The PPPA

[Bob Jewett]

Here is an item about the immediate precursor of the PPPA. I'm not sure how the transition happened. The NBN is available on the AZB home page in the Goldmine -- all but four very early issues are there.

 

[Raph Cleary]

If you have date and location information on any of those events, please add it. I don't think the PBA sanctioned the 1985 event. Have you looked through the NBN archives?

The PBA (Professional Billiards Association) was formed in the 1984, by Terry Bell. The PBA sanctioned 1988 and 1990 events. Your right the 1985 event was not sanctioned.

 

[Bob Jewett]

...are there any other archives were I can find past information?

None online so far as I know.

 

[Raph Cleary]

None online so far as I know.

Do you now any of the The PPPA World Open first place prize pay-outs from 1976-1983?
The National Billiard News doesn't go in to much about the pay of the events. these are the only one's I could find-
1977- $15,000 to Hopkins.
1986- $8,000 to Varner.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Do you now any of the The PPPA World Open first place prize pay-outs from 1976-1983?
The National Billiard News doesn't go in to much about the pay of the events. these are the only one's I could find-
1976- $15,000 to Hopkins.
1986- $8,000 to Varner.

The main bone of contention between the PPPA and the BCA that I know of was the announced reduction of the prize fund for the US Open in 1976 (35k??? to 30k???) which I think was caused by the decision of Brunswick to reduce their contribution.

In both 1976 and 1977 -- I attended the first one and played in the second -- the total prize fund was the entry fees which was roughly $17k = $300 x 56 players. There was no added money. The payouts were not published so far as I know. Hopkins did not win in 1976 -- that was 1977. Lisciotti won in 1976. I doubt $15k -- the math is inauspicious.

 

[JusticeNJ]

I grew up in the area, and today it's still a shithole

Parts of AP are still cruddy, but there are now very upscale neighborhoods. All of Cookman is pretty built up.

When I was growing up, you went to AP if you wanted to pick up some heroin along with your suntan.

Now, not so much.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

Since we have a new organization called the PPPA, it's interesting to see what the first PPPA did. (The first PPPA was certainly not the first players' organization. In 1954, overlapping with Mosconi's 526, a players' organization was having their own World Championship independent from Brunswick.)

Here is something about the first major action by PPPA Sr. You can find more in the old issues of NBN which are in the Goldmine found on the AZB front page.


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