Word: taberski
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Frank Taberski, onetime world pocket billiard champion, nicknamed "Iron Man" for his coolness in match play, found his Schenectady billiard parlor on fire, fainted...
...beating that Ponzi received thereafter-125 to minus 14-was the most severe on record in the championship. Three nights later, when Frank Taberski lost to him, Greenleaf was assured of a tie. His closest match was against young George Kelly of Philadelphia, nephew of Playwright George Kelly who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. Greenleaf's victory -126 to 119-gave him the championship prize of $1,200, in addition to his salary of $6,000 for three weeks' play, and one-sixth of the gate receipts...
| 1 |