1973 US Open Championships- PICTURE- help ID???
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Far right is Boston Shorty.
Guy at the top chalking with his left hand looks like Wimpy Lassiter.
I was thinking Joe Balsis. No?
yes, I think that is.
Guy in the front table is Mizerak. Young guy there. He won the tourney beating Wimpy in the finals, I'm pretty sure.
Edit: maybe not Miz. Terrible bridge hand.
Edit: maybe not Miz. Terrible bridge hand.
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White shoes looks like Willie Munson, guy down shooting is probably Dallas West, blonde haired guy looks like Bruce Christiansen I also think bald guy is Shorty,
I was 10 days from turning 2 years old & 32 years before I even started playing pool, but over the past 6 years have really developed a love for the game and it's history, so I would like to thank you for posting the pictures....AWESOME :thumbup:
Mr "White Shoes" looks to slight to be Willie.
Need help with this picture. It's from 1973 Billiard Congress of America's
8th Annual US Open Championships. It was held 8/7/73 in the Grand Ballroom on the Chicago Sheraton.
Can anyone ID the players???
Thanks for the help!
I dont know whos who,but this is an awesom picture,show more if u have them please,thank you CAT!
TKS for the update. Looks like Willie got on a serious bulking program.
No worries. Wish I did have more. That's it.
I think the guy sitting with cue playing Shorty might be a guy named Clarence Fry far back left looks like Cue Ball Kelly bent over the table. Player sitting back there is probably Rempe but also looks like Mataya and a couple of people to his left {our right } I see Larry Lisciotti in the shadows.
yep that is WIllie and he was not always as heavy as now.
Don't let the bridge of Dallas West fool ya either. he was rumored to have run 100 balls with the wrong hand back in Rockford!
Each time I see or hear of Willie I think back on the old World Series of Tavern Pool. He was playing Richie Florence and made the wildest damned jump shot on his last ball only to have the cues ball reverse, hit the 8 ball solidly and scratch in the side. It was heartbreaking!
Too cool, thanks.