Re: [DL] Pool Tables?

["Everett E. Proctor" <spiritmast@globaldialog.com>]

I do believe billiards was fairly popular, and I think this is about the
time that pocket billards started to become popular.   I do know that
one of the Earp brothers was shot in a billards hall during their war
with the Cowboys.  


On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:21:12 -0400
Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net> wrote:

> 
> On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 08:32  AM, Brom Clancy wrote:
> 
> > there was a billard hall card in the doomtown game, don't have a clue 
> > how
> > well researched it was.
> 
> I spent way too long once determining the existence of typewriters in 
> the 1870s for handouts, so I can't fault someone for trying.
> 
> Basically, do a google search for billiards FAQ, with maybe terms like 
> 'antique' or 'historic' thrown in.
> 
> I'd guess these were signs of an upper-class place, but might not be 
> too exclusive. A proper pool table needs to be level, which is 
> something that might be uncommon in the Weird West boomtowns. Also, 
> pool doesn't have a 'dealer' like most house gambling events, so it may 
> have been less common. A table for cards is easy to pack up and move if 
> needed....
> 
> But that's all conjecture.
> 
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