Billiards Digest December 2007

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
18 TULSA TRAGEDY: U.S Junios champion Tyler Strawn dies in a highway accident at the age of 20. by BD Staff<br>
48 PAST & PRESENTS: Pool pros break out their scrapbooks in our annual Holiday Gift Guide and share their Christmas memories, while you peruse this season's hottest gift ideas. by BD Staff<br>
58 REIGN OF SHANE: With his take-no-prisoners performance at the U.S. Open, Shane Van Boening has seized the mantle of America's best player. The steely shooter from Sioux Falls Looks like he'll keep it. by Mason King<br>
64 CRANFIELD DIARIES: Babe's Hall of Fame career unfolds in his exhaustive, private scrapbooks. by Mike Shamos<br>

<b>COLUMNS</b><br>
14 From The Publisher: BCA muscle-flexing a welcome sight. by Mike Panozzo<br>
80 Tips & Shafts: The room that showed how low they could go. by George Fels<br>

<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
8 YESTERYEAR: After a dozen years on tour, Ledman called it quits.<br>
10 MAILBAG: Furor over our editorial on the proliferation of "world" events.<br>
12 AD INDEX: Your guide to BD's advertisers.<br>
14 BD NEWS: After attempting to usurp BCA on world stage, ACS gets the boot.<br>
18 WINGSHOTS: Promising cue star dues in accident. Plus, a cue by Richard Black, You make the call, and Pool on TV for July.<br>
26 CALENDAR: Your guie to tournaments and events.<br>
64 CHRONICLES by Mike Shamos Inside the personal scrapbooks of Babe Cranfield.<br>
69 TOURNAMENTS: Schmidt finds comfort at Southern Classic; Corr at home in Oklahoma. Plus, WPBA rankings and the BD/Pooldawg Power Index.<br>
74 TOUR SPOTTING: Liz Lovely starts rolling on Great Lakes Tour, and Shuff breaks through against Slivka on Tiger Tour. Plus, Spotlight on My-Hanh Lac.<br>
76 FELT FORUM: New products to drool over.<br>
77 MARKETPLACE: Some great offers.<br>
78 WHERE TO FIND BD: Check out our poolroom and retail partners.<br>

<b>Instruction</b><br>
28 Quick Hits: Why go two rails when one will do? Plus, Drill Bits, Opening Shot, and Tony Crosby gets put On the Spot.<br>
30 Nick Varner. Strategies<br>
32 Larry Schwartz. Stripes & Solids<br>
34 Bob Jewett. Tech Talk<br>
36 Tom Ross. In Focus<br>
38 David Alciatore. Illustrated Principles<br>
44 Audra Quinn. From Scratch<br
46 Willie Jopling. Trick Shots