Andrew Ponzi was born Andrew D'Allesandro in Philadelphia. As a boy, he injured his right hand as a result of a trolley mishap. He went on to improve it by practicing pool.[2]
At 16, D'Allesandro was already a skilled player who won numerous money matches. By that time, the infamous swindler, Charles Ponzi, was in the press. Thus friends gave him the nickname Ponzi.[3]
In 1934, Ponzi won his first world pool title by defeating Erwin Rudolph.[2]
In 1943, Ponzi won his third world championship, subduing Willie Mosconi.[5] He won the world title for the fourth and final time by defeating Irving Crane that same year.[6]
He suffered a heart attack while participating in a tournament in 1950. He died two weeks later at age 47.[3]
andrew, ponzi, january, 1903, april, 1950, american, pool, player, world, champion, born, 1903, january, 1903philadelphia, united, statesdied11, april, 1950, 1950, aged, philadelphia, united, states, sport, country, united, statesprofessional1919pool, gamesstr. Andrew Ponzi January 20 1903 April 11 1950 was an American pool player and world champion Andrew PonziBorn 1903 01 20 20 January 1903Philadelphia United StatesDied11 April 1950 1950 04 11 aged 47 Philadelphia United States 1 Sport country United StatesProfessional1919Pool gamesStraight PoolTournament winsWorld ChampionFour time straight pool world championBiography editAndrew Ponzi was born Andrew D Allesandro in Philadelphia As a boy he injured his right hand as a result of a trolley mishap He went on to improve it by practicing pool 2 At 16 D Allesandro was already a skilled player who won numerous money matches By that time the infamous swindler Charles Ponzi was in the press Thus friends gave him the nickname Ponzi 3 In 1934 Ponzi won his first world pool title by defeating Erwin Rudolph 2 Ponzi won the world title again in 1940 by besting Jimmy Caras 4 full citation needed In 1943 Ponzi won his third world championship subduing Willie Mosconi 5 He won the world title for the fourth and final time by defeating Irving Crane that same year 6 He suffered a heart attack while participating in a tournament in 1950 He died two weeks later at age 47 3 Ponzi was inducted in the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 1988 7 References edit Chicago Tribune 1950 Retrieved December 27 2018 a b Ponzi Defeats Erwin Rudolph for Cue Crown Chicago Tribune March 1 1934 pp 1 25 a b Ponzi Dies at 47 Former Cue Titlist The Philadelphia Inquirer April 12 1950 p 37 Andrew Ponzi Displaces Caras as Cue Champion The Morning News April 29 1940 p 16 Ponzi Regains World Pocket Billiards Title San Bernardino Sun April 19 1943 p 7 Crane Cinch to Annex Cue Crown Ponzi Says a Big Time Democrat and Chronicle December 13 1943 p 21 Dyer R A 2005 Billiards The Official Rules and Records Book Billiard Congress of America p 156 ISBN 1 59228 744 1 nbsp This article related to cue sports is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Ponzi amp oldid 1184296696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
