Because a sport without history is a sport without consequence.
Ruth McGinnis – America’s First Queen of Pocket Billiards
At age 10 she ran a 47. By age 11 she was performing local exhibitions. At age 13 she was described as “a pocket player of exceptional ability.” Yet right from the start McGinnis found that because of her gender, few people would give her a chance.
Ruth McGinnis – America’s First Queen of Pocket Billiards
Ruth McGinnis was America's first great professional woman pool player. Rebecca Batley/Guest Contributor In her skirt, blouse and smart midi heels, Ruth McGinnis did not look like your typical pool shark. Playing pool in a skirt is not the easiest of things to do...
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.
LASSITER & FATS: BIG BETS IN TODAY’S DOLLARS
Minnesota Fats won $20,000 from a trio of Johnston City hustlers, back in ’71.
Marshall “Tuscaloosa Squirrel” Carpenter dead at 92
Carpenter was the last of pool’s great ’60s generation made famous with The Hustler.
Guest Post: Black Widow Makes Cue Sports History in Japan
Jeanette Lee was among the first American pool players to compete at the World Games.
Cornbread Red, Minnesota Fats and a Johnston City Burn
Remembered as one of pool’s funniest hustlers, Cornbread got the worst of it against Fats.
Almost Forgotten: Rags, Youngblood & Rotation Slim
Excluded elsewhere, this trio of African American sharks came to compete in Johnston City.
The Legendary Cisero Murphy: Trailblazer and Champion
Cisero Murphy overcame bigotry to compete in national championships.