There was a poolroom in MD at one time called ?Sporty?s?. The owner was a sports book and would stake Eddie Taylor to play anybody anything for any amount if Taylor liked the game. When they played in Sporty?s they bet by the bag full. Big brown paper bags.
Among these players was Weenie Beenie. Beenie would always try to match up with somebody there because there was so much money to be won. Strawberry was a regular as was Joey Spath, Ronnie Allen etc. Even the short stops played good and bet high.
Beenie came in for about a week and took a table way back in the far right corner and practiced all week. At the end of the week he asked Taylor if he would like to play some straight pool knowing that this was Eddies weakest game. But if he (Beenie) won he could win a few bags full. Short games maybe 100 or could have been 125-point games.
Eddie of course said sure. They started walking back to the table that Beenie had been figuring out all week and on the way Eddie reached out a grabbed a stick off the wall. Didn?t roll it, didn?t look at the tip just the first stick his hand hit was the one.
Now the numbers in the rest of this story are not the real numbers. I?m too old to remember the games that well but.
First game Beenie 50 ? Taylor runs out. Next game Beenie gets ahead back and forth ? Taylor runs out. This went on for a few games and a few bags and Beenie finely hangs it up.
Now each game Taylor had run out with more balls than the game before (87 and out, 96 and out, 100 and out etc.)
When Beenie quit Taylor said ?see that?s why I hate straight pool just when you start rolling its over?.
I don?t think that Beenie wanted to fool with Eddie any more after this ?. Except to stake him if he could.
True story I was there.
Dan
Among these players was Weenie Beenie. Beenie would always try to match up with somebody there because there was so much money to be won. Strawberry was a regular as was Joey Spath, Ronnie Allen etc. Even the short stops played good and bet high.
Beenie came in for about a week and took a table way back in the far right corner and practiced all week. At the end of the week he asked Taylor if he would like to play some straight pool knowing that this was Eddies weakest game. But if he (Beenie) won he could win a few bags full. Short games maybe 100 or could have been 125-point games.
Eddie of course said sure. They started walking back to the table that Beenie had been figuring out all week and on the way Eddie reached out a grabbed a stick off the wall. Didn?t roll it, didn?t look at the tip just the first stick his hand hit was the one.
Now the numbers in the rest of this story are not the real numbers. I?m too old to remember the games that well but.
First game Beenie 50 ? Taylor runs out. Next game Beenie gets ahead back and forth ? Taylor runs out. This went on for a few games and a few bags and Beenie finely hangs it up.
Now each game Taylor had run out with more balls than the game before (87 and out, 96 and out, 100 and out etc.)
When Beenie quit Taylor said ?see that?s why I hate straight pool just when you start rolling its over?.
I don?t think that Beenie wanted to fool with Eddie any more after this ?. Except to stake him if he could.
True story I was there.
Dan
