freddy the beard said:
I never saw Evans play, either. But Johnny Ervolino told me he might have been the best player he ever saw. That's saying a lot, because Ervolino was an awesome player himself.
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I never saw Evans play, either. But Johnny Ervolino told me he might have been the best player he ever saw. That's saying a lot, because Ervolino was an awesome player himself.
freddy the beard said:
Freddy, the article I'm most sure was in BD when they were doing the articles on great players of the past. They also pointed out that the actor that played captain kangaroo and a friend of his stopped by the pool room one day and just happened to see this guy playing. They became so amazed and impressed with his play it changed their lives where they always made a point to go watch him play. Ciscero would take the train into the city most every day to watch and learn. I found this article very interesting because, since he was a colored man, he was not allowed to play in any world competitions and was asked once to play if he said he was of another race, he would not even consider this, he was a man of principal. Once his eyesight failed he then went to horse betting and hung with the greats sports figures of his day. He always would help those in need as he carried a good bankrool all his life. I'll try and find the issue of BD in which it was in print, you'll really enjoy it. I tried to find it, it may be in the Untold Stories area of the older P & B mag. I give up.
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