Harold WorstThis is an old thread. Was the consensus answer Sigel or Balukas? It's not the easiest choice, is it?
Harold WorstThis is an old thread. Was the consensus answer Sigel or Balukas? It's not the easiest choice, is it?
i think the gist of the thread is players that quit VOLUNTARILY early.Harold Worst
I'm guessing you are referring to Jimmy Wetch, a rock-solid player of the late 1990's. He won a PBT event and, if memory serves, counted US Open 9-ball champion Reed Pierce as his closest friend on the tour.Jimmy Welch(?) Was a very strong player who quit young and became a preacher.
No Jimmy Welch , maybe a cousin to Tony Watson. I only remember he was a cousin to some known player.I'm guessing you are referring to Jimmy Wetch, a rock-solid player of the late 1990's. He won a PBT event and, if memory serves, counted US Open 9-ball champion Reed Pierce as his closest friend on the tour.
OK, sorry, I'm not familiar with Jimmy Welch.No Jimmy Welch , maybe a cousin to Tony Watson. I only remember he was a cousin to some known player.
Somewhere I remember listening to an inter view with Ronnie Allen where he heaped serious praise on Worst.i think the gist of the thread is players that quit VOLUNTARILY early.
harold worst R.I.P was taken from us too soon
Well I had the name wrong Jimmy Wales. Believe he was from Georgia.OK, sorry, I'm not familiar with Jimmy Welch.
In his day, Worst was about as good as anybody at pool, possibly excepting Lassiter. He was world three cushion champion, too. Anyone that doesn't heap serious praise on Worst is, quite simply, uninformed.Somewhere I remember listening to an inter view with Ronnie Allen where he heaped serious praise on Worst.
The Ronnie Allen "audio tales"on youtube are worth a listen in my opinion,he talks about Worst coming to Miami, walking in the pool room and beating Lassiter two sets 11-10 11-9,among several others.In his day, Worst was about as good as anybody at pool, possibly excepting Lassiter. He was world three cushion champion, too. Anyone that doesn't heap serious praise on Worst is, quite simply, uninformed.
In his day, Worst was about as good as anybody at pool, possibly excepting Lassiter. He was world three cushion champion, too. Anyone that doesn't heap serious praise on Worst is, quite simply, uninformed.
Sad to say no. Harold, who died in the mid-1960s, predated the video taping of matches. He may have played in the odd televised match, but I couldn't say which one(s), nor could I say for sure that such matches have been saved for posterity.Stu--other than the few clips that survive on Youtube, are you aware of any good film of Worst in actual play? Thanks.
Pool war web site had a dvd of the Shorty Worst match.Sad to say no. Harold, who died in the mid-1960s, predated the video taping of matches. He may have played in the odd televised match, but I couldn't say which one(s), nor could I say for sure that such matches have been saved for posterity.
Here are some very brief shots from a poorly preserved video. Likely Wide World of Sports.Sad to say no. Harold, who died in the mid-1960s, predated the video taping of matches. He may have played in the odd televised match, but I couldn't say which one(s), nor could I say for sure that such matches have been saved for posterity.
So much priceless knowledge in this thread. I read the whole thing last night.In a nutshell, Bonnie's dad put so much pressure on her, I think she began to hate the game. She went back to school, got her degree and is doing good last I heard.
Went to college, got married, teaches elementary school in Missouri. Age 28 in a few days.Whatever happened to Landon Shuffett? ...