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Koji Yamada (LOC)
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Koji Yamada
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the
negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.12194
Call Number: LC-B2- 2594-13
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Rob Ketcherside (50 months ago | reply)
Koji Yamada was a billiards expert from Japan. He played Willie Hoppe (LC Bain photo) several times for the 18.2 and 14.1 billiards title. In a 1914 match, Hoppe overcame a 210 point defecit to defeate Yamada.
A Nov 3 1912 NY Times Article ("Jap Billiardist to Play for Title") has a short bio. Yamada had been living for two years in Berlin. At the time he was the shortest contender for the billiards title. He was ambidextrous and seldom used a bridge. He is described as "matter of fact", "prompt", and efficient.
Included in a 1910's Brunswick ad for the Billiards Experts of the World.
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