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I know there was a Jimmy Henson from Maryland who used to come to my hometown pool hall when i was a teenager. Cool ass dude. Smoked Merit cigarette. Shot with a schon cue i believe.
Looking for some old "players" names
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Sy Brown was not tall, on the contrary, he was short - about 5'7"...we gambled playing One Pocket about 10 yrs. ago at the DCC - he played good...at that time, and for many years, he lived in Detroit...I believe he passed away several years ago - Steve Lomako would know.
- Ghost
Can't be multiple Jim hensons who played real good pool in the mid Atlantic in the last couple decades...about 30 years I been seeing him and I have NEVER seen him touch a cigarette.
You might be right, about Sy being 5'7". Maybe I just remembered him being taller?
He was definitely from NJ, at one point. I seem to remember him saying he was from the Trenton area?
Eric
You played pretty sporty too about that time. You took me on twice in my house for forty a game and I couldn't beat you. I was playing okay then too. You frking outmoved me! I hated that. :smile:
Johnny Chapman, I think, He spent a summer playing in Temple in the 60's. Played anyone who showed up. Never before or since have I seen someone do more with a cue ball than Cannonball. Not that he tried to show off but if he caught a bad roll or got out of line, he knew how to deliver Whitey to the right spot.
Jersey Red said Cannonball was second in banks only to Eddie Taylor. I never saw enough great bank players to make a judgement.
Monster John was one of the players that I only saw at the Derby City Classic when it was that Executive Inn.
He was like a kid and was almost in action immediately. I never saw him actually win, but he was always was in action so he must have done okay.
I missed Monster John one year and someone told me he had passed.
I always enjoyed watching him, and miss him every year now during DCC.
Ken
He was like a kid and was almost in action immediately. I never saw him actually win, but he was always was in action so he must have done okay.
I missed Monster John one year and someone told me he had passed.
I always enjoyed watching him, and miss him every year now during DCC.
Ken
Dude, you don’t forget a whole lot but even though he was always in Detroit I don’t think he lived here, I think you’re thinking about Stevie from Pittsburg aka Pittsburg Steve aka 10-2 (because his head was always tilted at either 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock).
http://www.onepocket.org/forum/index.php?threads/sy-brown-gone.7515/
The Shane he was asking about was Shane Heatherington from Detroit. Got shot to death through the front door by his step-son quite a few years ago, a dozen at least I think.
Steve,
Although my memory is pretty bad, I'm thinking that Sy was from the Trenton, NJ area, originally and might have been living in west PA for a while. I haven't seen him in 10 years or so and heard he passed on?
Eric
He beat Cardone for a pretty nice number at the DCC but i cant come up with which location it was and i was there.
Don't feel bad brother Jay - I out-move everybody I play/played...
...:thumbup:Nah Steve, I couldn't confuse older, hair-challenged Sy, with long dreadlocked Pittsburg Steve.
- Ghost
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I'm pretty sure he passed about 6 years ago or so.
I witnessed a fellow that was known as:
Book man (he sold encyclopedias door to door)
Bible man (he sold bibles door to door)
The worm (can't say in public setting)
His first name was Ralf. I'm not 100% surs but, I think his last name was Henson???
He came to Norrh Alabama (shoals area) in the 1960's and busted everyone that played.
The Miz wouldn't play him in long 14.1 races or bank pool. Thag in itself speaks volumes about his speed.
I witnessed the Book man give Kenneth James 8/4 and 9/4 in 1hole.
I witnessed the Book man beat the ever loving crap out Sam Caperton in Columbia Tennessee. He was givie Sam a huge spot. Can't remember the exact details though.
Another player of note was Harold Phillips. He went by "Slick"....which he was.
The Book man......was the man that taught me to play pool. The only game he taught me was 14.1. I was lucky that way back then.
I just wished I could have had more time under his wing. He had me running ~100 balls within two years of picking a cue up for the first time.
The man was the best player/teacher I've ever seen to this day.
RIP:
Book man
Slick Phillips
Not sure if Sam Caperton is still with us or not???
Jeff
Book man (he sold encyclopedias door to door)
Bible man (he sold bibles door to door)
The worm (can't say in public setting)
His first name was Ralf. I'm not 100% surs but, I think his last name was Henson???
He came to Norrh Alabama (shoals area) in the 1960's and busted everyone that played.
The Miz wouldn't play him in long 14.1 races or bank pool. Thag in itself speaks volumes about his speed.
I witnessed the Book man give Kenneth James 8/4 and 9/4 in 1hole.
I witnessed the Book man beat the ever loving crap out Sam Caperton in Columbia Tennessee. He was givie Sam a huge spot. Can't remember the exact details though.
Another player of note was Harold Phillips. He went by "Slick"....which he was.
The Book man......was the man that taught me to play pool. The only game he taught me was 14.1. I was lucky that way back then.
I just wished I could have had more time under his wing. He had me running ~100 balls within two years of picking a cue up for the first time.
The man was the best player/teacher I've ever seen to this day.
RIP:
Book man
Slick Phillips
Not sure if Sam Caperton is still with us or not???
Jeff