Yes, Yang finished 33rd/48th in the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.
And he's definitely not a might-have-been.
Yes, Yang finished 33rd/48th in the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.
This thread made me think about Chan Whitt Jr., who was killed in a car crash in 1994. Don’t know much about him, but he was supposedly pretty damn good.
And he's definitely not a might-have-been.
I don't think of Vernon Elliot as a might-have-been, any more than Danny Gartner. They both played well for a long time. I saw Danny play in the 1969 US Open (14.1) after he had cataract surgery and he had a 70 and an 80 back-to-back for a 2-inning game.nobody has mentioned Vernon eliot. beat or played even many other greats, and had
phenomenal proposition shots like his impossible cross side bank.
Before there was Jose Parica and Efren Reyes, there was Boy Bicol.
Efren said Boy Bicol would make that cue ball land where he wanted all the time.
Unfortunately, Boy Bicol was murdered .
I don't think of Vernon Elliot as a might-have-been, any more than Danny Gartner. They both played well for a long time. I saw Danny play in the 1969 US Open (14.1) after he had cataract surgery and he had a 70 and an 80 back-to-back for a 2-inning game.
As for the cross-side bank, I think you mean this shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5tbr4N0P_w
Yes, Yang finished 33rd/48th in the 2019 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.
And he's definitely not a might-have-been.
I watched that bank video.
He made it 4 times in a row.
Great!
Joe Tucker did it better and he actually made 3 of 4. The video is on YouTube somewhere.Yeah, but he also scratched 4 times in a row?
nice shot, Bob
Joe Tucker did it better and he actually made 3 of 4. The video is on YouTube somewhere.
And he's definitely not a might-have-been.
Vernon Elliot is a name I will not forget soon
Once he clipped me for a bunch of money
About 10 years later I played him again after he had been away for a while
a new rule of one foot on the floor had been introduced and his long absence from the pool room
took its toll on his effective use of the ladies aid
he spotted me 2 hit and the break and actually miscued half a dozen times and I was very fortunate to win a nice score
I didn't realize who he was until John Hager Sr pointed it out to me with a kind remark
"so you finally got him back"
I was very happy knowing John had contributed to my cause,because he
had steered me into the first game with vernon while secretly staking my adversary
What we call in the trade a "double steer"
vernon made some banks that left me speechless,they were so good i thought
i must have seen them wrong,when I looked up in dismay Hager looked me in the face with a very silly grin,like oops
This was what alerted me to the fact that I had been had,therefore I pulled up to play
another day. I offered to buy dinner but they declined. ,i had to extend the offer twice
I have always felt that by taking my triumphant opponent to dinner was the best time to adjust
Over dinner I complimented the victor on his game and said he was the best player i had ever seen
including Eddie Taylor,he got bashful and said "shucks"
The seed was planted for our next encounter,who would have thought it would be 10 or 15 years
Vernon was no Eddie Taylor,but then again ,who is?
But he was very good
I have to confess I’m a bit of a wise guy...
...when Yang took a break from the game...
...I claimed it was because the Son of Pool found out he was adopted.