The Old Days

[whammo57]

Syracuse, NY 1960's.....

I watched Willie Mosconi and Joe Balsis play straight pool in Holiday Bowl pool room. It was a huge bowling alley with a large pool room.

I learned to shoot pool in Sports - o - Rama in Mattydale, NY. They had all GC tables with all different color cloth. The man at the desk punched your time in and out on a time card. Table time was 95 cents an hour.

We played straight pool for table time and 9 ball for gambling. A quarter on the 9 and a dime on the 5.

8 ball was only played in a bar, never in the pool room.

Kim

 

[Tom In Cincy]

Scott

Harry started out with the Cards in 1946 and was fired in 1969, went to Oakland for a year and then to the White Sox for 11 years then to the Cubs.

I mentioned Curt Gowdy, but I erred, it was HOF'r Jack Buck that sidekicked with Harry that replaced him in 1969.

Yes, I am old, but it is better than the alternative... you whipper snapper you... :grin:

Damn Tom, you ARE old! LOL...and here I thought Harry Carey only commentated for the Cubbies (he did, for a few decades)!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

 

[GoldCrown]

Boulevard Billiards (Mike Fusco's Room) and watched J. Henry Basheer (AKA Patcheye) play one pocket. This was 1971...good times!

Remember the Houseman(former boxer)...Al Fisher.... He picked up a guy by his belt with his teeth on a bet. But the best PR in NE Phila was Cue & Cushion at the Roosevelt Mall. Miz would stop in see Walt Krebbs. (Mid 60's)

 

[illusivetrout]

I wanna go back.Oh the joys of a miss spent youth.