Eddie Taylor

[WildWing]

For the Eddie Taylor fans, this one's for you. Even though I saw Luther Lassiter destroy him in an exhibition, Eddie was something else as well.

 

[Hungarian]

For the Eddie Taylor fans, this one's for you. Even though I saw Luther Lassiter destroy him in an exhibition, Eddie was something else as well.

He had a machine like stroke. Solid contact and zero deceleration. He was a natural.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

That was wonderful!!! Oh to shoot 37 banks and a scratch at any age!!

 

[maha]

in one of the two games we played he ran 12 and 13 out on me. if i remember right. i won the other and we mutually quit.
he didnt want my money and i didnt want to lose as it was evident i couldn't win at that game. where he banked 25 to my making 25.

 

[j2pac]

in one of the two games we played he ran 12 and 13 out on me. if i remember right. i won the other and we mutually quit.
he didnt want my money and i didnt want to lose as it was evident i couldn't win at that game. where he banked 25 to my making 25.

I doubt he and Lassiter were playing bank pool when Luther won.

 

[j2pac]

For the Eddie Taylor fans, this one's for you. Even though I saw Luther Lassiter destroy him in an exhibition, Eddie was something else as well.

Thank you for posting that.

 

[WildWing]

Thank you for posting that.

You're welcome. It was 1967, and Luther Lassiter and Eddie Taylor were playing an exhibition match, straight pool at Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lassiter totally dominated, and let Tayor to the table a couple times, but Taylor was no match for Lassiter.

The match was arranged by two people. Bill (Weenie Beenie) Staton, who owned Jack & Jill's pool room in Arlington Virginia. Also, Red Jones, a pool aficionado, who manned the Air Force desk at the White House. It's what basically got me into pool. I'll never forget it.

 

[GoldCrown]

For the Eddie Taylor fans, this one's for you. Even though I saw Luther Lassiter destroy him in an exhibition, Eddie was something else as well.

Class..Dressed like a gentleman... I like his follow through.

 

[WildWing]

Class..Dressed like a gentleman... I like his follow through.

Eddie always dressed like a gentleman. Of course others in that era did as well.

 

[j2pac]

You're welcome. It was 1967, and Luther Lassiter and Eddie Taylor were playing an exhibition match, straight pool at Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lassiter totally dominated, and let Tayor to the table a couple times, but Taylor was no match for Lassiter.

The match was arranged by two people. Bill (Weenie Beenie) Staton, who owned Jack & Jill's pool room in Arlington Virginia. Also, Red Jones, a pool aficionado, who manned the Air Force desk at the White House. It's what basically got me into pool. I'll never forget it.

I wouldn't have either.

 

[WildWing]

I doubt he and Lassiter were playing bank pool when Luther won.

Correct. The times when I saw Lassiter and Taylor were twice, just straight pool. I believe 1966 or 1967, televised on ABC's Wide World of Sports, maybe U.S. Open in Las Vegas. They played straight pool. Lassiter won. Lassiter won in the high school straight pool exhibition as well.

But I don't think anybody would have banked as good as Taylor in that era, and maybe since. The Knoxville Bear.

 

[maha]

lassiter was the best in the world so not beating him was expected. eddie was a top player but not a top world class player. his banking made him kind of the best at shoot out 9 ball. even lassiter didn't want no part of him at that. nor one pocket as he banked too good.
but they were both friends so no real game would be played.

lassiter would beat eddie at 9 ball as he was the best at that. but even said i wont play him as he will make a fool out of me. or something like that.
and he would, as he would shoot out to banks no one but him was a favorite to make.
those aspects of 9 ball are long gone.