by radyer | Apr 17, 2020 | 1940s Pool, Hustler Stories, Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter
How much were historic wagers by Lassiter, Fats, and De Oro in today’s dollars? This is what Luther Lassiter said about Norfolk, Virginia, back in the 1940s: “Greatest pool town that’s ever been. You had five or six people there who were...
by radyer | Apr 9, 2020 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, Historic Players, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Marshall Carpenter
Legendary OnePocket player Helped Organize First Johnston City Tournament. Legendary one-pocket player Marshall Carpenter, better known to the pool world as The Tuscaloosa Squirrel, passed away April 5 in his namesake hometown. He was 92. Marshall “The...
by radyer | Feb 22, 2020 | 1960s Pool, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats, Tom Fox
Old-time hustler was part of pool’s most colorful generation. The autobiography of Minnesota Fats, written with Tom Fox, references Cornbread Red. Billy Burge, better known as “Cornbread Red,” was a famed road player, an expert one-pocket player and...
by radyer | Feb 17, 2020 | 1950s Pool, 1960s Pool, Cisero Murphy, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Jim Crow Pool
Along with Cisero Murphy, “Youngblood” Washington, “Rotation Slim” Hairston and “Rags” Woods were among African American players at the early Johnston City events. In case you missed it, George and Paulie Jansco finally received their much-deserved induction into...
by radyer | Feb 16, 2020 | 1960s Pool, Billiards Video, Cisero Murphy, Historic Players, Jersey Red, Jim Crow Pool, Willie Mosconi
Brooklyn’s Cisero Murphy smashed through professional pool’s color line. Cisero Murphy, shown in the video that you can find here, was the first African-American pool player to ever win a World or U.S. National billiard title. Murphy also was a...
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