Hey Jay,
Toby just spent the whole summer here in NY. He was at my poolroom everyday, mostly just hanging around with all of us. Every once in a while Toby and I would just bang them around. As a kid I used to go to Toby's room in New York which was right up the road from where my room is today. I would watch my father play, and many times Toby would be in action. I ended up years later working there, and playing there for about 15 years. I've heard almost every road story from Toby, and have been on a few. He could write an amazing book. Back in the late 60's,70's,and into the 80's No one had to like it, and played almost everyone.
Jay,
I did tell him you said hello.. He remembers you well.
Best,
Ken
He was the only road player to win money from Benny's Cue Club (Gentleman's Cue), near Baltimore, without being armed. All them rich Jewish guys loved him.
I got to meet Toby when he was playing Russell Parsons in Delaware. I noticed that his shaft was as smooth as glass. I asked him how he got it that way. He gladly showed me how he would take one little piece of 1500 grade sand paper, and he would keep going over the shaft with the same piece of sandpaper many times. Eventually both the sand paper and the shaft were as smooth as glass.
He's very personable.
Cigar Vanover made money in that room also and he never carried either!
Also Cigar was from well just down the street.
Cigar played a lot of the great players, i dont think he played Toby, i will find out today if he did or not.
Nothing has changed. Toby still has a toothpick in his mouth and bellbottoms on everyday.I used to be in the Accu-stats video of the month club and one month they sent me a VHS tape of Toby Sweet vs Steve Mizerak with Billy and Grady as the announcers. I thought the match wouldn't be that good since I'd never heard of Toby at that time and was I ever wrong. Toby played flawless against Steve the whole match and had the 7, 8, & 9 left to win the match against Steve, but the shot on the 7 was the only mistake he made in the match which he under cut it just enough to miss the ball down the rail. They interviewed Steve after the match and he said he couldn't believe he got back to the table when Toby was on the 7, 8, 9 to win the match. After watching Toby's soft smooth position play I knew from then on who he was in the pool world. The man can play at the highest level! Grady and Billy had some great stories about Toby and both of them had the utmost respect for Toby in their comments. His position play was flawless and like Jay said there was nothing fancy, but just enough to get the job done. I wonder if he still plays with a tooth pick in his mouth! Grady made a comment about Toby and his tooth pick and Nick Varner with his chewing gum! The commentary was priceless during the match. This match was on the Seniors Tour at Terry Romines room in Milwaukee.
James
I wish you people would call him by his right name.......
....New York Toby....
I can't think of anything out-standing about his game....
....he just did everything above average...
....and sensible.
His game reminded me of Curtis Strange when he dominated the PGA tour....
....everything worked with no trade-mark shots.
lotta New Yorkers here so we are not going to say that -not to mention usually when you have a distinct name like that just the first name will do. If you are talking rotation games, everyone knows who Toby is.
The only other PLAYER named Toby that i know of is the 1P guy (Fleharty) and i havent heard nothing about him in 12+ years
Toby HATED Texas Express rules 9 ball.
He came into Hard Times in Bellflower around 1990 with Cuban Joe, and I played him a set for $500 and beat him. I was running pretty good in the liability games on the 6 x 12 and was playing well and would take a shot with just about anybody I did not know. I knew he could play because Joe put him on me but played anyway.
I did get lucky a couple times and he said he would play another set if we played shootout. I figured I was getting a free shot now, so I agreed and we played another set with the old rules.
Toby tortured me and I pulled up. I knew I was lucky to win the first set. I found out later that he was a favorite over almost anyone playing the old shoot out rules.
I wish you people would call him by his right name.......
....New York Toby....
I can't think of anything out-standing about his game....
....he just did everything above average...
....and sensible.
His game reminded me of Curtis Strange when he dominated the PGA tour....
....everything worked with no trade-mark shots.
Actually Toby is his nickname, his real name is Danny.
Well, naturally you New Yorkers aren't going to call him New York Toby....
....but that was his name in a lotta States.
Did anyone call him White Plains Toby around the Big Apple?
Actually Toby is his nickname, his real name is Danny.