Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-04 | Page 10 | Will Retain Safety Play in Billiards

WILL RETAIN SAFETY PLAY IN BILLIARDS Rule of Not ot to Only Dd Dhe D. D he Jn Tactics U 0 of Genie Game New Nci Tork Jan C. C Safety Safet Safety play is Isto to bc 10 e retained as permissible le in In billiards nn and and 7 n not i lO to be lie penalized in fri the ru rules cs a about out to be bc established b by lI the e National Association of of ot Billiard Pa Players Play ers era accor according to a. a a decision reached by byth bythe th the rules committee con ati and announced to toda today tor to- da day It was l learned that a number of prominent it mt amateur players h had d registered regis regis- creil their opposition to tho timo proposed rule on time ground that It would take from m billiards what amounted amounted to to to its only defensive c element clement Although 4 It is Is believed l by the thc committee com corn that lint tho time new ness rule was misinterpreted Its elimination has boon been upon uvon The rho l idea ea was to do awa away away with thc thc wrecking 0 of ot ota a a. billiard match b by a a. pl player er who was as unable to get get- et Ills his stroke and who ho would ouid not al- al lc Icv his make an anything out of 01 hl at turns at table Play Un for tor five hours or moro has lisa often oUen resulted such exhibitions