by radyer | May 27, 2024 | 1940s Pool, Historic Players, Historical Notes, Wimpy Lassiter
Pool legend Wimpy Lassiter divided much of his World War II service on three Coast Guard cutters operating from Norfolk, Virginia. By then the Navy had subsumed the Coast Guard for the war effort and Lassiter’s cutters — designated CG 83511, CG 74307, CG 74306...
by radyer | May 17, 2024 | Hall of Fame
This year’s BCA inductees includes a five-time U.S. Open winner, the publisher of Billiards Digest, and an esteemed promoter. ________________________________________________ Longmont, Colo., May 17, 2024 – The Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame will...
by radyer | Nov 5, 2023 | Historic Players, Hubert Cokes, Hustler Stories, Jack Hill, Jansco Brothers, One-Pocket
Who Invented One-Pocket? Amateur sleuth Brandon Scott King takes on the question. ________________________________________________ EDITOR’S NOTE: Prompted by a question raised on this website, amateur sleuth Brandon Scott King (also known as Rabbi Hippie) began...
by radyer | Oct 24, 2023 | 1960s Pool, 1970s Pool, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats, Tom Fox, Tournaments
Why should we still care about Johnston City, now a half-century later? There are plenty of reasons, but foremost is that the tournaments changed American pool forever. ________________________________________________ By R.A. Dyer They came flooding in, maybe forty in...
by radyer | Jun 4, 2023 | 1930s Pool, 1960s Pool, Historical Notes, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, One-Pocket, Tournaments, Wimpy Lassiter
George Jansco and his brother Paulie helped usher in America’s modern era of pool. The brothers were inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in 2019. ________________________________________________ By R.A. Dyer Back before the newspaper men arrived, and before the...
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