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Watching DCC action between Schmidt and Gorst, at different times Schmidt placed his hand on the table and "rubbed" the cloth towards his hole. He was not cleaning/removing anything, but rather "grooving" the felt in his favor. Never really thought about it before, but how is this allowed...

Sad to learn that services for Michael were yesterday. Most of the top players and certainly those in the Midwest have played at Michael's Billiards in Fairfield, Ohio. Not a fancy place, but if you wanted a clean comfortable place to play with good tables, equipment, and good competition -...

As a fan of 1p but hate slow play, I just saw a cure: this last weekend, England had a chess tournament held underwater. (They used magnetic board and pieces held to bottom of pool,). Once player went underwater, he could not come up for air until he made his move. Using the same format, 1p...

Surviving another birthday, I thought I might post a couple of memories just to see any response. I remember when: Pool- 1- local pool rooms opened at 7am (for high school kids) 2- a game of 8-ball was 5 cents (high stakes was 25 cents - lunch money) 3- every pool room had a house man (racked...

Guessing most will disagree, but I believe a change needs to be made in the 1p rule of losing 1 ball on all fouls. As I watch and learn from taped matches, players simply "push" or "touch" when they get into trouble. The cost of losing 1 ball is minimal. In addition, the incoming player must...