Coca Cola Masked Marvel Update
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I can't prove it
Growing up in a pool room in NY there was an old timer called Harry The Hat
All the old timers said he was a Masked Marvel, he was a quiet man and could play very well.
Growing up in a pool room in NY there was an old timer called Harry The Hat
All the old timers said he was a Masked Marvel, he was a quiet man and could play very well.
^ Brunswick (with the assistance of Billiards Magazine) was handling all the booking of the Masked Marvel...
I have a feeling that Coke would just show up with product on said date and location...
Known Masked Marvels:
Minnesota Fats
Andrew St. Jean
Joe Procita @ 1937 (Joe was also beaten by a prior Masked Marvel)
Leon Yonders (well known for shooting "backwards")
Willie Cotter (toured CT as masked marvel)
Robert Moore ( @1934 who was only 17 at the time, could have been a Masked Marvel Jr.?)
Erwin Rudolph (@1928-1931 played 1512 games, losing only 12)
Basil Maxwell (@1947 from Detroit)
Hank Nowak (of PA)
Buddy Bloebaum (known for his excellent ambidexterity)
Billy Church? (not verified. known for his excellent ambidexterity)
Frank Longtoe (not verified)
*Masked Marvel X Jr. toured with Cowboy Weston circa 1929
And speaking of Masked Marvels, here's something fun you never knew about Jackie Gleason :
excerpt from the Reading Eagle Reading PA, Nov. 14, 1969
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My father played a masked marvel way before I was born. My dad was born in 1900 ! Joe Procita's home town was Gloversville NY. My dad lived in nearby Johnstown NY. Gloversville and Johnstown is the upstate twin cities. So it was determined that Procita was the Masked Marvel my dad played !
^ If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Basil Maxwell was a black man from Detroit. As the story goes, Basil was in the middle of a hot game with none other than Ralph Greenleaf. (Ralph vs. Masked Marvel)
Basil was leading at first, but when Ralph pulled ahead, he couldnt take the pressure and pulled his mask off (revealing his true identity) so he could see the balls better. Ralph won anyway.
Basil was leading at first, but when Ralph pulled ahead, he couldnt take the pressure and pulled his mask off (revealing his true identity) so he could see the balls better. Ralph won anyway.
Man this pool history is great stuff
I wonder if any Masked Marvel memorabilia exist
I wonder if any Masked Marvel memorabilia exist
2007.... really
I thought the moderators had put the muzzle on the instigators........
I thought the moderators had put the muzzle on the instigators........
Several years ago there was a beverage message board for people in the soft drink biz, it got shut down due to all the arguing. you would figure that people selling water and sugar (sounds like the dead nuts to me) could figure out how to get along. They can't.
Now my point, what I learned on that board was the local bottlers are the shot callers in most cases. so whats happening with Coke in Zimbabwe and San Francisco and Miami are 3 totally different things. So contacting Coke inc in Atlanta(their corp HQ as I recall) is useless as marketing decisions are made at the regional bottlers.
so find out who is the regional office for what ever your looking for and get with them. The corp HQ is the last place to communicate with as they are most likely not in the loop at all and will give ZERO attention to you. If your lucky they might help you find the regional people you need to talk to.
It's just a mess-the soft drink industry, Pool is a mess cause of lack of $$$, the soft drink guys got all the $$$ and still cant get along. They ALL hate Red-Bull, a start-up company that crushed them. Arrogant people. $$$ dont fix everything, but at least Coke has Corp jets to play with on the weekends.
hope you find what your looking for, let me know if i can steer you around a bit.
best
eric
Several years ago there was a beverage message board for people in the soft drink biz, it got shut down due to all the arguing. you would figure that people selling water and sugar (sounds like the dead nuts to me) could figure out how to get along. They can't.
Now my point, what I learned on that board was the local bottlers are the shot callers in most cases. so whats happening with Coke in Zimbabwe and San Francisco and Miami are 3 totally different things. So contacting Coke inc in Atlanta(their corp HQ as I recall) is useless as marketing decisions are made at the regional bottlers.
so find out who is the regional office for what ever your looking for and get with them. The corp HQ is the last place to communicate with as they are most likely not in the loop at all and will give ZERO attention to you. If your lucky they might help you find the regional people you need to talk to.
It's just a mess-the soft drink industry, Pool is a mess cause of lack of $$$, the soft drink guys got all the $$$ and still cant get along. They ALL hate Red-Bull, a start-up company that crushed them. Arrogant people. $$$ dont fix everything, but at least Coke has Corp jets to play with on the weekends.
hope you find what your looking for, let me know if i can steer you around a bit.
best
eric
Thanks for the info Eric. Johnnyt
it would be super-cool if you could find a photo - or some kind of masked marvel artifact of his ! (let me know if you do)
West Coast Masked Marvel
Sax Dal Porto was the Masked Marvel in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1969.
Sax Dal Porto was the Masked Marvel in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1969.
My Dad who was born in 1928 right next door to a pool room told me about the Masked Marvels many years ago. His best friend called Beefy who was supposed to be a top notch straight pool guy was playing one of the marvels and beating him till the owner walked over to him and told him to dump the game, lol.
I guess they didnt want the guy getting embarassed and bad mouthing the place or whatever reason. This had to be in the early to mid 40,s.
I guess they didnt want the guy getting embarassed and bad mouthing the place or whatever reason. This had to be in the early to mid 40,s.