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Friday, August 17, 2018

Hofstatter, Davenport Elected to Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame

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Broomfield, Colo., August 3, 2018 - The Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame welcomes two of the game's top players of the ...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

UK Website Devoted to Billiards, Snooker History

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Interested in the the history of UK billiards and snooker? Check out the UK Billiard and Snooker Archive, which touts itself as the only w...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

St. Elmo: Favorite Haunt of Wimpy Lassiter

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This photo of the St. Elmo pool hall in Norfolk, Virginia. It was the favorite haunt of the world famous Wimpy Lassiter and also was fea...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

Fox: Death by Fly or Shark?

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This excerpt, below, from an old edition of the New York Times describes the discovery in 1866 of the body of pool player Louis Fox in ...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: Books & More

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Does that special pool lover in your life already own 20 instructional books? How about going another direction this year and getting him o...
Saturday, September 19, 2015

VIDEO: Ko bests SVB in World 9-ball Final

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By Ted Lerner  WPA Press Officer Doha, QATAR -- Showing why he is not only one of  pool’s most talented performers, but perhaps its ...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Man of Many Talents: Hall of Fame Inductee Charles Ursitti Known for Marksmanship

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Did you know that Charles Ursitti, recent Hall of Fame inductee and a key figure in the book The Hustler & The Champ, was also a high...
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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Ortmann, Ursitti Enshrined in Hall of Fame

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Olivoer Ortmann, left,  and Johnny Archer. Courtesy Billiards Digest. BROOMFIELD, COLO., Aug. 18, 2015 — (BCA Press Release) Two trail...
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Pool Historian William Hendricks Dies

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Here’s a bit of sad news for pool history fans: William Hendricks, author of the very good but somewhat obscure Official Standard History ...
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Saturday, June 13, 2015

American Pool History: A Timeline

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Here's a work-in-progress timeline of American pool. Feel free to suggest more entries or corrections. One day I'll put this up more...