Show HOW FRENCH PLAY BILLIARDS M boucher at a critical moment shot so hard he went through a window alfred boucher takes his billiards seriously when he meets an opponent worthy of 0 his vigor A few nights ago he met such an opponent and in addition the run of the balls was against him the game had reached a crucial stage and all depended on the shot a very difficult round the table carom the cushions were hard and tar far from resilient As M boucher knew the be shot required not only address but sheer physical he put his whole body behind it the table was near a window and he be miss e d his shot the result was hardly comic there was a sound ot of breaking glass and the too strenuous player shot head foremost through rough the window to the pavement 30 feet below he was picked up with a fractured skull parts paris letter to the london telegraph |