Johnston City 1967 Wimpy vs Shorty

freddy the beard said:
I just posted a rare 12 minute video of Lassiter and Shorty Johnson playing 1pkt on the Wide World of Sports. Ive never seen it anywhere else on the internet yet. You will see Danny Di, Eddie Kelly, Omaha Fats, Weenie Beanie and Danny Jones shoot a few trick shots.

Http://johnstoncityvideos.blogspot.com/

the Beard
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Great stuff all around...

JV
 
Thanks for the video

Boston Shorty didn't actually look that good in the video. He made a dumb safety shot that opened up the table for Wimpy, and he missed that corner shot by 4 inches.

Wimpy, on the other hand, looked pretty solid.
 
Thanks Freddie. Classic stuff. I loved it when Wimpy miscued then pulled out a rat tail file about a foot long to scuff his tip!!

Also, don't miss the other great videos on Freddie's site...including Fat's HOF acceptance speach. AWESOME!!

Just to tease you...he said he sailed on a Russian ship for 3 years until it finally sunk and the captain had never won a single haaaaand!

And is CLASSIC remark about drugs. Says he never took any...Never drank and never smoked. Said he didn't need to in order to get high. Said "I could have a sip of the iced tea over there and my TOES would point straight up!

GREAT stuff. Thanks again.

Jim
 
Wow, absolutely stunning footage!

Danny D was a brunette... who knew!? Man they all look so young. It's amazing how much 'Champagne' Eddie Kelly still looks the same today, though.

That's some great stuff. Thanks for the post.
 
Thank you.....

Freddy,

Thank you very much for the video. Fatty's HOF speech had me in stitches.

Frankie
 
I thought the same thing

sydbarret said:
omaha fats looks a little like tony ellin.
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That was the first thing I thought as well. Great 2 railer for the win as well.
 
Amazing stuff, thanks for posting it!
It would be awesome if someone did a program like this for the DCC.
 
You have to love those announcers. How did you like it when the announcer said that Shorty has the option of taking which ever pocket he wants in the beginning of the rack after Lassiter broke and scratched. LOL
 
This brings a question to me now....of the best players in the past could they compete against today's one pocket players? I think if Chohan could travel back in time it would be like placing an alligator in a pond full of guppies! IMO, I believe today's one pocket players are much more knowledgeable in all aspects of the game...safety strategy and/or aggressive play! What do you think?
 
i have this match on dvd...it has from 1967 lassiter vs boston shorty and has a match from 1965 worst vs boston shorty...2 matches 1 dvd anyone wants it $13 shipped
 
mac1972 said:
i have this match on dvd...it has from 1967 lassiter vs boston shorty and has a match from 1965 worst vs boston shorty...2 matches 1 dvd anyone wants it $13 shipped
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If the quality is good I'll take it. I have a copy that the quality is poor and would like to upgrade.

Steve

Does the disk look like this?

Worst (Medium).jpg
 
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