James Maturo

James Maturo (circa 1878 - ?) was the 1912 World pocket billiards championship winner.

Biography

He was born around 1878. In 1912 he defeated Alfredo de Oro in Philadelphia by a score of 150 to 136.[1] In 1916 he was matched against Frank Taberski of Schenectady, New York in a championship match.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alfredo De Oro Defeated Again". New York Times. April 6, 1912. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B00EED7143CE633A25755C0A9629C946396D6CF. Retrieved 2009-11-27. "James Maturo of Denver defeated Alfredo De Oro of New York in to-night's pocket billiard match, by the score of 150 to 136. Maturo will play Edward Ralph of Hightstown, New Jersey, for the National championship trophy to-morrow. Maturo started the scoring with a run of 33. They were tied at 113 in the seventeenth inning and again in the twenty-first with 126 each." 
  2. ^ "Maturo Seeking Taberski's Title. Pocket Billiard Title Match Will Be Played Early in January". New York Times. December 24, 1916. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20815F83A5812738DDDAD0A94DA415B868DF1D3. Retrieved 2011-04-12. "Early next month Frank Taberski of Schenectady will again be called upon to defend his right to the professional pocket billiard championship. His match against the challenger, James Maturo of Kansas City, must take place some time between Jan. 2 and Jan. 12 and will probably be scheduled in Schenectady, although as yet the exact date and place of the encounter have not been announced by the champion."