The first ever published rules of American snooker

[Archivist]

Hi, I'm trying to find the first set of published rules for American snooker. I found the first mention in the press on 2 February 1917 (https://allaboutsnooker.info/sydenha...february-1917/), but I'm not sure if this is American snooker with the original rules. I've read that the rules were published in 1925, but I can't find the source. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[DeanH]

I have many sets of rules going back to 1910 (and a bit before) but not much mention of American Snooker.

The link does not open for me

[DeanH]

Found this:

There is another form of the game though, known as American Snooker, where the rules
have been structured to resemble many of the American games of pool. In this version it
would be a foul if no reds hit a cushion or fell into a pocket, and the cue-ball needs to hit at
least one cushion after striking the pack. Another curiosity of American Snooker is that any
foul carries a penalty of seven points. (The rules of American Snooker can be found on the
website of Brunswick Billiards.)

[Archivist]

I came across the first mention of snooker in the US in Field magazine on Saturday 30 March 1889:

"Snooker—Are there any printed rules for the American game of snooker, with all the pool and pyramid balls, and, if so, where are they to be had?—J. H.H.C."

I've looked but I can't find the original rules. All I can find is that the rules of American snooker are different from the standard English rules.

The link does not open for me

It's a bit strange, but you can go to https://allaboutsnooker.info and search for 'American snooker'.

[Archivist]

Found this:

There is another form of the game though, known as American Snooker, where the rules
have been structured to resemble many of the American games of pool. In this version it
would be a foul if no reds hit a cushion or fell into a pocket, and the cue-ball needs to hit at
least one cushion after striking the pack. Another curiosity of American Snooker is that any
foul carries a penalty of seven points. (The rules of American Snooker can be found on the
website of Brunswick Billiards.)

I couldn't find any snooker rules on the Brunswick Billiards website. It looks like there aren't any American or English rules either.
https://www.brunswickbilliards.com/

[DeanH]

the link did go to webarchive so who knows where it is in the old site