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Matthew's Pool / Billiards Blog March 2007 Archive

By Matthew Sherman, About.com Guide to Pool / Billiards

Pool Hall Or Slum Room?

Thursday March 15, 2007
Ah, the debate still rages today as to whether pool can shake its image, its sleazy and sordid past. Pool's past is actually rather glorious, with great champions and great ... Read More

Have A Blast

Wednesday March 14, 2007
You'll have an explosive time trying your pool hand at the Billiards Blast series of games. We've added some tips for you as well. Stroke the cue ball around traps and ... Read More

Apology From Mengmeng Ends Abuse Scandal

Monday March 12, 2007
Women’s billiardist Zhou Mengmeng ended months of recrimination this week with an apology for her “explosive” behavior at the Asian Games last December. The 19-year-old from Shanghai said she regretted her ... Read More

Some Guys Get All The Breaks

Sunday March 11, 2007
HOQUIAM, Wash., -- Vicious pool vandals used pocket billiard balls to break windows on eleven vehicles last weekend in Hoquiam, Washington, reported the Associated Press. Police found billiard balls inside or ... Read More

Sang Chun Lee Joins Hall Of Fame

Saturday March 10, 2007
Sang Chun Lee, the South Korean who won a dozen U.S. Billiard Association National Championships consecutively, will be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame in a ... Read More

Mitch & Ewa Mataya Laurence Can Join You For Golf

Friday March 9, 2007
The inaugural Donnell Woolford Celebrity Challenge benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand is featuring pool greats and can use more participants. But, if you are able ... Read More

Legal Cheating

Wednesday March 7, 2007
The winning edge in billiards is often the literal edge of the pocket. What side of the pocket a ball sinks in can determine victory. You'll enjoy this fantastic trip to ... Read More

Oh, To Be A Woman!

Sunday March 4, 2007
Oh, To Be A Woman! (When Billy Breaks) When Billy Breaks I wish that for a moment I could be, A gal, ’stead of the male-man that I’m destined now to be. Tis ... Read More

Glossy Pool Terms

Friday March 2, 2007
Overheard recently at a pool hall: “He called the case nine in the side, a two-railer. He bounced it off the point with a major choke, it banks in the corner ... Read More

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