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IBilliards.-I

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I Billiards. I 122.-CANNONS OFF THE TOP CUSHION I By RISO LEVI (Copyright), j Diagram 586 shows a location of the balls I which is typical of positions that often occur. Whon the player is in hand, a cannon off the top cushion can be made by various kinds of strokes as regards the kind of con- tact and amount of side. For example, if the cue ball be spotted at the far end of the D much lese side will be required than is the case with the cue ball spotted, say three or four inches from this end, the kind of con- tact with the first object ball being presumed I DIAGRAM 566.—A cannon off the top cushion played with plenty of 9ide. Red ball 6in. from t-he side cushion and Msin. from the top cushion. Object white iin. from the side cushion and 18in. from the top cushion. Cue ball 3 or 4in. from the end of the D. Position for an in-off from the red may be obtained by means of a good-strength stroke. to be the same in each case. These parti- cular cannons from thp D are, however, less difficult when played with plenty of side tha,r. when played with only a. moderate amount of ekle, for when the angle is such that only a moderate amount of side is required it is no easy matter to impart just the right amount to the cue ball. If instead of striking the cue ball on the correct spot, it is struck only fractionally to the right or left of this spot too much side or too little side will be imparted to it. When, however, the angle is such that a player knows that the amount of side re- quired for the stroke is just about as much or nearly as much as he is ableto impart to the cue ball, he is less likely to go wrong than when, though having to play with side, he has not to impart to the cue ball any- I thing like the maximum amount of side which he is able to impart, for in the former case he plays the stroke with as much side as he can, whereas in the latter case he has I to gauge the amount. This question of a moderate amount of side as contrasted with plenty of side has its counterpart in screw strokes, for screw cannons or eorew m-offa are often much easier when they require plenty of screw, than when, though impos- sible at moderate strength without screw, they only require \ery little screw. The can- non shown on Diagram 586 should therefore be played with plenty of side and the cue ball should be spotted at an angle which will bte in accordance with the amount of side with which the stroke is being played. With the object balls situated as shown on Diagram 586 the cue bill should be spotted three or four inches from the end of the D, and from this spotting of the cue ball the cannon can be made by means of a stroke about half-way between quarter-ball and half-ball, played with plenty of side. The stroke should be played with drag. The first object ball will cross the table more as in- dicated by the intersected line, and though the exact direction of its line of travel will depend upon how full or otherwise it has been taken by the cue ban-the fuller the contract the higher up the table will it trav,el-a good-strength stroke will generally leave position for an in-off into the top pocket. DIAGRAM 587.—A cannon off the top and side cushions played wltn plenty of side. Red ball 9m. from the side cushion and 54in. from the top cushion. Object white 4in. from the side cushion, and 25in. from the top cushion. Cue ball at or near the extreme end of the D. Pcsition for an in-off from the red may Ibe obtained by means of a good-strength stroke. Diagram 587 shows a variation of the can- non shown on. Diagram 586. Owing to the second object ball being several inches away from the cushion the cannon can be maodeeithcr off the top cushion only or off the top and side cushions. It is, however, better to play this cannon off two cushions than off only one, for when played off two cushions the risk of the cue ball passing be- tween the cusnion ana me secuim ulli4mt, ball without touching this ball is very greatly lessened. The cue ball should be spotted at or near the extreme end of the D, and the stroke should be played with plenty of side and drag. A good-strength stroke will generally leave position for an in-off to continue with. Mr. Levi's artioles appear every Saturday in the "Evening Express." No. I 1 of this series appeared on October 3.

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