Johnny Irish Stories Please!

[sjm]

I may have my stories a bit mixed up but wasn’t it Irish who was sleeping in one of the rail bird seats with his hat pulled over his face when someone rushed over to him and said that Nixon had just won and Irish reported pullled the hat up from covering his eyes and said: “Well what do you know about that , the guy can’t run four balls and he gets elected president!’ Then he pulled his hat back over his eyes and went back to sleep.

I can't say. I've never heard that story.

 

[middleofnowhere]

Danny DiLiberto was doing an exhibition when somebody set up a shot and claimed they saw Johnny Irish make it. This shot was impossible by the way.

Danny says to the guy " You know the longer Johnny Irish is dead the better he plays".

 

[maha]

he was fearsome. but like most of the top players that gambled high in the new york and jersey area, all headed to the flats during the day and trotters at night.
there was an easy dozen or so that would win the dough against the top tournament players if they came around the area. that few people now would even recognize their names.