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adversary amusement angle axis baulk billiard player billiard room billiard table called carom game carom on ball carom table cause central line centre Collender commencement corner pocket count cue-positions curve dead full diagram effect a carom forfeits forfeiture foul stroke gains game of billiards hand hit the object-ball hole horizontal illustrate imparted inches ject-ball jump kiss knocked lead leave the balls lines marked losing hazard lower cushion mace marker Michael Phelan motion novice object occupied opponent opponent's ball person placed play on ball player plays player's ball pocket table points pool spot position private ball privilege quantities of power red ball retrograding motion rotate rules scene score semicircle shot SIDE STROKE strength strike the cue-ball strike the object-ball striker's ball striking the cue stroke is foul struck three-ball Timon of Athens tion touched twist two-ball pool white ball wrong ball