| 词条 | Andrew Ponzi |
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| name = Andrew Ponzi | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|01|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|04|11|1903|01|20|df=yes}} | death_place = Philadelphia, United States[1] | sport country = {{USA}} | nickname = | professional = 1919 | game = Straight Pool | best finish = | major wins = | minor wins = | other wins = | world champ = Four times Straight pool champion | website = | medals = }} Andrew Ponzi (January 20, 1903–April 11, 1950) was an American pool player and world champion. BiographyAndrew 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.[4] Ponzi won the world title again in 1940 by besting Jimmy Caras.[5] In 1943, Ponzi won his third world championship, subduing Willie Mosconi.[6] He won the world title for the fourth and final time by defeating Irving Crane that same year.[7] 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.[8] References1. ^{{cite news | url=https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=205054 | title=Chicago Tribune | date=1950 | accessdate=December 27, 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponzi, Andrew}}{{Cue-sports-stub}}2. ^{{cite news | author = | title = Ponzi Dies at 47; Former Cue Titlist| publisher = Chicago Tribune| page = 1| date = April 12, 1950}} 3. ^1 {{cite news | author = | title = Ponzi Dies at 47; Former Cue Titlist| publisher = The Philadelphia Inquirer| page = 37| date = April 12, 1950}} 4. ^{{cite news | author = | title = PONZI DEFEATS ERWIN RUDOLPH FOR CUE CROWN| publisher = Chicago Tribune| page = 25| date = March 1, 1934}} 5. ^{{cite news | author = | title = Andrew Ponzi Displaces Caras as Cue Champion| publisher = The Morning News| page = 16| date = April 29, 1940}} 6. ^{{cite news | author = | title = Ponzi Regains World Pocket Billiards Title| publisher = San Bernardino Sun| page = 7| date = April 19, 1943}} 7. ^{{cite news | author = | title = Crane Cinch To Annex Cue Crown, Ponzi Says A BIG TIME| publisher = Democrat and Chronicle| page = 21| date = December 13, 1943}} 8. ^{{cite book|last=Dyer|first=R.A.|date=May 1, 2005|title=Billiards: The Official Rules and Records Book|location=|publisher=|page=156|isbn=1-59228-744-1}} 8 : 1903 births|1950 deaths|Sportspeople from Philadelphia|American people of Italian descent|Trick shot artists|World champions in pool|American pool players|Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame inductees |
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