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"Come into the billiard-room and have a quiet cigar." [GLOR]
Rack 'em up! Our monthly discussion of games and sports turns to billiards.
While the game itself is mentioned once in a significant way, there are a number of times when a room dedicated to the activity pops up in the Sherlock Holmes stories. What is it about billiards that captured English attention during this time period?
It's just a trifle.
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
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