The Greatest Hustler of all Time
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Very interesting, Thank You!
Here is a link from the Beards web site, that he published several years before he passed. It relates some of my experiences with Ti, and his son Tommy..He was truly 'one of a kind'
http://bankingwiththebeard.com/?p=453#TitanicTales
(just click on #5 in the index)
PS..It is all a very fascinating read, but my particular portion is about halfway into the blog..after the Brooklyn Jimmy excerpt..Its titled "Titanic Tales, by San Jose Dick Mc Morran"
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Ti story would make a great movie
Not to mention the five people he killed.
Bob- details please. Either I forgot or I never knew. Always wanted to read the book on his life but never (so far) got around to it.
Bob
No doubt he was one of the best, but as far as pool I think this guy takes the cake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_L9jGWSjyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_L9jGWSjyI
Robert used to be the house pro at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Greatest pool ever.
From Wikipedia;
In his life Thompson killed five men. The first was in 1910, in rural Arkansas, when a man called Jim Johnson accused him of cheating at dice and threw him off the boat on which they were traveling (and which Thompson had recently won when gambling with its previous owner—a friend of Johnson's). When Thompson climbed back on board, Johnson drew a knife and threatened Thompson's girlfriend, who was also on board. Thompson seized a hammer and struck Johnson several times on the head before throwing him overboard. The unconscious Johnson drowned. Thompson showed no remorse, stating that it was Johnson's fault for not being able to swim. The sheriff gave Thompson the choice of standing trial or handing over the deed to the boat and leaving town, which he chose.[6]
The other four men Thompson killed were shot by him in self-defense when they tried to rob him of gambling winnings. Two were killed in one incident in St. Louis in 1919 (the local police chief thanked him for killing two wanted bank robbers).[6] The third came in St. Joseph, Missouri where Thompson and his hired bodyguard between them shot two men attempting to rob a poker game (again, the victims were known criminals and no charges were pressed).[6] Thompson's last killing came near a country club in Texas in 1932 when he shot a masked figure who was holding him at gunpoint. This turned out to be sixteen-year-old Jimmy Frederick, who had caddied for Thompson earlier that day in a winning match. The dying Frederick confirmed to witnesses that he had been trying to rob Thompson.[
In his life Thompson killed five men. The first was in 1910, in rural Arkansas, when a man called Jim Johnson accused him of cheating at dice and threw him off the boat on which they were traveling (and which Thompson had recently won when gambling with its previous owner—a friend of Johnson's). When Thompson climbed back on board, Johnson drew a knife and threatened Thompson's girlfriend, who was also on board. Thompson seized a hammer and struck Johnson several times on the head before throwing him overboard. The unconscious Johnson drowned. Thompson showed no remorse, stating that it was Johnson's fault for not being able to swim. The sheriff gave Thompson the choice of standing trial or handing over the deed to the boat and leaving town, which he chose.[6]
The other four men Thompson killed were shot by him in self-defense when they tried to rob him of gambling winnings. Two were killed in one incident in St. Louis in 1919 (the local police chief thanked him for killing two wanted bank robbers).[6] The third came in St. Joseph, Missouri where Thompson and his hired bodyguard between them shot two men attempting to rob a poker game (again, the victims were known criminals and no charges were pressed).[6] Thompson's last killing came near a country club in Texas in 1932 when he shot a masked figure who was holding him at gunpoint. This turned out to be sixteen-year-old Jimmy Frederick, who had caddied for Thompson earlier that day in a winning match. The dying Frederick confirmed to witnesses that he had been trying to rob Thompson.[
The best hustlers that ever lived?
The writers of the show Mission Imposable. They were so smooth if I told what they did all at once your heads would explode.
One day down in Miami after a very involved and profitable Shammy on the lammy they were laughing it up with my dad. He was reflecting on what had just happened and laughed saying you guys need to write a book.
The phone rings up in New York a couple years later and they were party city. My dad hangs up the phone and says to my mom you got to hear this. Those guys down in Miami just called and as she is saying no you can't go back he is saying they took my advise. Laughing and catching his breath he announced they wanted to know if I watched their show. They were writing Mission Imposable.
Slickest of the slick. Used technology before it was technology.
Nick
The writers of the show Mission Imposable. They were so smooth if I told what they did all at once your heads would explode.
One day down in Miami after a very involved and profitable Shammy on the lammy they were laughing it up with my dad. He was reflecting on what had just happened and laughed saying you guys need to write a book.
The phone rings up in New York a couple years later and they were party city. My dad hangs up the phone and says to my mom you got to hear this. Those guys down in Miami just called and as she is saying no you can't go back he is saying they took my advise. Laughing and catching his breath he announced they wanted to know if I watched their show. They were writing Mission Imposable.
Slickest of the slick. Used technology before it was technology.
Nick
The writers of the show Mission Imposable. They were so smooth if I told what they did all at once your heads would explode.
One day down in Miami after a very involved and profitable Shammy on the lammy they were laughing it up with my dad. He was reflecting on what had just happened and laughed saying you guys need to write a book.
The phone rings up in New York a couple years later and they were party city. My dad hangs up the phone and says to my mom you got to hear this. Those guys down in Miami just called and as she is saying no you can't go back he is saying they took my advise. Laughing and catching his breath he announced they wanted to know if I watched their show. They were writing Mission Imposable.
Slickest of the slick. Used technology before it was technology.
Nick
I'm so lost
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The late, great, !Smorgass Bored, RIP, told a story about a proposition bet like that. Great story...look it up.