An interesting piece of info I found this morning...
QUOTE: Eight-Ball was Invented shortly after 1900; Straight Pool followed in 1910. Nine-Ball seems to have developed around 1920. One-Pocket has ancestors that are older than any of these; the idea of the game was described in 1775 and complete rules for a British form appeared in 1869. UNQUOTE
The game of “corners” is a predecessor of one pocket. About a dozen corners tables in USA....Ft Collins I think (Colorado for certain) ? and Joplin are their locations
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