Because a sport without history is a sport without consequence.
From Caroms To Chaos: The Story of Pool’s Tragic Calvin Demarest
Billiards has no shortage of tragic champions, but Calvin Demarest’s descent from world champion to a lunatic asylum during the early 20th Century marks one of our sport’s most shocking falls. In just six short years, Demarest went from competitor to crazed inmate — and then he died in obscurity. Sam Korte, author of “Greenleaf: Pool’s Greatest Champion,” tells the story.
From Caroms To Chaos: The Story of Pool’s Tragic Calvin Demarest
In just six short years, the celebrated champion went from competitor to crazed inmate — and then he died in obscurity. ________________________________________________ By Sam Korte EDITOR'S NOTE: Sam Korte is the author of Greenleaf: Pool's Greatest Champion, which...
Welcome to PoolHistory.com
Historic matches. Famous pool players. Dates and stats. Find all that and more at poolhistory.com, the pool and billiards history website curated by R.A. Dyer. Click through for articles about world champions Willie Mosconi and Ralph Greenleaf, or read details about big-time matchups with Minnesota Fats and Jersey Red. Dyer, author of the critically-acclaimed books Hustler Days and The Hustler and the Champ, has spent the last three decades writing about pool and pool history. He’s also the author of the long-running Untold Stories column in Billiards Digest.
Oklahoma’s “Eufaula Kid” Challenged the Greats
Some considered The Eufaula Kid unbeatable on tight-pocketed Southern tables.
1916 World Champ Emmett Blankenship was Early Great
Blackenship won the title on his first try, a feat not even managed by Greenleaf or Mosconi.
The Roots of One-Pocket: An Amateur Sleuth Reports
Prompted by a question on this website, a sleuth makes a discovery about one-pocket.
The Final, Dramatic Days of The Johnston City All-Around
Why still care about the Johnston City tournaments? How about because they transformed pool.
The Early Life of Legendary Promoter George Jansco
Before he promoted tournaments, George Jansco was a bookie, gambler and baseball player.
Keith McReady, Tom Cruise, Jay Helfert and The Color of Money
Jay Helfert, author of Pool Wars, recounts his first-hand memories of The Color of Money.
