clem metz memorandum

[billycarrelli]

Hi jay yes, clem never got back to his bestform. I know he tried and I heard he lost alot of money to toby in lasvegas, getting a big spot like 9to 6.maybe someone knows more about this game it happened in the late 70'sor early 80's. I also heard he lost big in baltimore again with a spot.Getting back to world class form is nearly impossible,look at tiger woods. I WROTE THIS PIECE ABOUT CLEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS GREATNESS at the game we all love bad habits aside, he was one of the best hustlers ever. ASK ARTIE FROM CHICAGO.and freddy the beard. really my intentions were to nominate EDDIE TAYLOR AS THE BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Clem was in awe of taylor ,Danny Deliberto also speaks highly of Eddie. CLEM AND DANNY HAD ONE THING IN COMMON,THEY BOTH DESPISED MOSCONI.

 

[freddy the beard]

Hi jay yes, clem never got back to his bestform. I know he tried and I heard he lost alot of money to toby in lasvegas, getting a big spot like 9to 6.maybe someone knows more about this game it happened in the late 70'sor early 80's. I also heard he lost big in baltimore again with a spot.Getting back to world class form is nearly impossible,look at tiger woods. I WROTE THIS PIECE ABOUT CLEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS GREATNESS at the game we all love bad habits aside, he was one of the best hustlers ever. ASK ARTIE FROM CHICAGO.and freddy the beard. really my intentions were to nominate EDDIE TAYLOR AS THE BEST ALL-AROUND PLAYER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Clem was in awe of taylor ,Danny Deliberto also speaks highly of Eddie. CLEM AND DANNY HAD ONE THING IN COMMON,THEY BOTH DESPISED MOSCONI.

Excerpt from my book, The GosPool:


Eugene "Cincinnati Clem" Metz might have been the toughest safety player of them all. Jersey Red told the story of when Clem was playing "Connecticut Johnny" Vives (winner of the first Johnston City One Pocket tournament). Clem and Vives had been playing for many hours. Vives had been on a starvation shot-diet, getting nothing good to shoot during the whole session. Clem was squeezing him like a python.
Finally, Vives spots Clem looking up-table at a long bank shot. It looked like Clem was finally going to leave Vives far-away, but at least leave a shot toward Johnny's pocket.
Vives nudged Jersey Red as if to say, "Lookie here, Clem is going to finally loosen up and give me a shot at my hole." Vives's hopes were soon dashed when Clem shot up-table at the long bank and drew the cue ball back into the stack!


Beard