A BILLIARDS POINT.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17660, 10 August 1929, Page 4

A BILLIARDS POINT.

FOUL SHOT CLAIMED

Air interesting point arose during the small-table billiards tournament at Wellington the othel- night, and rather illustrates that a little knowledge (of rules) is. a dangerous thing. Moller was playing Duncan, Lie iormer being in play, and it was (he rule regarding the limitation of misses which came under notice. Duncan had given a miss, and Aloller then played and fluked, the white down. The red was safe under the cushion, and Moller, thinking Duncan would have to play the red—having already given a misis—left his own ball in baulk. Duncan ran a coupe, and Aloller promptly claimed a foul shot for giving two misses in succession, forgetting /that portion of the rule which says “unless he or the opponent scores after the first miss.” He was not aware of the exception, but the umpire was. Aloller had to play the red, having given a mi«s in his previous visit.