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Welker Cochran (October 7, 1897 – July 26, 1960) was an American professional carom billiards player who won world titles in two different disciplines, balkline and three-cushion billiards.
Early life
[edit]Reports vary[weasel words] but he was born in either Des Moines or Manson, Iowa. He began playing at a young age in a billiards parlor owned by his father in Manson, and by the age of 17 was among the best players in the world.[citation needed]
Professional career
[edit]He won his first world title in 1927 in 18.2 balkline. The popularity of balkline faded in the late 1920s and early 1930s, causing Cochran to switch to three-cushion, in which he won his first world title in 1933. In 1945, Cochran set a new world record (now surpassed) by achieving a game average of 3 (60 points in 20 innings) in a match he won against Willie Hoppe.[1] He retired from serious competition in 1946 due to arthritis, but did make a comeback attempt in 1954. Cochran was inducted posthumously into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame in 1967.
Titles and tournament wins
[edit]References
[edit]- The Des Moines Register[clarification needed]<--This is not a complete or proper reference citation; use <ref...> inline to source specific facts, with
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