 the most points " B " could scorewithin the limit of the game (200 points) was 51, therefore player" A " should take the prize.

53—What is a standard table ?

One which conforms to the measurements laid down in the rulesand the pockets of which conform to the official templates.

54—How far does a player walk in an hour's game at Billiards ?

Distance of course varies with the character of the play. Onepedometer test indicated one mile per hour for a player at all-roundBilliards.

55—What is the minimum official length of a cue and weight ?

The length is 3 feet but there are no limits of weight

56—How old is the Billiard game ?The beginnings are obscured but most authorities agree that the

game is now 400 year old. Snooker was first played in the BritishIsles little more than 60 years ago.

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Snooker "Teasers" ExplainedI—When has a Snooker game commenced ?When the balls have been spotted and when the cue-ball has

been placed on the table and hit with the tip of the cue by the playertaking the first stroke of the game.

2—A player before making the opening stroke of a game touchedthe yellow ball with his sleeve. Should be he penalised ?

No. The yellow should be re-spotted if it has been moved. Thegame has not commenced until the cue-ball has been struck with thetip of the cue by the first player.

3—With the opening stroke a player missed all balls. Should thestroke be replayed ?

No. A foul has been committed : penalty four points.

4—When is a "Snooker" set up ?A snooker may be laid by deliberate intention of the previous

player, or it may be the outcome of a foul stroke, when the strikeris prevented by a ball not " o n " from hitting the ball " o n " at itsextreme edge on either side. "Either side" means the left side orthe right side.

5—What is a " f ree" ball.The "free " ball is the ball the striker may nominate as his ball

" on " if he is snookered as the result of a foul stroke by his opponent.For the purpose of the stroke the nominated ball takes the valueof the ball " o n . "

6—May a player nominate only when he is snookered after a foul ?No. A player may nominate at any time during the game for his

own protection, for instance when playing at one of two pool ballsclose together. The referee has power to ask the player to nominate.

7—The last red is " o n " the table. The player has a " f ree" balland nominates black as the ball " o n " . He strikes the black butleaves his opponent snookered by the nominated ball. What is thepenalty ?

Four points. The value of the ball " o n " i.e. the red.

8—The last two reds were touching after a foul shot and theplayer claimed a " f ree" ball, holding that he could not hit either ofthe reds on either side of each ball. Was he entitled to a " f ree"ball ?

No. A snooker would be set up only if the obstruction was bya ball not " o n " . In this case the obstruction was a ball " o n " i.e., ared, therefore no Snooker.

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9—After potting a red a player nominated black as his pool balland left his opponent snookered by the black. Is that Snooker a foul ?

No. Only when a player Snookers with the pool ball nominatedafter a foul stroke is such a Snooker a foul.

10—A player nominated brown as his " free " ball when Snookeredafter a foul. He played brown and Snookered his opponent behindthe blue. The opponent claimed that a Snooker was not permittedafter a " f ree" ball stroke.

The opponent was wrong. A Snooker is permissible by any ballexcept the nominated ball, in this case the Brown.

11—Entitled to a "free" ball a player nominated black as a red.He potted black. It was re-spotted and the player then left hisopponent Snookered by the black. Has he made a foul stroke bySnookering with the nominated ball ?

No. The black ceased to be the nominated ball when it had beenpotted.

12—Player nominated black as a red when Snookered after a foul.He potted black and red by one stroke. How many points arescored ?

Two. The black in this case becomes a red and counts one.

13—Green was chosen as the " f ree" ball when the player wasSnookered after a foul stroke, yellow being the ball " o n " . Theplayer potted both green and yellow and claimed five points.

Wrong. He scored two points for yellow only. The yellowremains off the table and green is re-spotted.

14—After a foul stroke a player was snookered on the ball " o n "a red. He nominated black as a " free " ball. He missed black buthit a red. Is the stroke foul ?

Yes, the rule is definite. If the ball nominated is missed a foul iscommitted, notwithstanding that the ball " o n " is struck. The forfeitis four points, the penalty value of the ball " o n " , i.e., red.

15—A player Snookered on a red after a foul stroke nominatedyellow as his "free" ball. He potted yellow and with his next strokeinadvertently potted a red ball not " o n " instead of a pool ball. Whatis the penalty.

Four points, the value of the ball struck and not " o n " .

16—Snookered after a foul stroke a player on the green nominatesblue as his " f ree" ball. He misses the blue, strikes the black, whichcannons on to and pots the green. Is this a fair shot ?

No. The player committed a foul by missing the nominated ball.He struck a ball not "on"—the black—and the penalty is sevenpoints. The green, being unlawfully potted, comes up.

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17—When may a player usethe nominated ball, awarded aftera foul stroke, to Snooker hisopponent ?

When he has been awarded a" f r e e " ball with several reds onthe table and he nominates, sayyellow, and uses that ball toSnooker on one red, other redsbeing Snookered by pool ballsother than the yellow.

18—Snookered by black on all reds after a foul a player nominatedblack as his "free" ball, potted black and three reds. Is the strokefoul ?

No. Any number of reds may be potted with one stroke; blackin this case became red. The player scored four points.

19—Red is the ball "on , " Cue-ball is touching a red. The playerplays away from the red without disturbing it and does not hit anotherball. Is the stroke fair ?

It is. The player is held to have played the red which is in contactwith the cue-ball.

20—Striker is on a pool ball. Cue-ball is touching the pink.Striker nominates the pink, plays away from it without disturbing it,but hits the black. Is the stroke fair ?

It is, since the striker is held to have properly played the pinkby playing away from it without disturbing it. The stroke wouldstill have been fair if he made contact with any other ball.

21—In playing away from a touching ball is it permissible to playin any direction.

It is, provided the touching object ball is not disturbed.


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22—If a player angled after a foul elects to play from the " D " ishe entitled to a " f ree" ball if from any position in the " D " he isSnookered for any ball " o n " .

Yes, he is entitled to a " f ree" ball in that position.23—Cue-ball was left touching black after a red was potted. Player

nominated brown as his pool ball and went in-off brown. What is thepenalty ?

Four points, the value of the ball " o n " , i.e. brown.24—The cue-ball was touching brown after the striker had potted

a red. He nominated black as his pool ball and potted it. Theopponent claimed a foul on the ground that the striker could notnominate any other colour except the ball touching the cue-ball.

Wrong. Provided the striker did not move the brown as heplayed away from it, the black pot was lawful.

25—When a pool ball is pottedwhere should it be spotted if itsspot is occupied ?

On the highest value spot vacant.If none is vacant the ball must beplaced as close as possible (but nottouching another ball) to its ownspot between that spot and 'thenearest part of the top cushion.

26—Red was the ball " o n " and the player was Snookered after afoul stroke. He nominated black, miscued, struck red first, potted itand finally potted black. Was the stroke fair ?

No, it was foul : first impact of the cue-ball should have been onthe nominated ball, i.e., black. Penalty four points.

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KEEP YOUR TABLE SOUNDThis Way

BRUSHING.

1. Always brush the Billiard Table from Baulkend to Spot end.

2. The Billiard Table should be brushed everyday. This is best done with a BURWATBRUSH.

3. Always try to brush in as straight a line aspossible.

4. All brush marks may be removed by runningthe brush from Baulk end to Spot end in onesweep.

5. NEVER brush a cloth with a scrubbingmotion.

6. Keep the table covered with a dust coverwhen not in use. If table is under askylight a mackintosh cover is advisableas it may save the cloth from gettingstained*.

IRONING.

I. Always see that the iron is perfectly clean—this is most important as a good cloth maybe ruined by a dirty iron.

1. The iron should be cleaned by rubbing ona sheet of emery paper laid on a flat surfaceand then wiped with a duster.

3. The best temperature for the iron is just sohot that it will not scorch a piece of thinwhite paper when laid upon it

4. The table should be ironed from Baulk toSpot end, the same as in brushing.

5. Each stroke should overlap the previous oneby approximately one inch.

6 Better results may be obtained by holdingthe iron at an angle and not square to thedirection of travel.

7. ON NO ACCOUNT SHOULD THECUSHIONS BE IRONED.

8. With regular play the Billiard Table shouldbe ironed twice or three tarries per week.

Snooker Teasers—continued

27—The ball that a player is " o n " after a foul by his opponent, istouching the cushion, and from the position of the cue-ball it is possibleto hit this ball on only one of its extreme edges. Can the playerclaim a free ball ?

No; because it is a cushion and not a ball not " o n " that preventsthe object ball from being hit on one of its sides. A cushion is notregarded as an obstruction for the purpose of the rule.

28—Red was the ball " on " . Player had a "free" ball after a foulstroke, nominated yellow as red, potted it and then aimed to play atanother red. Should the referee have asked him to nominate hispool ball ?

No. That would have been a warning to the player that he wasabout to make a foul stroke.

29—A player pots a red then goes on and pots another withoutfirst potting a pool ball. What is the penalty ?

Four points.

30—Black has been nominated as a " f ree" ball after a foul. Theplayer lays a snooker behind the pink but black also intervenes betweenpink and the ball " on " . Has the player committed a foul by layinga snooker with the nominated ball ?

No. The actual snooker has been effected with the pink.31—If the ball " o n " and the nominated "free" ball be struck

simultaneously is the stroke foul.No.


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32—Can a player be angled andsnookered at the same time 1

Can he in such a position exercisea preference and take the cue-ballto the " D " or claim a " f ree "ball in respect of the snookeredposition ?

The answer is Yes. The diagramillustrates such a position with onlytwo reds on the table. The playeris angled for one red and snookeredfor the other after a foul. Hecould claim a free ball because ofthe snookering by the blue or hecould elect to play from the " D "because of the angled position ofthe other red.

33—Player was " o n " the black, failed to pot it but potted a red.What is the penalty ?

Seven points, the value of the ball " on " , i.e., the black.

34—Player was " o n " red, failed to pot it, but potted the black.Is the penalty four points ?

No, seven points, the value of the ball potted.

35—A player plays a smashing stroke at the pyramid and two ormore reds fall into pockets. Does he only score one point or one forevery red which enters a pocket ?

He scores one for every red he pots, but if a pool ball also entersa pocket, he does not score and forfeits the value of the pool ball.

36—A player who is " o n " a red ball pots it, but the cue-ballcannons on to the black and then enters a pocket. Is the penaltyfour or seven points ?

Four only, because the in-off is off the first ball struck, just as atBilliards. If, however, as the result of the cannon, the black entersa pocket, the penalty is seven points.


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37—What is the highest possible break at snooker ?The possible—155.38—What is the minimum penalty for any kind of foul ?Four points.39—Can there be a tie at snooker ?No. If the potting of the black or going in-off the black makes the

scores equal, this ball comes up again.40—When the black comes up again as the result of the scores

being equal, who plays at it first ?The players toss for choice.41—In a four-handed game a tie results. The black is respotted.

The players toss for choice of break. Should the order of play main-tained throughout the game still be followed ?

Yes. Tossing for choice of play after the tie does not mean a newgame has commenced. Re-spotting the black is provided for in therules, and is therefore part of the game. Any player who plays outof turn commits a foul according to the rules.

42—Black and pink balls only were left and were in such a positionthat if the striker touched the pink he was almost certain to pot theblack. He made no attempt to hit the pink. What should the refereehave done ?

The fair way would have been to order the striker to play thestroke again, and make a real attempt to hit the pink. If the strikeragain deliberately missed the pink, the game should have been awardedto the non-striker.

43—Immediately after a player had potted a ball the opponentclaimed a foul stroke on the ground that before the stroke was playeda pool ball had been improperly spotted by referee. Should thefoul have been allowed ?

Yes, it was the striker's responsibility to see that all the balls werein proper positions before making his stroke, but the referee shouldexercise his discretion. The striker reasonably may have misjudgedthe exact position of the ball in question.

44—Nomination of the pool ball (selected after potting a red) wasnot made by a player, and the referee awarded a foul. Was he right,even though it was obvious which ball the player had chosen ?

No, the player need only nominate when requested by the referee.45—The player is in hand after a foul. The last red, the ball " o n "

is obstructed in such a manner by the pool balls that there is onlyone position in the " D " from which the ball " on " can be struck.May the player claim a free ball ?

No. He has a " clear " ball—i.e. he can hit either side of it fromthe limit of the " D."

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46—Missing all the other balls, a player forced the cue-ball off thetable, What is the penalty ?

The minimum penalty of four points or (if higher) the value of theball " o n " .

47—A player inadvertently picked up the cue-ball. What is theforfeit ?

The value of the ball " o n " .

48—The cue-ball was touching the black after a red ball had beenpotted, and the non-striker claimed that the striker must nominateblack as his pool ball.

Wrong. The striker may nominate any ball.

49—Player potted a pool ball and by the same stroke went in-offit. Should the pool ball be respotted.

Yes. Any pool ball potted by a foul stroke should be respottedexcepting the black when it is the last ball on the table.

50—When does the red ball count 8 points ?If in the opinion of the referee a player has deliberately evaded

the spirit of the rules or is guilty of unfair play, the player forfeits allpoints he may have scored or the value of the balls on the table (thereds to count 8 points) whichever is the higher.

51—Red and cue-ball are jammed in a middle pocket following afair stroke on the black, both balls being off the bed of the table.What is the ruling ?

Cue-ball is held to have gone in-off and black being the ball " o n "the penalty is seven points.

52—A player about to pot the red notices that the pocket is alreadyfull of balls. He asks the referee to clear the pocket of balls. Is hewithin his rights ?

Yes. There is an obligation on the player to see that the table andpockets are clear of obstruction.

53—The referee uses the triangle to spot the pink. After the strikerhas made his stroke the other player claims a foul on the score that thepink was improperly spotted as the referee did not spot it by hand.

No foul. The triangle is part of the hand in these circumstances.

54—Player using the rest potted the pink. Lifting the rest hefouled the brown. What is the penalty ?

Six points, the value of the ball " on " the pink. Pink is respotted,it having been unlawfully pocketed.

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55—After a foul stroke the player nominated black as his freeball, played it and in addition to leaving the opponent snookered bythe black, he left him angled also. What is the ruling ?

Fair stroke. The opponent is, primarily, angled therefore thestriker cannot be penalised for snookering him by the nominatedball.

56—All the reds are off the table. The player pots yellow, green,and the blue, when it is discovered that the brown has been off thetable while the yellow, green and blue have been potted. What isthe ruling ?

Player would score for yellow (2) green (3) and would forfeit 5for foul with blue, the ball " o n " (Brown being off the table, the strokeon the blue was foul). Brown would be respotted and become theball " on " , and the opponent would take his turn.

57—Black had been potted. All spots were occupied and spacebetween black spot and nearest part of top cushion was occupied byreds—where should black be spotted ?

As near the pink spot as possible in a line with the nearest part ofthe top cushion and not touching another ball.

58—Brown has been fairly played. Before it ceases rolling a redfalls by vibration into a pocket and brown follows it. Is the brownscore lawful ?

No. The balls should be replaced and the stroke replayed.59—A player is on red. He is not entitled to a "free" ball. With

a direct stroke he deliberately hits the black, yet he does not make afoul stroke. How ?

Thus : He is touching red and plays away from it without disturbingit, to hit black.

60—Player was touching black, red being the ball " o n " . Heplayed away from black and missed all reds but struck blue. What isthe penalty ?

Five points : foul is on the blue.61—The player was on the red. As he finished his stroke and

before the balls had ceased movement the tip fell off his cue and divertedthe red into a pocket. Was that a fair pot ?

No. The referee should place the red in the position in which,in his opinion, it would have rested but for the intervention of thetip. If no other red was potted by the stroke the opponent shouldnow take his turn.

62—Player is on black. He uses the rest and in removing it afterthe stroke has been completed and the balls have come to rest, hefouled the blue. What is the penalty ?

Seven points for a foul, with black the ball " o n " .

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63 A player had completed his stroke and in walking by the sideof the table touched black with his cue. Is there a penalty ?

Yes : seven points. The rules clearly indicate that if black hasbeen moved it should be replaced in its original position.

64—Several reds are set in motion as a result of a fair stroke. Asthey are moving, blue falls into a pocket from vibration and one of thereds goes into a pocket. What is the ruling ?

Official ruling is that the balls should be replaced and the strokeplayed again.

65—After black has fallen into a pocket by vibration a red entersthe same pocket, the result of a fair stroke. What is the ruling ?

Replace the balls and replay the stroke.

66—A red ball on the edge of a pocket falls by vibration while astroke is being played. As a result of the stroke another red followsinto the same pocket. Does the player score ?

No. The balls should be replaced and the stroke played again.

67—Blue, on edge of the pocket, fell from vibration as the strokewas made and cue-ball followed into same pocket. Is there a penalty ?

No. The balls should be replaced and the stroke played again.

68—A player had gone in-off. It was found that the " D " was sopacked with balls that there was not within it a position on which toplace the cue-ball. What should the referee order ?

The cue-ball should be placed outside the " D " as near to it aspossible, but not touching a ball and not outside baulk.

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