Drexline Qualifier
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I played but do not know. I got knocked out by Larry Moy and Andy Linclon. I do know the Larry was in the Final 4 on the loser side. There was another guy from NY, one from Conneticut and one from PA left...I suck with remembering names...sorry. Spent some time talking to Larry Moy after our match...great guy!
Just got the full write up from bob maidhoff's Facebook page...here it is !!!!
Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 6th & 7th The Drexeline Billiard Club hosted a 14.1 Qualifier for the World 14.1 Championship, sponsered by Dragon Promotions. We kicked it off about 12:30pm on Saturday, and finished it up on Sunday at about 5:00pm. Luckey we chose two days. Ran matches till 11:00pm on Saturday night, and brought back 4 players for three rounds on Sunday. worked out great. Results as follows: 1st Ben Risoli & 2nd Matt Tetreault, 3rd Bob Madenjian and 4th was Larry Moy. 3rd & 4th place received $100.00 each. We had 13 players and was a great bunch of guys. Lou Patrikos, Ben Risoli, Eddy Abraham, Joey Hong, Peter Burrows, Andy Lincoln, Matt Tetreault, Tim Murray, Frank Wojciechowski, Larry Moy, Frank Bogush, Bob Madenjian,& Mike Frank. Our tournament ran beautiful, as all the players were gentelmen about the rules. We played all fouls and never had a problem. All matches were played in a timely fashion but a couple were a bit long as there was much saftey play. Ben Risoli played great to take the hot seat and lock up his birth in the World 14.1 Championship. The suprise of the tournament was Matt Tetreault clawing his way through the losers side after losing his first match to Andy Lincoln. Matt then won 6 matches to grab 2nd place and lock up his birth in the World 14.1 Championship. The final match between Ben and Matt was not needed as 1st and 2nd place finishers both advance to the World 14.1 Championships. I can't say enough about how all the players conducted themselves. Was just a very nice time had by all. I would like to thank all the players that attended as well as my regulars and spectators and not to forget Dragon Promotions for giving Drexeline Billiard Club the opportunity to host this event. Bob Maidhof T/A Drexeline Billiard Club Inc.
Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 6th & 7th The Drexeline Billiard Club hosted a 14.1 Qualifier for the World 14.1 Championship, sponsered by Dragon Promotions. We kicked it off about 12:30pm on Saturday, and finished it up on Sunday at about 5:00pm. Luckey we chose two days. Ran matches till 11:00pm on Saturday night, and brought back 4 players for three rounds on Sunday. worked out great. Results as follows: 1st Ben Risoli & 2nd Matt Tetreault, 3rd Bob Madenjian and 4th was Larry Moy. 3rd & 4th place received $100.00 each. We had 13 players and was a great bunch of guys. Lou Patrikos, Ben Risoli, Eddy Abraham, Joey Hong, Peter Burrows, Andy Lincoln, Matt Tetreault, Tim Murray, Frank Wojciechowski, Larry Moy, Frank Bogush, Bob Madenjian,& Mike Frank. Our tournament ran beautiful, as all the players were gentelmen about the rules. We played all fouls and never had a problem. All matches were played in a timely fashion but a couple were a bit long as there was much saftey play. Ben Risoli played great to take the hot seat and lock up his birth in the World 14.1 Championship. The suprise of the tournament was Matt Tetreault clawing his way through the losers side after losing his first match to Andy Lincoln. Matt then won 6 matches to grab 2nd place and lock up his birth in the World 14.1 Championship. The final match between Ben and Matt was not needed as 1st and 2nd place finishers both advance to the World 14.1 Championships. I can't say enough about how all the players conducted themselves. Was just a very nice time had by all. I would like to thank all the players that attended as well as my regulars and spectators and not to forget Dragon Promotions for giving Drexeline Billiard Club the opportunity to host this event. Bob Maidhof T/A Drexeline Billiard Club Inc.
thanks for the report, Steve!
it's wonderful to hear how well Matt did -- he's a great guy, playing out of my local room, Ivory Billiards in Holyoke, MA. he's given me a bunch of tips lately, gratis, just out of the goodness of his heart.
he deserves to go far, and it's super to hear he'll be at the World.
it's wonderful to hear how well Matt did -- he's a great guy, playing out of my local room, Ivory Billiards in Holyoke, MA. he's given me a bunch of tips lately, gratis, just out of the goodness of his heart.
he deserves to go far, and it's super to hear he'll be at the World.
Matt sure is a really good guy and I'm happy he fought all the way back to qualify!
Andy
Matt and I had a long, tough, close match, with neither of us putting anything together in the beginning. At the end, we both woke up a little, but he kept his concentration up throughout and, especially at the end, made me pay for mistakes.
I had never met Matt before, but he's a good player and a very decent guy.
Bob Maidhoff ran the tournament without a hitch, and the poolroom, Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA, was a pool fan's dream. It was worth it to play in the tournament just to get a chance to see this player's room -- Jimmy Caras' home away from home at the end of his career -- filled with great memorabilia. The room itself is nice, and the regulars are good players and good people.
Larry
Mr. Moy:
Are you playing in the New Jersey and/or the New York Qualifier?
If so, good luck. I have not heard much from you over the years, other than your book, of course. I bet you have a lot of interesting stories to tell about old time straight pool that the rest of us can't wait to hear.
Dennis
Hi Dennis,
Until recently, I never posted very much, but I read a lot and have enjoyed your posts in this forum.
Unfortunately, the timing of the NJ and NY qualifiers don't work out for me. Not sure I'm really in shape for tournaments anyway, and played the Drexeline qualifier sort of on a lark. (I was more of a driver for my friend, Benny, who won the whole thing.) This year, for the first time, I started playing a league, and that has gotten me to play at least one match a week so I decided to try Drexeline because I had wanted to see that room anyway. Glad I did. It's one of the nicest rooms I've ever seen, and if I lived close enough, I'd go there every day if I could.
Virtually everyone who writes and reads the 14.1 forum has great stories, I bet -- so I'm not sure I stand out in that regard!
Most of my stories have to do with either Babe Cranfield or hanging around the first poolroom I ever saw, Holli's in Nanuet, NY, owned by Toby Sweet and his partner, Vinnie Cass. I was very lucky to be able to see great players when I was just starting to get interested in pool. Plus Babe was mainly a straight pool player and Toby played almost exclusively nine-ball so I saw both games played at the absolute highest level. (Both could play anything, though. Arnold Silvernail, one of Babe's friends from the Syracuse area, listed Babe's accomplishments at the time Babe had passed away, and they included stringing 17 racks of nine-ball; and the one time I saw Toby play straight pool in 10 years we had a one-inning practice session where he ran over 80 before the room got too busy and he needed to take care of the desk.)
Here's a story you might have heard about -- it was touched on by an article called "The Cues of Willie Mosconi," which Charlie Ursitti wrote for the March 2011 issue of Pool & Billiard magazine. Mosconi and Babe both played with similar cues in the 1930s, both of them made by Herman Rambow. They had put the cues down while they were playing near each other at either a tournament or an exhibition. Somehow, they ended up picking up the wrong cues before they went home.
After they each got home, Babe called Willie. As Babe told me (and as Charlie has recounted), Willie and Babe each felt like they were playing better with the other guy's cue so they decided just to keep the cues they had! Willie's cue (which used to be Babe's) is now in the Smithsonian. Babe's cue (which used to be Willie's) is still in the possession of Babe's family. If both of those cues could talk ...!
Right up to the time Babe suffered a stroke (1997, when Babe was in his 80s), he ran 100s. It was something to see. It looked so easy, and it was surprising when he missed. By then, his eyes weren't that great and his hands had a tremble to them -- he was well past his prime, which makes it pretty scary to think of how he must have played in his younger days. When Babe was World Champion, he wasn't young. (He turned 49 just at the time he finished the challenge match with Luther Lassiter, in 1964.) That was his second run at playing professionally. Before that, he had a professional playing career in the 1930s, when he was in his late teens and early 20s.
Thanks for this note, and maybe we can get together if you're ever in the NY area. I have cousins in the Chicago area, and when I head out there, will get in touch. I'm going to try to see at least part of the World's, so if you're going, maybe I'll see you there too.
Take care,
Larry
Let me tell you something about Mr. Moy
I played him in the opening round. I was concentrating on another match which I usually do rather than watching my opponent. I turned and looked at the table and Larry said "Your shot...I fouled". We were playing all ball fouls in the Drexeline 14.1 Qualifier. I never saw it. I knew immediately that I liked Larry...class act. Too many folks on AZ write about the controversial stuff...not the honest gentleman and women that play the game!!!
Wedge
I played him in the opening round. I was concentrating on another match which I usually do rather than watching my opponent. I turned and looked at the table and Larry said "Your shot...I fouled". We were playing all ball fouls in the Drexeline 14.1 Qualifier. I never saw it. I knew immediately that I liked Larry...class act. Too many folks on AZ write about the controversial stuff...not the honest gentleman and women that play the game!!!
Wedge
Jack,
Sorry for the delayed response. What's the main game around where you live? Hopefully, there are at least a few 14.1 players nearby so that you can get into some regular games.
I started playing in a 14.1 league this year for the first time, and so was able to meet some strong players. Before then, there were only a few guys I knew who were willing to shoot straight pool, but they happened to be good people to play. (Don't want to get banned by this forum, but I also don't mind playing 9-ball or 8-ball.)
If you're ever in the NY area, let me know. Also, my sister lives in MD (Annapolis area) so I'm occasionally there as well. We can trade stories in person and maybe get in a game.
Take care,
Larry