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Modern Billiards

by Benjamin Garno

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  1. 1Introductory
  2. 2Historical
  3. 3The Billiard-Room
  4. 4Billiard Appliances — Their Choice and Care — How to Select a Table
  5. 5Part I — Manual
  6. 6Part II — Plate XIII. — The Table Laid Out for the Several Games
  7. 7Plate XXVI. — Serial One-Cushion Strokes
  8. 8Plate XXVII. — Serial One-Cushion Strokes
  9. 9Plate XXVIII. — Slowing Cue-Ball, Doubling Object-Ball
  10. 10Plate XXIX. — Slowing Cue-Ball, Doubling Object-Ball
  11. 11Plate XXX. — Slowing Cue-Ball Doubling Object-Ball
  12. 12Plate XXXI. — Compound Angles
  13. 13Plate XXXII. — Compound Angles
  14. 14Plate XXXIII. — Compound Angles
  15. 15Plate XXXIV. — Compound Angles
  16. 16Plate XXXV. — Slowed and Twisted Cue-Balls
  17. 17Plate XXXVI. — The “Twice-Around-the-Table” Stroke
  18. 18Plate XXXVII. — Further Illustration of the “Twice-Around” Stroke
  19. 19Plate XXXVIII
  20. 20Plate XXXIX. — “Kiss” and Three-Cushion Carom
  21. 21Plate XL. — Slowed Cue-Ball
  22. 22Plate XLI. — Slowed Cue-Ball
  23. 23Plate XLII. — Acute Draw Strokes
  24. 24Plate XLIII. — Effective One-Cushion “Draws”
  25. 25Plate XLIV. — Draw With Reverse and Natural English
  26. 26Plate XLV. — Doubling Object-Ball
  27. 27Plate XLVI. — Serial Caroms, Also Twist and “Kiss” Cushion Follow
  28. 28Plate XLVII. — Three-Cushion and Cushion “Kiss” Stroke
  29. 29Plate XLVIII. — Kiss Caroms
  30. 30Plate XLIX. — Peculiar Driving Strokes
  31. 31Plate L — Kiss Caroms
  32. 32Plate Li — “Kiss” and “Hug” Cushion Strokes
  33. 33Plate LII. — Kiss and Massé Caroms
  34. 34Plate LIII. — Doubling Cue and Object Balls
  35. 35Plate LIV. — Quarter and Direct Draws
  36. 36Plate LV. — “Fine-Cut” and Hug-Cushion Strokes
  37. 37Plate LVI. — A Difficult Gathering Stroke
  38. 38Plate LVII. — Effective One and Two Cushion Strokes
  39. 39Plate LVIII. — Acute Draws Along Cushion
  40. 40Plate LIX. — “Kiss” Carom, Also One and Three Cushion Draws
  41. 41Plate LX. — Bank Strokes
  42. 42Plate LXI. — “Bank” With “Twist,” Cushion-“massé” and “Draw”-Cushio…
  43. 43Plate LXII. — Intricate Carom
  44. 44Plate LXIII. — Acute and “Spread”-Draw
  45. 45Plate Lxiiia — Slow “Follow” Cushion “Twist” and Draw Twist
  46. 46Plate LXIV. — A Follow With Excessive English
  47. 47Plate LXV. — Effective Gathering Strokes
  48. 48Plate LXVI. — “Bank”-Stroke Caroms
  49. 49Plate LXVII. — Four-Cushion and “Bank”-Stroke Caroms
  50. 50Plate LXVIII. — Reverse English
  51. 51Plate LXIX. — “Kiss” and “Fine” Cushion Caroms
  52. 52Plate LXX. — A “Fine-Cut” Ball and Effective One-Cushion Gathering…
  53. 53Plate LXXI. — Reverse English Caroms
  54. 54Plate LXXII. — One-Cushion and Kiss Strokes
  55. 55Plate LXXIII. — Close Draw
  56. 56Plate LXXIV. — Twist and Draw Strokes
  57. 57Plate LXXV. — The Kiss and Twist Stroke
  58. 58Plate LXXVI. — Close Draw and Follow Massé
  59. 59Conducting Tournaments
  60. 60How to Figure Averages
  61. 61Billiard Record — Four-Ball Game
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  113. 113Best Performances in Public Matches
  114. 114Balkline Game
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  172. 172Best Performances
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  199. 199Rules Governing Various Games — Rules Governing Professional Champi…
  200. 200The Additions Are

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