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Pete Marovich

Billiards Legend Frank Taberski

Frank Taberski was born March 15, 1889 in Poland. He immigrated to the United States as a child and grew up primarily in Amsterdam, New York, before moving to Schenectady as an adult.

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Pete Marovich

The Cue Collection of Denny Glenn

In 1969, Denny Glenn was 18 and made a trip to New York City to ask George Balabushka to make a cue for him, the cue cost him $125.00.

Today, Glenn owns over near 800 cues, some of them the most famous cues in the world. He even owns owns the Herman Rambow cue that Willie Mosconi ran the 526 balls with back in 1954 and the Balabushka St Louie Louie played with back in the day.

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Pete Marovich

The Life and Death of the American Pool Hall

In the 21st century, the game’s havens are once again experiencing the kind of identity crisis that often comes with age. Like the former bad boy who succumbs to a bad back and trades in his motorcycle for a Subaru, pool halls are just not as wild as they used to be.

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