1895 Bartender's Guide by Berner-Mayer Co

a nd the oth er t w o a r situa t ed h a lf w ay between the ccn t l'C! spot a n d the h ead a nd foot c u shion s. The spo t at the head of the ta ble is ca lled the whi t e spo t. a nd the on e at ·the f oot o f the table the r ed spo t. The cen t r e spot is only· used when a baH forced off lhi! tabl e finds both r ed a nd w hite sp ots occu pied. Ther efore. shou>ld l'he white b all when f or ced o ff t h e t~ble h a v e i t~ spo t occupied, i t would be p l aced on t h e r ed sp'Ot, or on t h e w hite spat i f it b e the r ed ba ll t hat is f orced o ff t h e tabl e. In b eg inning t h e gam e t h e r eel ba ll a n d t h e w h !tc on e a r e placed on their r esp ective spot s ; t h e other wlli~c ;-~m a ins in h a nd, a nd i s placed n ear t h e whi te spot p r '' i ou s to the opening stroke of t h e gam e. The pl ayer can t a k e a ny posi tion within s-ix inc h es o f the whi te spot , on a Jiine par a llel, or n early pa r a llel, " ·ith the h ead cu shion, bu't h e must s trike t h e r ed ball .flrti~ l.ie– fore a count can be effected. I n playing the g a m e the f ollo wing iu u es sh;rnld be observed: 1..-The gam e is beg un by string ing f.or l ead, t h e play er who brings his ball n ear est to t h e cu shion at t h e h ead of the t·a.ble winning the choice of baHs, and t h e rig h t t o p la y fi r st, a s in t h e A m erican ga m e. Should t h e pl ayer faii t o count, his oppon en t bh en ·m al