POOL 



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POOR LAWS 



Fifteen-Ball Pool. This game i< played with 

 fifteen colored balls numbered from 1 to 15 

 and one plain white hall a- tin- cue hall. The 

 fifteen balls are placed in the wooden triangle 

 on the table with the hall marked 1 as the 

 I of the triangle. The frame is withdrawn, 

 leaving the 1 ball on the red spot, the other 

 halls being arranged in more or less promiscu- 

 ous order hat usually the 2 and 3 are 

 at the extremities of tl ! the triangle. 



The object of the game is to pocket as many 

 hall- able, the numbers on the balls 



pocketed added together making the score. 

 The total of the numbers on the balls is 120, 

 ..hen only two are playing the first to make 

 61 wins the game. 



Bottle-Pool. This game is played on a pool 

 table with three balls and a pool bottle. The 



1 and 2 pool balls are used, and a white one 

 for cue ball. The pool bottle is placed upside 

 down on the center spot; the 1 and 2 balls 

 must be placed at the foot of the table, one 

 near each pocket, the right distance being 

 marked by the diamond nearest each pocket 

 on the rail of the pool table. 



The first player strikes the cue ball from 

 anywhere behind the string, aiming at the 1 or 



2 ball, according to choice. The game con- 



of 31 points, and the player having the 

 ]o\vc>! -core is adjudged the loser. Any num- 

 ber can play, each following in rotation, play- 

 ing with the same cue ball. The scoring is 

 as follows: 



Cairom on the two balls 1 point 



Pocket the 1 ball 1 point 



Pocket the 2 ball 2 points 



om from ball and upsetting bottle 5 points 

 A player who makes more than 31 is burst, and 

 must start afresh. 



Pin-Pool. This game requires two white 

 balls, one red ball and five wooden pins which 

 set on the table as shown in the accom- 

 panying diagram, with the 1 pointing to the 

 head of the table. 



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The center pin (5) is black, and the value of 

 the other pins, which are usually plain wood, 

 is marked in chalk on the cloth alongside, 

 where it may be seen by the players. The 

 red ball is placed on the red spot, as in bil- 

 liards. One white ball is placed on a spot in 

 line with the center of the table, three inches 

 from the cushion, with the pins between it 

 and the red ball. 



Karh player receives a small ball with a num- 

 ber, keeping to himself the knowledge of the 

 number. The pool is won by the player who 

 scores exactly 31 by knocking down pins to 

 make exactly that number when added to the 

 number on his concealed ball. If a player 

 makes more than 31 he bursts, and must start 

 over again. 



C'arroms on the two balls count nothing. 

 Pins only count. There is no forfeit for a miss 

 or for forcing a ball off the table. If by the 

 cue ball or object balls the four outside pins 

 are knocked down leaving the 5 standing the 

 player wins the pool regardless of his score. 

 This is called a natural. F.ST.A. 



For books relating to the various games of 

 pool, see list at end of the article' BILLIARDS. 



POO'NA, a city and district in Bombay 

 Presidency, India, headquarters of the Bombay 

 army and government each year from July 

 to November, when the climate of Poona is 

 more healthful than that of the surrounding 

 district. The city stands 1,850 feet above sea 

 level, near where the rivers Mutha and Mula 

 meet. Two miles from the city are the can- 

 tonments for the army. The city itself is di- 

 vided into seven parts, each named after a 

 day of the week. The native town is poorly 

 built, squalid and unhealthful. The inhabitants 

 formerly suffered terribly from the plague ; in 

 1897 the death rate rose to ninety-three per 

 1,000 of the inhabitants. Between 1891 and 

 1901 the population decreased from 161,390 to 

 111,385. Stringent measures for eradications or 

 restriction of the plague have done much since 

 that time and the census of 1911 showed an 

 increase to 158,856. 



The city is supplied with water from the 

 river Mula, an embankment and waterworks 

 having been erected ten miles from the city. 

 There are numerous educational institutions, 

 including the Deccan College, established by 

 the government, with European professors. 

 Cotton mills, flour mills and dairies represent 

 the chief industries. The district of Poona 

 covers an area of 5,349 square miles, and has 

 a population of 995,300. 



POOR LAWS , a term which describes the 

 general mass of legislation designed to assist 

 the dependent poor. Civilized governments 

 have always recognized that while the indi- 

 vidual has duties he must render to society, 

 he also has claims on society; among others is 

 the right of assistance, when he, on his part, 

 is unable to secure the necessities of life. All 

 nations make laws covering such cases, but 



