A Canadian by birth, George Sutton lost both of his arms below the elbows in a sawmill accident at the age of eight.

During this US tour, Sutton gave lectures and appeared in exhibitions as an employee of a Chicago billiard company.

[7] Sutton learned to play billiards while he was in college, and he set world record in balkline competitions.

[2] In 1908, he went to Paris for eight months, where he was contracted to play in billiards matches with other Americans at the Café Olympia.

[4] Sutton used no artificial devices, holding the cue between his two elbows and providing propulsion from the strong and flexible muscles in the stumps of his severed arms.