Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780517507797
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780517507797
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Hustler & The Champ
Author: R. A. DyerPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461749018
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In the tradition of Pulitzer Prize nominated, Positively Fifth Street, here is a riveting account of a high stakes shoot-out between pool’s two most famous personalities. It was Valentine’s Day, 1978, and Howard Cosell was hosting the long-awaited show-down between the best-ever tournament player, Willie Mosconi, and the game’s most famous hustler, Minnesota Fats. This was The Great Pool Shoot-Out, one of the most highly rated televised sporting events of the year, exceeding even World Series games and basketball championships. R.A. Dyer, author of the best-selling Hustler Days, which recounts the rise of pool during the 1960s, writes of the acrid, but mutually beneficial rivalry between Fats and Mosconi, and how the televised shoot-outs came to embody that rivalry, which was nothing less than a bitter rift within the soul of American pocket billiards. Fats and Mosconi were born the same year, but were vastly different characters: one stood for artistry, the other for show business; one brought dignity to pool, the other made it fun. They are without a doubt the two most important players ever to hold a cue. This is the ultimate tale of American sportsmanship. R.A. Dyer is a columnist for Billiards Digest, and lives in Austin, Texas.
Willie Mosconi's Winning Pocket Billiards for Beginners and Advanced Players, with a Section on Trick Shots
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780517884270
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Focusing on the execution of the necessary shots that both beginners and advanced players need to win games, this guide also shares the secrets behind seemingly impossible trick shots. By following the instructions illustrated in more than 100 photos and diagrams, players of any level can learn the skills needed to be serious contenders.
Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Billiards
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Willie's Game
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453295267
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
A “fascinating” memoir by America’s greatest professional billiards player, a child prodigy in the pool halls of the 1930s who became a world champion (Library Journal). Willie Mosconi’s father never wanted him to play billiards. At night, the boy would lie awake listening to the clatter of balls downstairs in the family pool hall, and when his father wasn’t around, he would climb onto an apple crate to practice his shots. When his dad started locking up the balls and cue, young Willie improvised with potatoes and a broom handle. By the time he was 7 years old, he was good enough to play against Ralph Greenleaf in a match billed as “The Child Prodigy vs. The World Champion.” It was the start of a magnificent career that would include an unprecedented 15 world championships and the record for most consecutive balls run without a miss: 526. Nicknamed “Mr. Pocket Billiards,” Mosconi was instrumental in popularizing pool in America, serving as a consultant for iconic films such as The Hustler and The Color of Money and facing off against the famed hustler Minnesota Fats in 2 celebrated matches. Cowritten with journalist Stanley Cohen, Willie’s Game is the colorful, captivating autobiography of an illustrious champion who lifted his sport to new heights and played by one simple rule: If you don’t miss, you don’t have to worry about anything else.
Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: READ BOOKS
ISBN: 9781446501078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Willie Mosconi World's Champion 1941-58 on Pocket Billiards
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447483537
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing billiards written by the 1941-58 billiards world champion, Willie Mosconi. This timeless volume includes comprehensive instructions and useful tips on every aspect of the game, and is highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their billiard skills. Complete with helpful photographs and step-by-step instructions, this volume would make for a great addition to collection of antiquarian sporting literature. The chapters of this book include: “The Game of Billiards”, “Fundamentals”, “The Bridge” “Stroke and Follow-Through”, “Cueing the Ball”, “Hitting the Object Ball”, “Combination and Kiss Shots”, “The Championship Game”, “How Much do you Know?”, “Speed of Stroke”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on billiards, snooker, and pool.
Willie Mosconi on pocket billiards
Author: Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards
Author: Willie MosconiPublisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9780517884287
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explains, in step-by-step fashion, every phase of billiards, from complete instruction for beginners to the finer points of combination and kiss shots, and finally, the championship game of 14.1 rack.
The 99 Critical Shots in Pool
Author: Ray MartinPublisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN: 0812922417
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
World Champion Pool Player Ray "Cool Cat" Martin shares his secrets for playing winner's pool in this classic book, which includes an introduction by the author. Written with co-author Rosser Reeves, The 99 Critical Shots in Pool remains one of the most authoritative guides to the game ever written. Over 200 illustrations show the proper form, technique, and approach to shots such as: • The Center Ball Cheat-the-Pocket • The Hook Shot • The Seven Ball Stop Shot • The Jump Shot • The Frozen Kiss Shot • The Nudge Shot • The Side Pocket By-Pass Shot Ray Martin, a Billiards Congress of America Hall of Fame inductee, is one of only seven players in the twentieth century to win three or more world 14.1 titles. He co-wrote this book with Rosser Reeves in 1976.