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The Roots of One-Pocket:  An Amateur Sleuth Reports

The Roots of One-Pocket: An Amateur Sleuth Reports

by radyer | Nov 5, 2023 | Historic Players, Hubert Cokes, Hustler Stories, Jack Hill, Jansco Brothers, One-Pocket

The Final, Dramatic Days of The Johnston City All-Around

The Final, Dramatic Days of The Johnston City All-Around

by radyer | Oct 24, 2023 | 1960s Pool, 1970s Pool, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats, Tom Fox, Tournaments

The Early Life of Legendary Promoter George Jansco

The Early Life of Legendary Promoter George Jansco

by radyer | Jun 4, 2023 | 1930s Pool, 1960s Pool, Historical Notes, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, One-Pocket, Tournaments, Wimpy Lassiter

Johnston City and Minnesota Fats: A Chat with Karen Fox

Johnston City and Minnesota Fats: A Chat with Karen Fox

by radyer | Jul 26, 2020 | 1960s Pool, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats, Tom Fox

Karen Fox, widow of Sports Illustrated writer Tom Fox, was there during the ’61 Johnston City tournament. Karen Fox Karen Fox, the widow of Sports Illustrated writer Tom Fox, recounts just below how her late husband came to author what would become one of the...
Marshall “Tuscaloosa Squirrel” Carpenter dead at 92

Marshall “Tuscaloosa Squirrel” Carpenter dead at 92

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...
Cornbread Red, Minnesota Fats and a Johnston City Burn

Cornbread Red, Minnesota Fats and a Johnston City Burn

by radyer | Feb 22, 2020 | 1960s Pool, Hustler Stories, Jansco Brothers, Minnesota Fats, Tom Fox

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