I have two in pristine shape I got from Grady….we had a big argument about then…I wanted to give him the $80 …he wanted to give them as a present….I had to find another way to get him the money…..Grady was a good friend.
The stories in them are worth the price even if you can’t beat anybody at...
The best draw shot I ever saw came from an old Canuck snooker champion….Clare O’Donnell…I used to practice with him….I was 21…he was 70. I hung a ball on a tight old Brunswick Monarch 6-12….black ball end…the pack had most of the reds….tight….so I figured he’d stay low on the black and break the...
I saw Miami play quite a bit….I felt he wasn’t that far off my speed at one hand….I didn’t like my chances with Ronnie with the 6-7-8.
Ronnie was in his prime when I knew him.
I liked him also….his style reminded me of Sang Lee…like he was slightly peering around a corner. At a tournament in Detroit, he had to play Efren in the semis….told me he had never beaten him “He’s my teacher.”…..told him….”Honor your teacher by beating him.” He beat him.
He smiled at me.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Lafayette population 122 thousand and change….Chicago 2 million 700 thousand and change.
…..there’s probably some hamlet with worse stats.
This is terrific…..we’ll get more future champs now….when I was growing up, you had to be 18 to get into a pool hall…I was the best player in the room before I was old enough to play.