There are those who never seem to have left the world of dim, green-shaded lights hanging by threadbare wires, cigarette smoke and thumb-sized cubes of chalk that never saw a classroom blackboard.
Which isn't to say that old-time pool halls were unable to provide an education. Quite the contrary. Too, pool offered means of making a living, provided the shooter had a steady hand, an uncluttered mind and a command of the sort of English that has nothing to do with the printed page.
Finally a good article about pool written by the fourth estate. About time, I say.
Here is a cute article about a young girl (Olivia Hilton) and her father and how he introduced her to the wonderful world of pocket billiards. In fact, she's qualified for the Association of College Unions International Collegiate 9-Ball Championship, July 15-17 at Virginia Tech.
The author writes that Olivia, now in college, has home team advantage since she knows the Tech's tables, but he does not elaborate what kind of tables they are. How cool is it to read about Radford University's Billiard Club, a place where students compete regularly.
This is a very uplifting article about pool: "cleaned up its image a lot in recent years."
Hilton, a Muse Hall resident advisor, is also a member of the RU Billiards Club. She was the first Highlanders female to qualify for nationals. Since then, senior Jennifer McCandless and junior Adam Traders also qualified.
Pool has cleaned up its image a lot in recent years, televised matches on ESPN being one source of an improved picture of the game. Hilton is intent on a law career, but she is aware that exposure at the national tournament might open some doors for her.
Source: Aspiring Lawyer Brings Skill, Class [Retrieved 25 April 2011]
Which isn't to say that old-time pool halls were unable to provide an education. Quite the contrary. Too, pool offered means of making a living, provided the shooter had a steady hand, an uncluttered mind and a command of the sort of English that has nothing to do with the printed page.
Finally a good article about pool written by the fourth estate. About time, I say.
Here is a cute article about a young girl (Olivia Hilton) and her father and how he introduced her to the wonderful world of pocket billiards. In fact, she's qualified for the Association of College Unions International Collegiate 9-Ball Championship, July 15-17 at Virginia Tech.
The author writes that Olivia, now in college, has home team advantage since she knows the Tech's tables, but he does not elaborate what kind of tables they are. How cool is it to read about Radford University's Billiard Club, a place where students compete regularly.
This is a very uplifting article about pool: "cleaned up its image a lot in recent years."
Hilton, a Muse Hall resident advisor, is also a member of the RU Billiards Club. She was the first Highlanders female to qualify for nationals. Since then, senior Jennifer McCandless and junior Adam Traders also qualified.
Pool has cleaned up its image a lot in recent years, televised matches on ESPN being one source of an improved picture of the game. Hilton is intent on a law career, but she is aware that exposure at the national tournament might open some doors for her.
Source: Aspiring Lawyer Brings Skill, Class [Retrieved 25 April 2011]
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