Billiards Digest December 1997

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
40 It's Open season for Earl Strickland in Chesapeake. by Karl Lueders<br>
50 All the pomp and circumstances of the WPA World Championship.<br>
52 Archer becomes a victim of good timing at the WPA Worlds.<br>
56 Fisher defends World Championship; sun rises in east. by Lauren Jagnow<br>
62 BD's Annual Holiday Gift Guide is always a good taste.<br>
78 Oliver Ortmann: The epic battle of man vs. machine. by Dan Janoff<br>
86 Metro Pool finds a beautiful coexistence in the City of Angels.<br>
107 McDermott Cues L.A. Classic: Fisher fights complacency by winning.<br>
121 D.C.'s 1749 Club has the solution for those all-night matches.<br>
125 Politics invade the USBA Nationals in New York. by Mike Shamos<br>

<b>COLUMNS</b><br>
16 From the Publisher by Mike Panozzo<br>
18 Inside Spin by Mike Geffner<br>
36 Off the Rail by Laura Friedman<br>
38 Proprietor's Corner by Sue Backman<br>
128 Tips & Shafts by George Fels<br>

<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
6 Calendar<br>
9 Yesteryear<br>
12 Ad Index<br>
14 Mailbag<br>
95 Chronicles by Michael Shamos<br>
101 Tournaments<br>
105 Scoreboard<br>
112 Marketplace<br>
117 Wing Shots<br>
124 Felt Forum<br>

<b>INSTRUCTION</b><br>
22 Robert Byrne<br>
26 Larry Schwartz<br>
28 Fran Crimi<br>
30 Grady Mathews<br>
32 Bob Jewett