Best Player that Quit Early on

sjm

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Jimmy Welch(?) Was a very strong player who quit young and became a preacher.
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.
 

alphadog

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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.
No Jimmy Welch , maybe a cousin to Tony Watson. I only remember he was a cousin to some known player.
 

sjm

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Somewhere I remember listening to an inter view with Ronnie Allen where he heaped serious praise on Worst.
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.
 
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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.
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.
 
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kling&allen

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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.

Stu--other than the few clips that survive on Youtube, are you aware of any good film of Worst in actual play? Thanks.
 

sjm

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Stu--other than the few clips that survive on Youtube, are you aware of any good film of Worst in actual play? Thanks.
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.
 

raistlinsdragon

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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.
Pool war web site had a dvd of the Shorty Worst match.
 
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Bob Jewett

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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.

 

axejunkie

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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.
So much priceless knowledge in this thread. I read the whole thing last night.

An old timer here in Florida told me about two girls who played really well and whose Dad was really hard on them, so much that it ruined their joy of playing, so it must have been the Hoffmans.
 

BobTfromIL

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Has anybody mentioned Mike DeChaine, know he might not be the most popular player but still a pretty good talent.
 
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