11. If a life is lost, the next player plays at the nearest ball to his
own; but if the next player's ball be in hand, he plays at the nearest ball
to the centre spot of the half-circle.
12. If a doubt arise respecting the distance of balls, the distance must,
if the player's ball be in {327} hand, be measured from the centre spot on
the half-circle; but if the player's ball be not in hand, the measurement
must be made from his ball to the other; and in both cases the doubt must
be decided by the majority of the players; but if the distance be equal,
then the owners of the balls at equal distances must draw lots.