Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg III

Walter E. Uffenheimer, Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg III, Kurtz, Eugene L. Milburn, and Joseph Mayer in 1915

Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg III (January 23, 1895 - December 1966) was an American billiards champion.^[1]

Biography

He was born January 23, 1895, to Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg II.^[2] He died in December 1966.

References

1. "Billiard Record is Broken Twice; Amateur Figures Are Surpassed First by Poggenburg and Then by Demarest". The New York Times. March 9, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2008. Records for amateur 14.2 balk-line billiards were created under the masterful cue-work of Calvin Demarest and J. Ferdinand Poggenburg yesterday in the continuation of the National championship tournament. The genius of the young Westerner's billiards was demonstrated in no uncertain way, and he held a big crowd of spectators thoroughly interested in the concert hall of the Liederkranz Club, Fifty-eighth Street, near Park Avenue.
2. "Amateur Cue Stars Are Doing Their Bit". The Pittsburgh Press. August 4, 1917. Retrieved 2010-11-01. ... amateur billiard world have been coming to the front with a will. Justus and Edmond Poggenburg, sons of the late Ferdinand Poggenburg, father of amateur billiards ...