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Yes, that's him! You probably won't find anything else online about him because he used an alias name when playing in pool rooms or tournaments (but, he might have used his real name after he retired when playing in tournaments).

From the 1960's to 1990's, he played mostly in Northern California, the Palace Billiards in S.F., was one of his fav hangouts, and he played in many San Rafael (Marin County) tournaments. He went by "Carl Rogers" frequently, or simply "Carlos."

That's him.

In my thread about asking about my late father's Adams pool cue, it was suggested that I mention my father's name to see if anyone here knew or heard of him. His name was Carl Rizer, and pool was his passion. Whenever he had the time after returning from serving in WWII to the early 1990s, he...

Thank you all! You've been most helpful and informative. My dad, in his day, was well known around pool halls from washington, d.c., to san francisco. His original pool cue was mounted in a glass case in a pool hall in washington many years ago, where it still might be today (if only we knew...

Did Adams not put any signature or mark on their cues?

Greetings, Ladies and Gents! The cue in the attached photos belonged to my late father. Before he passed away, he told me that this was a valuable Adams cue; however, I have not found any markings anywhere on the cue to indicate who the maker was. It dates back to the 1950's or 1960's. What...