A friend sent this story to me...I thought you would enjoy it.
http://www.onepocket.org/JohnstonCity.htm
http://www.onepocket.org/JohnstonCity.htm
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Awesome read, thanks for posting.
Nice Read Robin
This was a nice read Robin, I love reading some of the things about the old days ( Just some ). Here is a correction though according to John Henry who was Chicago Bugs road partner.
Recap of some of the Jansco Brothers contributions to pool in America:
5.The first racially integrated major pool tournament 1962
John Henery: I know in 1963 when Kennedy got killed and they passed the Civil Rights Bill where anybody could play anywhere, I remember we were down there and tried to play. The Jansco Brothers got a hat and went around to all the players and they had to decide, do you want them to play. It wound up more votes for no than yes. And we didn’t get to play in 1964. We didn’t get to play in 1964, 1965, 1966 and then in 1967 they finally let a black guy play. They let Cicero play. And Cicero played Irving Crane in the finals and wound up winning.
This was a nice read Robin, I love reading some of the things about the old days ( Just some ). Here is a correction though according to John Henry who was Chicago Bugs road partner.
Recap of some of the Jansco Brothers contributions to pool in America:
5.The first racially integrated major pool tournament 1962
John Henery: I know in 1963 when Kennedy got killed and they passed the Civil Rights Bill where anybody could play anywhere, I remember we were down there and tried to play. The Jansco Brothers got a hat and went around to all the players and they had to decide, do you want them to play. It wound up more votes for no than yes. And we didn’t get to play in 1964. We didn’t get to play in 1964, 1965, 1966 and then in 1967 they finally let a black guy play. They let Cicero play. And Cicero played Irving Crane in the finals and wound up winning.
Very cool read! Just when you think you have read all there is about the Johnston City events....
I often think about putting on an underground invitational here in my basement, and stream it out to the world. I know I can get 8 or 10 great players to show up for a weekend round robin cash event. Hell, what else is going on right?!
G.
I often think about putting on an underground invitational here in my basement, and stream it out to the world. I know I can get 8 or 10 great players to show up for a weekend round robin cash event. Hell, what else is going on right?!
G.
My friend scaned 5 articles that supports the article... I have no idea how to post a scan...if you would like me to forward them in an email send me a message robindodson@ix.netcom.com and I will shoot them your way.
Thank you Robin! I will post them here, that way you don't have to send out so many, unless they want the higher quality 300 dpi scans.:smile:
Yes, Robin the 1962 article does support the fact that Youngblood played in that year's tournament.
(let me figure out some weird things with the way Vbulletin is resizing the images, I'll be back to post them in this post once I figure out what's going on)
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