Re: [DL] Pool Tables?

[Horace Black <horaceblack@yahoo.com>]

  According to David Dary's book entitled "Finding
Pleasure in the Old West"  some  New Orleans
establishments had billiard rooms in the 1830s at the
same time some river steamboats had a billiard table
or two.  There is also an illustration of a cowboy who
was said to have ridden his horse onto a billiard
table that was in a combination saloon billiard hall
in Abilene Kansas in the 1860s.
  According to The Knucklduster Cowtown Creator a
pocket billiard table would cost $35.
  Hope this helps.
                                    Horace Black

--- "Everett E. Proctor" <spiritmast@globaldialog.com>
wrote:
> 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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