News: The Hustler and the Champ
New out in 2007, Dyer’s latest book chronicles the long colorful rivalry between pool’s greatest tournament player and its most colorful hustler. But Willie Mosconi and Minnesota Fats did not simply set out to prove who could pocket more balls. Rather, they fought over the true meaning of pool.
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Read R.A. Dyer's stories about a pool hustling ghost and about the famous Derby City Classic tournament, held in Louisville, Kentucky. Both stories appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Author appearances: R. A Dyer appears at BookPeople in Austin, May 3 at 3 p.m., and at Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes in San Antonio, March 8.
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Hustler Days: The revised edition is now out in paperback, and in hardback from MJF Books. Dyer tells the story of pool in the 20th century pool, and of the 1960s revival brought on by 20th Century Fox film, The Hustler. The revised edition includes new profiles about some of the game’s greatest players, including one-pocket legend Rags Fitzpatrick and three-cushion and pool champion Harold Worst... Read more about Hustler Days - Purchase the book on Amazon
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Read The Billiard History Blog: Dig into interview excerpts, documents or archival material related to pocket billiards history. You can also contribute your own research suggestions, stories or photographs.
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Read Dyer’s Untold Stories column in Billiards Digest: You can check here for new installments of Dyer’s regular feature in Billiards Digest. Find in the Untold Stories column a reconstruction of seminal events and new light on the glory days of pocket billiards.
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R.A. Dyer also appears in the Swimming with Sharks documentary, which is included in the latest DVD release of The Hustler. For more information, go www.filmrot.com