A montage of previous posts
Following is a series of earlier posts that covered several famous tush-hogs that is worth repeating on this thread:
Quote the Beard:
David Sizemore from SC. played a nice game of 9ball, but he had a deserving reputation of being wild and crazy. He did cut a friend of mine's throat (David Gadsden also of SC). David was murdered while still a young man. Once, while playing Hubert Cokes in Johnston City, he smashed his cue and was still carrying the jagged edge. He came within a inch of getting his head blown off, as Hubert thought Sizemore may have been threatening him. Lucky for him a local grifter cooled Hubert out, and said Sizemore was only mad at himself. Once Sizemore realized his mistake he dropped that broken cue like it was on fire and apologized to Hubert profusely.
Quote Macguy:
David Sizemore, there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. He pulled a knife on me once because he thought I had double steered him. I might have gotten stabbed had not Sugar Shack Johnny stepped in. He may have saved my life, I didn't see Sizemore coming.
Quote Jay Helfert:
Sizemore would definitely have stabbed you. If he pulled his knife, he had every intention of using it. He talked loud, bet big, and wouldn't go down without a fight. I backed Texas Youngblood against him in Dayton playing Banks. A Race To Four for 400. Youngblood was on the Hill 3-1, and Sizemore tells him he'll cut his liver out if he wins the match. Youngblood comes over to me and he's scared. I tell him to go on and win the money, I have my .25 and I'll protect him. Blood freezes up and can't make a Bank. David wins 4-3, and starts laughing about how he sharked him. Blood asks him if he would have stabbed him. David says "Hell no, I wouldn't have warned you."
Quote the Beard:
Here's an addendum to the dangerous Sizemore, Johnston City, knifings, and Sugar Shack Johnny connection. At Johnston City, the same year Sizemore almost got killed by the deadly Hubert Cokes, David asked my old road partner, Sugar Shack Johnny Novak to give him some money to play Gin in the back room of the Show Lounge. Johnny gave him $300 with the instructions that he could play anybody in the room except Jersey Red.
Johnny left for the bar and returned a couple hours later to find Sizemore playing Gin with Jersey Red. He asked Sizemore how he was doing, David replied that Red was beating him, and had him on his last game. With that, Sugar Shack gave Sizemore a backhand that sent him flying across the room and crashing into the wall. Sizemore did nothing but apologize. Many sweators who knew of David's reputation, warned me that he would sneak up on Johnny and get revenge. With me knowing both parties, David, while a real lunatic, knew that Sugar Shack was a much worse lunatic, and was tickled pink to get off with just a ferocious slap, and was content to end everything right there. Sugar Shack had a way to make many "crazy" people suddenly decide to become sane.
the Beard
Go to my website and click on "blog" to see pool ball memorablila and also pics from the DCC HOF dinner.
Following is a series of earlier posts that covered several famous tush-hogs that is worth repeating on this thread:
Quote the Beard:
David Sizemore from SC. played a nice game of 9ball, but he had a deserving reputation of being wild and crazy. He did cut a friend of mine's throat (David Gadsden also of SC). David was murdered while still a young man. Once, while playing Hubert Cokes in Johnston City, he smashed his cue and was still carrying the jagged edge. He came within a inch of getting his head blown off, as Hubert thought Sizemore may have been threatening him. Lucky for him a local grifter cooled Hubert out, and said Sizemore was only mad at himself. Once Sizemore realized his mistake he dropped that broken cue like it was on fire and apologized to Hubert profusely.
Quote Macguy:
David Sizemore, there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. He pulled a knife on me once because he thought I had double steered him. I might have gotten stabbed had not Sugar Shack Johnny stepped in. He may have saved my life, I didn't see Sizemore coming.
Quote Jay Helfert:
Sizemore would definitely have stabbed you. If he pulled his knife, he had every intention of using it. He talked loud, bet big, and wouldn't go down without a fight. I backed Texas Youngblood against him in Dayton playing Banks. A Race To Four for 400. Youngblood was on the Hill 3-1, and Sizemore tells him he'll cut his liver out if he wins the match. Youngblood comes over to me and he's scared. I tell him to go on and win the money, I have my .25 and I'll protect him. Blood freezes up and can't make a Bank. David wins 4-3, and starts laughing about how he sharked him. Blood asks him if he would have stabbed him. David says "Hell no, I wouldn't have warned you."
Quote the Beard:
Here's an addendum to the dangerous Sizemore, Johnston City, knifings, and Sugar Shack Johnny connection. At Johnston City, the same year Sizemore almost got killed by the deadly Hubert Cokes, David asked my old road partner, Sugar Shack Johnny Novak to give him some money to play Gin in the back room of the Show Lounge. Johnny gave him $300 with the instructions that he could play anybody in the room except Jersey Red.
Johnny left for the bar and returned a couple hours later to find Sizemore playing Gin with Jersey Red. He asked Sizemore how he was doing, David replied that Red was beating him, and had him on his last game. With that, Sugar Shack gave Sizemore a backhand that sent him flying across the room and crashing into the wall. Sizemore did nothing but apologize. Many sweators who knew of David's reputation, warned me that he would sneak up on Johnny and get revenge. With me knowing both parties, David, while a real lunatic, knew that Sugar Shack was a much worse lunatic, and was tickled pink to get off with just a ferocious slap, and was content to end everything right there. Sugar Shack had a way to make many "crazy" people suddenly decide to become sane.
the Beard
Go to my website and click on "blog" to see pool ball memorablila and also pics from the DCC HOF dinner.
Good one!
