I think it was Galloway (always played with a hat on). Yes, I did the sunday tournaments at Lucky's sometimes. Also played with Rosenbarry (sp?) and his friends plus sometimes that Commander guy (always wanted to play for a $1) at the Cooler. The hall I was talking about had 9 footers and was owned by a black guy / player...
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i'm too cheap/lazy to bring all that stuff, but i don't mind playing with a good quality ball set. i'll gladly use that. in fact i even use other players fancy chalks if they leave it on the table.
Cool - I was just asking because lots of people here carry balls, Delta Racks or majic racks because the equipment is so poor and nobody wants their Money going up in smoke on a loose rack.
eugene , springfield were two towns next to each other . the action in the 70,s was at the springfield tavern. and the golden canary(dirty bird bar)
fitz and bob burke were the best players and an asian kid i forgot his name.
they didn't really gamble much. but the card players were action for anything.
i remember i played a guy from portland, fat ralph. who came down to play me and i toyed with him for 13 hours before he went broke spotting me the 8 ball for 50 a game. and duke form eugene sat there and watched for the whole time.
after i beat the guy virtually winning almost every game,
i figured i lost my action with duke after that. as he was next on my list of who to beat before i got to the best players that gambled. but he immediately said "ill give you the same game".
funny part he played worse than the other guy. and another 12 or 13 hours later he fell to the same fate.
then i went to bed.
fitz and bob burke were the best players and an asian kid i forgot his name.
they didn't really gamble much. but the card players were action for anything.
i remember i played a guy from portland, fat ralph. who came down to play me and i toyed with him for 13 hours before he went broke spotting me the 8 ball for 50 a game. and duke form eugene sat there and watched for the whole time.
after i beat the guy virtually winning almost every game,
i figured i lost my action with duke after that. as he was next on my list of who to beat before i got to the best players that gambled. but he immediately said "ill give you the same game".
funny part he played worse than the other guy. and another 12 or 13 hours later he fell to the same fate.
then i went to bed.
Ed's pool hall in Springfield. Galloway played there a lot. Rosenberry was top dog around here for many years. I learned how to play pool at Ed's.
Tadaimarlon
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I knew someone like that many years ago. He always came with all the accessories you can imagine, almost everything from Predator, he wore very tight pants and ruffled shirts, even though he wasn't the thinnest, he wore glasses like Earl Strickland and always acted like an absolute baller.
Apart from his pool hall persona I knew nothing about him, he could barely pocket 3 balls in a row and I thought he was compensating with his style.
One day I went grocery shopping with my father at a grocery store we don't normally go to and there he was stocking the shelves. He saw us and dropped everything and ran into the back like a madman and never came out.
I have seen a guy bring in a bucket with a cone of hand powder in it. A rack and balls is fairly normal if places don't take care of their equipment. I have been in quite a few so-called "pool halls" where the ball sets were mixed up of 2 or even 3 different sets, were chipped, dirty, etc..
Willowbrook Wolfy
Going pro
Well if I go to the Red Shoes. It’s dark in there, the tables are well lit, and the centennials are always polished. I’d much rather play with a beat up set there. The glossy balls and lighting messes with my astigmatism slightly. I can’t always tell if the top 3 are touching when the 1 is in front.
And also I won’t play with a balls the wrong color either if given a choice. Plus the measles ball plays a bit heavier.
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The Old Jaybird
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Saw Strickland about 20 years ago practicing in a room in NC, he brought his own set of balls.
Yep
if you playing in a pool league and it’s an away match you don’t have a choice. That’s the home team advantage lol why would it matter?
if your opponent brings his own things like balls,rack etc. it means he is better playing with them and has more confidence in it.
plus he is more accustomed to his own balls. why let him have that edge? why not let him be uncomfortable playing with the house balls and rack.
i am talking playing for money or something that means something not a sociable no money league.
plus he is more accustomed to his own balls. why let him have that edge? why not let him be uncomfortable playing with the house balls and rack.
i am talking playing for money or something that means something not a sociable no money league.
Did you eat the egg????
It was a hollow plastic one that I put a few quarters in , lol, I should have been more specific.
I went to a pool hall 6 months ago and the set of balls that were provided to me had at least 3 different ball sets mixed up in it, and some of the balls had parts of the numbers missing the filling out of them. Some of the balls were also discolored. I’m bringing my own balls if I go there again, but not my best set in case there is something in the pockets damaging their balls.
