Kinrey Matsuyama

Kinrey Matsuyama[1] (松山 金嶺, Matsuyama Kinrei; died December 20, 1953) was a Japanese billiards player. A Time article from 1952 referred to Matsuyama as a Japanese Willie Hoppe. Matsuyama's last visit to the United States was in 1936. He had coached Masako Katsura.[2] Matsuyama had had plans to move to Honolulu with his family, become an American citizen, and purchase a billiard parlor. He died on December 20, 1953, from a heart ailment.[3] His eldest son, Hideo, 18, was attending a San Francisco high school at the time. Matsuyama was said to have taught all of Japan's top players, among whom Katsura was his star pupil.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Byrne, Robert. Byrne's Advanced Technique in Pool and Billiards. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1990. 146. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. ISBN 0-15-614971-0, ISBN 978-0-15-614971-6.
  2. ↑ "Sport: Lady with a Cue." TIME. Monday March 17, 1952. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ "HEART AILMENT FATAL TO JAP BILLIARDS STAR[link removed]." Chicago Daily Tribune. December 21, 1953. C2. Page 1. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. "Japanese professional billiards Kinrei Matsuyama 56 died last night of a heart ail ment."
  4. ↑ "Matsuyama, Billiard Artist, Dies in Japan" (fee required). Oakland Tribune. December 21, 1953. p. 51.
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