Congratulations go out to the following for placing in our Scotch Doubles Tournament:
1st – Stan Momii & Dominic Smoot
2nd – Robert Morton & Matthew Gasaway
4th – Roscoe Brown & Nick Sudar
The following rule changes were voted in and have been updated in the 2019-2020 Rules.
Timeouts:
27. As of the 2019-2020 season, the active shooter or any of the shooter’s teammates may call a foul. “Teammate” is defined as one of the players designated on the scoresheet on the night of play. It is still good procedure to ask an opponent if a shot was a foul if the shooter is unclear, and even better procedure to ask players from BOTH teams to watch a questionable shot before the shot is taken.
Rack Your Own:
As of the 2019-2020 season, the breaker of each game pays for the game and racks their own balls. There is no longer the option to rack your own or have your opponent rack.
Maximum Fine Removed (all references to maximum fine removed in dropoff section of rules):
13. “Gabe’s” and “90 West” are the designated “Drop off’ points, for the 2019-2020 season, for score sheets and fees. Visiting team captains are responsible for dropping off the completed score sheets and fees on the night of the match by the closing time of the drop off point. Fees need not be paid for “bye” matches.
Accidentally Moving Multiple Balls (plural language changed to singular):
It is not a foul to accidentally touch a single stationary object ball while in the act of shooting. If such an accident occurs, the player must allow the opponent the option to leave the touched ball in its new position or to restore the object ball to what he believes to be its correct position. If the player accidentally moves a ball as part of a shot, and a ball set in motion as a normal part of the shot touches such an unrestored ball, or passes partly into a region originally occupied by a disturbed ball, the shot is a foul. In short, if the accident has any effect on the outcome of the shot, it is a foul. It is a foul to play another shot before the opponent has either elected to leave the table in position or to restore any accidentally moved balls. If the opponent elects to leave the table in position the balls are considered restored, and subsequent contact on them is not a foul. It is still a foul to make any contact with the cue ball whatsoever while it is in play, except for the normal tip-to-ball contact during a shot. If multiple object balls are moved accidentally via the stick, body, or any other illegal surface, even in the act of shooting, this is a ball in hand foul.
Note that a player who accidentally touches a stationary ball and restores it has committed a foul. This is considered deliberately touching balls in play. The player must instead ask his opponent if he wants the ball’s position restored and wait for an answer.
New Team Designation to Teams Delinquent Over $100 (added last line):
17. New teams to the league which consists of three or more new players to the league will be required to pay $20 per week for dues during the first half of the season. The new teams will not have to pay any dues during the second half of the season since their team has already paid for the second half of the season. This rule is necessary since some new teams drop out in the second half of the season. Team drop outs have an adverse effect on team standings & financial structure of the league. The Grievance Committee will determine new team status and any other pay structure for new teams on a case-by-case basis. Any team which was delinquent more than $100 at any time during the previous season will be designated a new team for the subsequent season.
Obvious 8 Balls No Longer Need to be Called (removed language necessitating calling all 8 balls)
Failing to make a legal hit while shooting at the 8-ball or sinking the cue ball results in ball in hand to the opponent, unless the 8-ball is pocketed in the process, when the shooter would lose. As of the 2019-2020 season, calling the 8 ball is no longer necessary for obvious shots. An obvious shot, as defined in section 10 of these rules, does not include kicks, caroms or combinations. As with any shot, if an opponent is unclear about the shooters intended pocket, they may ask, while still following the rules of sportsmanship and etiquette.