1987 Steve Gumphrey Memorial Tournament with ID video

sizl said:
I see Wade Crane, Scotty T, Johhny A, Danny Jones, Jerry Bentos. , Floyd Baxter, Gene Cooper. ST Louie Louie, Tommy K, David H. Buddy H. Larry Price.

That is all I know without looking.


I am still trying to find Jimmy King!


Thanks for sharing Bill!;)
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I goofed. It was Gene Cooper and not Jimmy. I always got these two mixed up. :D
 
punter said:
Click on the link in the OP Jay and watch the video. That guy is identified as Jim Brock and the other one you say is Jarvis is identified as Scotty T.
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Duh, you're right on both counts. I confused Jim with Myron, both grey haired, about the same size and age. And that could be Scotty and not Mark on closer inspection. My eyes deceived me again. Plus the guy at the end of the second row who I thought was George Brunt may be Chuck Absher. Oh well, we all have bad days.
 
Thanks for turning me on to the video. That was cool. I batted about .800 here. At least I picked off Chuck Absher before I dogged him too. I should have spotted Rosey and Danny Cook, but didn't. Scotty just fooled me, it looked so much like Jarvis.

I really liked the video guys. :)
 
jay helfert said:
I goofed. It was Gene Cooper and not Jimmy. I always got these two mixed up. :D
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That brings back memories Jay and I will tell you why. I was around 20 years old and at my first "big" tourney and it was in Montgomery Ala at a place called the Gambler.
Now anybody from the South that has been through ALA has played at the Gambler...anyway, Jimmy King and Gene the Machine Coope was in the finals and Gene had a tough shot down the rail past the side pocket and he hung it in the jaws.
I remember it like it was yesterday Jimmy King said,"you are going to have to play better than that":eek:
Jimmy and Gene used to battle it out ALOT back in the 80's.

Thanks for the "flashback" Jay!
 
jay helfert said:
I said Sid Mann, but I think I was wrong about the older guy who is third from the left in row two. It's actually Myron Zownir. He played in quite a few tournaments back then.

He once claimed that he made 6 nine balls on the break in a row on his home table. No one witnessed it and there was no video proof, but that made no difference to him. He just kept boasting about it for a year or two. After a while, it was like who cares.
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Definitely Jim Brock who used to book all the matches on the Baxter tour.

Jim Brock, Jimmy King, Danny Cook, Floyd Baxter.

Where are they all now? Would love to know what became of all these people who were such a part of my growing up in the pool room.
 
Not to highjack the thread but....

jay helfert said:
I said Sid Mann, but I think I was wrong about the older guy who is third from the left in row two. It's actually Myron Zownir. He played in quite a few tournaments back then.

He once claimed that he made 6 nine balls on the break in a row on his home table. No one witnessed it and there was no video proof, but that made no difference to him. He just kept boasting about it for a year or two. After a while, it was like who cares.
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I was at a bar table tourney in about 1982, at the hiphugger, in Kokomo,In. It was loser breaks, race to 7. Guy wins the flip, runs out. second guy made the 9 each time he broke, totalling 6 times in a row and lost the set. The first guy broke and ran every game. Only time I ever seen that many 9's made in a row.
Now, back on topic. I remember when Bill was trying to find out who the last 3 players were in this photo. I knew quite a few, but not the ones he needed. This is one Great photo. Thanks for sharing Bill.
 
jay helfert said:
OMG. What a classic photo. Louie, Lemke, Billy Johnson (Wade Crane), Earl, TK from FLA, Jimmy King, Mark Jarvis, Danny Jones, David Howard, Jeff Carter, Buddy, Sid Mann, Redbird, Mark Showalter, Gene Catron, even a baby faced Johnny Archer (try to find him). George Brunt, our very own Ironman (am I right or am I wrong?). And that's Steve's lovely wife Peggy in the middle. I had such a crush on her. I'll find some more players, give me time. Who else can name some guys?

Sonny Springer, Jimmy Hodges. I think that's Medina next to Buddy, but I'm not sure.
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No, Jay, I'm not in this one. But as I look at this photo and count the ones I've played at one time or another, it sure makes me feel old.

Steve was quite a guy and as Bill says, to know him was to love him. That man really got around too. The book he kept on good road spots was famous in itself. If you needed a good spot Steve would know where it was. He was funny too.

I think they still have a Gumphrey tournament every year in Poplar Bluffs don't they?
 
Steve Gumphrey Inaugural 9-Ball Open

beetle said:
Am I right??? (Jimmy Mataya right above C. Everett Koop)?
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Well, as soon as I move some boxes around, although it has been 5 years since I moved into my new house, I'll give you guy's the "Steve Gumphrey Inaugural 9-ball Open Tournament", PHOTO, I happen to have it, Country Calvin won it, and the next one also! with all the World Champions in it.

Let me start looking and I'll send you all a nice photo ASAP!:thumbup:


David Harcrow
 
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David...If you find that photo, and make some copies, I certainly would buy one!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

catpool9 said:
Well, as soon as I move some boxes around, although it has been 5 years since I moved into my new house, I'll give you guy's the "Steve Gumphrey Inaugural 9-ball Open Tournament", PHOTO, I happen to have it, Country Calvin won it, and the next one also! with all the World Champions in it.

Let me start looking and I'll send you all a nice photo ASAP!:thumbup:


David Harcrow
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Scott Lee said:
David...If you find that photo, and make some copies, I certainly would buy one!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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Scott, I will gladly send you a free copy, I put it in a phone book so it would stay straight, I have about 40 phone books of different city's I have lived in , so I'll have to look around, like I say ,I got boxes of stuff, & trophies, still uncovered, but I'll look real hard for the photo, I do have it!, I have looked at it several times in the last 8 yrs., it was the first one taken of that tournament in 1983 I think, Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer look like kids!, and they were........, Billy Johnson is in it too!, and so many other Champions


David Harcrow
 
catpool9 said:
Scott, I will gladly send you a free copy, I put it in a phone book so it would stay straight, I have about 40 phone books of different city's I have lived in , so I'll have to look around, like I say ,I got boxes of stuff, & trophies, still uncovered, but I'll look real hard for the photo, I do have it!, I have looked at it several times in the last 8 yrs., it was the first one taken of that tournament in 1983 I think, Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer look like kids!, and they were........, Billy Johnson is in it too!, and so many other Champions


David Harcrow
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Looking forward to seeing the picture.
 
catpool9 said:
Scott, I will gladly send you a free copy, I put it in a phone book so it would stay straight, I have about 40 phone books of different city's I have lived in , so I'll have to look around, like I say ,I got boxes of stuff, & trophies, still uncovered, but I'll look real hard for the photo, I do have it!, I have looked at it several times in the last 8 yrs., it was the first one taken of that tournament in 1983 I think, Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer look like kids!, and they were........, Billy Johnson is in it too!, and so many other Champions


David Harcrow
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I was informed that Steve didn't die until 1985, you know how years run together sometimes, maybe 1987 was the Inaugural Tournament, I'm still looking for my photo.


David Harcrow
 
1987 Steve Gumphrey Memorial Tourney

Thanks again to Belinda Campos, etc., etc., for IDing the final player in this photo. You guys play with it for a while and I will post the photo with names later. Yes, Calvin, is in the photo and yes, we did this about 5 years ago too.
 

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Steve Gumphrey Memorial 9-Ball Tournament

Now that's a line -up!!!!!!!!

Thanks Bill for bringing back a memory from the past with this photo, I was at the tournament.

My brother Calvin is standing second person top left row!


David Harcrow
 
1987 Steve Gumphry Memorial 9-Ball Tournament

jay helfert said:
OMG. What a classic photo. Louie, Lemke, Billy Johnson (Wade Crane), Earl, TK from FLA, Jimmy King, Mark Jarvis, Danny Jones, David Howard, Jeff Carter, Buddy, Sid Mann, Redbird, Mark Showalter, Gene Catron, even a baby faced Johnny Archer (try to find him). George Brunt, our very own Ironman (am I right or am I wrong?). And that's Steve's lovely wife Peggy in the middle. I had such a crush on her. I'll find some more players, give me time. Who else can name some guys?

Sonny Springer, Jimmy Hodges. I think that's Medina next to Buddy, but I'm not sure.
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These are the players I know in the photo:

Country Calvin,Johnny Archer,Gene Cooper, Floyd Trice, & Danny Cook back row

Wade Crane, Danny Jones, Earl Strickland, David Howard, "Good Times" Charlie Owens, Jeff Carter , Al O'rear, & Scotty Townsend second row from top

Peggy Gumphry , Buddy Hall, & Jimmy Sanders thrid row from top

Bill Rousey, Floyd Baxter, Earl Blanchard & "St. Louis" Louie Roberts bottom row

I recognize the faces of many of the others but their name's slip my mind.


David Harcrow
 
Did anyone ever receive a copy of the final photo with $Bill's ID's? He's gone now, so I can't ask him. :(
 
mosconiac said:
Did anyone ever receive a copy of the final photo with $Bill's ID's? He's gone now, so I can't ask him. :(
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I know it's been almost 10 years but just on an off-chance anyone is still interested, here are the IDs from Mary Kenniston's facebook page:

Top row: Rusty Mann, Calvin Harcrow, Wayne Collins, Gene Catron, Johnny Archer, Gene Cooper, Louie Lemke, Larry Price ("The Turtle"), Tommy Sanders, Woodie Mitchell, Danny Cook

Second row: Wade Crane ("Billy Johnson"), "Handsome" Danny Jones, Dennis Phillips, Mack Watson, Earl Strickland, David Howard, Charlie Owens ("Good Time"), Jeff Carter, Al Orean ("Alley Oop), Mark Showalter, Scotty Townsend

Third row: Chuck Absher, Jerry Bento, Jim Brock, Graham Earl, Peggy Gumphrey, Buddy Hall, Elby Tyson, Gene Fowler, Ed Wilson, Tom Kennedy

Bottom row: Kevin Blackwell, Sonny Springer, Bill Rousey, John Kyle, Floyd Baxter, Earl Blanchard, Louie Roberts.
 
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