Dead Stroke Trance

[Mr. Bond]

The author of this article, "uncle" Joe Capron, was a well known championship level player at the time.

It appears that even back then, they knew what dead-stroke was all about. They just didnt call it the same thing.



from Billiards Magazine 1925

 

[xplor]

What's a chuck nurse ?

 

[Mr. Bond]

Did you mean 'anchor nurse' ?
(As used in the article)

 

[xplor]

Like corner nurse and Hoppe nurse they are different but produce simular results , high scores. Three cushion stoped them.

 

[Mr. Bond]

initially the balk line was intended to thwart the nurse(s).

a 'chuck nurse' is when one of the object balls remains frozen to a rail. (while repeatedly scoring off of it and another ball nearby)