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The Club of Forgotten Champions: Germany’s Hugo Kerkau
Ralph Eckert tells the story of German pool champ Hugo Kerkau, his rivals, and Berlin’s famous Karkau Palace. Mr. Eckert is a pool champion, author, trick shot artist and esteemed trainer. To American pool fans, however, Mr. Eckert may be best known as Team Europe’s captain for the 2023 Mosconi Cup.
The Club of Forgotten Champions: Germany’s Hugo Kerkau
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 two-part series —...
Welcome to PoolHistory.com
Historic matches. Famous pool players. Dates and stats. Find all that and more at poolhistory.com, the pool and billiards history website curated by R.A. Dyer. Click through for articles about world champions Willie Mosconi and Ralph Greenleaf, or read details about big-time matchups with Minnesota Fats and Jersey Red. Dyer, author of the critically-acclaimed books Hustler Days and The Hustler and the Champ, has spent the last three decades writing about pool and pool history. He’s also the author of the long-running Untold Stories column in Billiards Digest.
From Caroms To Chaos: The Story of Calvin Demarest
Calvin Demarest’s descent from champion to asylum marks one of pool’s most shocking falls.
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.
