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Wimpy’s Norfolk Years: America’s Greatest Pool Town?
Norfolk during World War II was the nation’s greatest mecca for big-time pool.
Wimpy Lassiter’s World War II Coast Guard records
The pool hustler’s time of Coast Guard service was three years, 10 months and 7 days.
Germany’s Joshua Filler wins 2019 US Open 9-Ball Title
Joshua Filler defeats Wu Jiaqing April 26 in the final of the 2019 US Open 9-Ball Championship.
Alfredo De Oro’s Glorious 1918 Return to Cuba
De Oro played one of the most dramatic matches in three-cushion history.
Favorite Pool Halls: Allinger’s, St. Elmo, Cue & Cushion
Readers share memories of favorite pool halls, some stately and some decrepit.
Don “Cincinnati Kid” Willis and the Big Hoorah Hustle
Don Willis, the long-time road partner of the great Wimpy Lassiter, was born on May 1, 1909 and died on March 2, 1984. Willis never was a tournament player. He said he’d rather play a nobody for $7 than a world champion for nothing. “I never practiced just for the sake of practicing. I always wanted to play — to play someone,” he said.
Son of Pool Great Cisero Murphy Pens Autobiography
In 1965, Cisero S. Murphy became the first black man to win a major billiards title.
Billiards Video: Legend Taberski Performs Trick Shots
Taberski was the nation’s dominant player shortly before the reign of Ralph Greenleaf.
10 Dead Guys Not in Hall of Fame (But Should Be)
Several important players and promoters have been skipped over through the years.
The Dean of Pocket Billiards: Memories of Onofrio Lauri
Lauri said you always get punch drunk playing Mosconi because he was so good.
Interview Excerpt: Weenie Beenie talks about Cleo Vaughn
Everybody went out there to play him. He was a bookmaker, and he had a lot of money.
Sociologist Recalls Jersey Red and 1960s Hustler Culture
Part I of Dyer’s 1998 interview with Ned Polksy, the late author of Hustlers, Beats and Others.
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