Core Billiards Star Heads To New York Tourney
M Core, renowned French billiardist, arrives in New York on March 24 ahead of the world championship tourney slated for April 9.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1906
Page
13
M Core, renowned French billiardist, arrives in New York on March 24 ahead of the world championship tourney slated for April 9.
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