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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 245, 14 November 1873, Page 5

'Bell's Life ' thus refers to the doino-s of Izar, the celebrated finger player at billiards Up to the present time Izar has played several exhibition matches in the town, the most noteworthy of all being the game played last Wednesday, upon the tables in St. Andrew-street; for | there, while contending with Mr. William Edwards, the Frenchman accomplished the rare break of 427. Place a ball upon any part pf the floor, wherever you may, he will obtain a cannon from the table. A pool basket is inverted* and set upon the table, upon the basket two hats are placed, and into the topmost hat is put a ball. Izar then "plays at a bail which hugs the cushion, and immediately his own ball makes a cannon with theball in the hat! He then places fifteen ;balfe close together, and.parallel with the, cushion, and, marvellous to relate, bmeans of his finger and thumbs, hei" effcrti. fifteen cannons in succession. ]NFpw, as. many are aware of the difficulty ipacc'om- r plishing a camion with two balls, they will- have some idea'of the unaccountabfe ; "knack- of Izar. 1 Sixteen glasses and two* then placed on table, and;- • wonderful to say, the ball is ' traverse round the glasses anda;carinpmt is accomplished." ■ '..■« " , v ;.