by Pool History Guest Contributor | May 4, 2024 | 1910s Pool, Historic Players, World Pool
Team Europe Champion Ralph Eckert explores German pool history and some of the nation’s forgotten champions. ________________________________________________ Special for POOLHISTORY.COM By Ralph Eckert EDITOR’S NOTE: In this article — the first in a...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Apr 13, 2024 | 1910s Pool, Calvin Demarest, Historic Players
In just six short years, the celebrated champion went from competitor to crazed inmate — and then he died in obscurity. ________________________________________________ By Sam Korte EDITOR’S NOTE: Sam Korte is the author of Greenleaf: Pool’s Greatest...
by radyer | Apr 20, 2019 | 1910s Pool, Alfredo De Oro, World Pool
In 1918, after a decades-long absence, billiard champion Alfredo de Oro returned home to his native Cuba. His mission: to defend the world title. Some years ago I took a deep dive into three-day match, now remembered as one of the most dramatic in the history of...
by radyer | Feb 26, 2019 | 1800s Pool, 1910s Pool, 1920s Pool, 1930s Pool, Alfredo De Oro, Historic Players
De Oro is largely forgotten these days, probably because his spectacular career occurred before living memory and because his exploits were overshadowed by the very colorful Ralph Greenleaf, If you’ve been following along lately, you know we’ve had on-gain...
by radyer | Feb 26, 2019 | 1910s Pool, 1920s Pool, 1930s Pool, Alfredo De Oro, Hustler Stories
The Alfredo De Oro Bladder Technique I wrote an essay sometime back in which I listed some of the most popular sharking techniques in history. Somehow I neglected to mention one of my favorites. During the 1936 World Billiards Tournament, when Alfredo De Oro was 71...
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