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Groff for the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia)īy the mid 1800s, the more-affluent members of Philadelphia society were playing billiards in exclusive men’s clubs while working-class men played billiards in taverns and saloons. Mosconi began playing at a very young age at his father’s billiards parlor in South Philadelphia. The halls were soon called “pool halls” and the game of billiards became popularly known as “pool.” Willie Mosconi, depicted here in a mural on South Street, is considered to be the second-best billiards player of all time and the best straight pool player. The term “pool” derives from the fact that owners of halls where people gathered to bet on horse racing and “pooled” their money placed billiards tables in these halls to give patrons something to do while waiting for race results. Played on a table with six pockets and either nine or fifteen balls, billiards is referred to as pocket billiards and is popularly known as “pool” in the United States. Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You Backīilliards, the traditional name for games played on a table with balls and a cue stick, of which there are a number of variations, has been played in Philadelphia since at least the late 1700s.
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