She borrowed a cue from someone present and proceeded to run 100 points at straight rail without problem.
In straight rail, a player scores a point and may continue shooting each time his cue ball makes contact with both other balls.
Instead of stopping long runs as intended, the skills developed at straight rail were transferred over to cushion caroms.
At straight rail's inception there was no restriction on the manner of scoring.
The brothers switched to straight rail then, playing to 100 points; Joseph came out on top, 100 to 83.
Professional straight rail in the United States was only seen for six years, from 1873 to 1879.
It was frustration of many people with straight rail.
This is most common with straight rail domestic types.
Curved rail stairlifts have more complex controls than those with straight rails.
This marked the demise of professional straight rail in the U.S., which only had a six year run from 1873 to 1879.
