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From: The Independent - London
Date: 19990411
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Q. In his book McAusan in the Rough, George MacDonald Fraser describes how it is possible, hypothetically, for a footballer to score three successive goals without any other player touching the ball. He also suggest that a 155 break in snooker is possible.

Anyone know how?

A. 1) The footballer first scores an own goal just before half- time then kicks off, scoring directly from the restart. The referee then blows for half-time and the same player kicks off the second half and repeats his feat. Three goals, and no other player touches the ball - simple, eh? 2) In snooker, before a ball is ...

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