by Pool History Guest Contributor | Nov 22, 2023 | 1920s Pool, Emmett Blankenship, Historic Players, Ralph Greenleaf, Tournaments
Emmett Blankenship won the World Title on his first attempt in 1916. ________________________________________________ EDITOR’S NOTE: In this article, adapted from content from an upcoming book, guest contributor Brandon Scott King (also known as Rabbi Hippie)...
by Pool History Guest Contributor | Dec 10, 2021 | 1920s Pool, 1930s Pool, Historic Players, World Pool
By Samantha Elley /Special Contribution for PoolHistory.Com ________________________________________________ Given his pedigree, it seemed inevitable that Walter Albert Lindrum one day would make his mark on the world of English billiards. His grandfather, Frederick...
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...
by radyer | Feb 2, 2019 | 1920s Pool, Ralph Greenleaf, Tournaments
In January, 1927, Erwin Rudolf met Ralph Greenleaf in New York City to determine the nation’s next pocket billiards champion. Greenleaf had held the title nearly uninterrupted for the previous eight years, having relinquished it only once (in 1925) to Frank Taberski....
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