Anyone have any news/update on Dolan's biography on Ralph? Thought it was due out late last year.
Ralph Greenleaf
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Briefly spoke to JD at the DCC and I think he said it was with his editor.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks Lou … anxious to read it.
billinboston
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Have to read this !
The Man who was Mosconi’s equal
.... maybe
The Man who was Mosconi’s equal
.... maybe
When I spoke to JD, a few years back and he was writing the book, he said he thought Greenleaf was actually the superior player.
I told him I awaited reading his case for this argument and publication of his book with bait on my breath.
Lou Figueroa
link please
Unfortunately that is the truth. Still looking forward to it regardless of how sad it might be.
All the old timers said that Greenleaf was the superior player.
Well, I think there will always be a debate about that, with reasonable arguments on both sides.
One thing I do recall reading about Greenleaf being able to do that I've never heard of any other player doing (besides winning championships while drunk): was that he could shoot combination wing shots. He'd throw two balls down the table and make the combo.
That's strong.
Lou Figueroa
I've heard stories that 'ol Ralph played better shit-faced than most could sober. I've seen a few who had a high "beer gear" but i heard RG's was really sporty. Here in Okmulgee,Ok. on a bender he once had to prove his identity by running a bunch of balls for the cops to let him go. How the hell he ended up in freakin' Okmulgee is anybody's guess.
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Likely, the best ‘natural’ player. With that jerky sidearm stroke, and a load-on most of the time, he would have to be. Mosconi would likely be the best ‘professional’ player though, and his tournament stats proves just that. Ralph was more of a ‘showman’, while Willie’s calculating focus made him a legendary ‘winner’!