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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.
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.
Running Hundreds: Mosconi, Shaw, Schmidt & Cranfield
Mosconi, Schmidt & Shaw each locked down 500-plus ball-running records. But what of Cranfield?
Ko Pin Yi wins 2023 World Pool Masters; Kaci Second
The Taiwanese player also vanquished Jayson Shaw, 9-1, and Shane Van Boening, 11-7.
Michael Phelan: Father of American Pool, Irish Seditionist
The man rightfully considered the father of our sport in America had a colorful political history.
Pandemonium! Top 10 Billiards Brawls in Cinema
From DeNiro to Pacino to Jackie Chan, poolroom fights aplenty in the movies.
Orcollo, Briesath Selected for Billiard Congress Hall of Fame
Orcollo, 43, was the clear choice of voters in the Greatest Players category for the 2022 HOF.
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