I was standing by the snooker table at Chris’ when a guy told me that about Don Feeney...
...two other people nodded assent....so I believe it.
Whatever Happened to These Guys?
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I was standing by the snooker table at Chris’ when a guy told me that about Don Feeney...
...two other people nodded assent....so I believe it.
I first met Tom Kollins when he was Michigan straight pool champion....
...and a popular radio personality.
His son played in a snooker tournament near me early this year...Tom asked someone
to call me....I said I’d be right down....I could hear Tom in the background yelling...
...”Tell him to wear socks!”....well, I didn’t.
I won't argue the point, but, if this happened at Chris's, there would be some kind of plaque or sign somewhere in the room!
When I made 58 points in 11 innings in 3 cushion with Ron Schenk at the, 'Green Room' in Downers Grove, the owners had a plaque made to put on the side rail of the table! It was during the weekly 9 ball tournament, they had about 60 entrants, John Abrusso, Tommy Spencer, Tommy Karabotsis...! They stopped the drawing, so they all could watch the end of our game. The room had only been open about 1 month. They didn't even have the scoring beads up yet, Ron's son Jack kept score on a napkin from the food counter! I still have the napkin from that game.
Now, making 58 pts. in 11 innings is a pretty strong feat, but, not as memorable as Don Feeney's claim!
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I don’t know about that....I think I’d take the 5+ average....awesome
Tom Kollins....here’s how good a man can play at 80 years of age....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tARYNgSSzLQ
This was a great run by Tom! He's another "old schooler" that has been around pool as long as I can remember. I don't know how many times he was the U.S. Snooker Champion, but it was a lot. Nice to see he can still play so well at his age. I noticed how solid his stance was and how still he stayed when down on the balls and stroking. Plus he still has power on his stroke. I particularly liked the extra long bridge shot on his last red, followed by the long six ball up in the corner. Nice run Tom!
It’s been awhile since I was at Chris’s but isn’t/wasn’t there actually some kind of sign, maybe in the staircase, testifying to Feeney doing something like this? I know that somewhere in my travels I’ve seen some sort of sign with similar details memorialized.
Lou Figueroa
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A poem, by Abner Finn, is what I remember!
BILLIARDS
“It is a science—the study of a lifetime, in which you may exhaust yourself, but never the subject.
“It is a contest, a duel a melee, calling for courage, skill, strategy and self-control.
“It is a test of temper, a trial of honor, a revealer of character.
“It affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.
“It means physical exercise, a sweeping away of the mental cobwebs, genuine recreation of the tired tissues.
“It’s a cure for care an antidote to worry.
“It includes companionship with friends, club intercourse, opportunity for courtesy and fairness to an opponent.
“It promotes not only physical health, but moral force.”
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Kobachi
Scarred but Smarter
Yes I’ve seen this before as well at Chris’s. And I do remember the locals talking about it. I will head over there soon and see if I can find it.
Nice quote.
Here’s another, it’s just a proverb:
“Envy eats nothing but it’s own heart.”
Lou Figueroa
Quite inspiring for us aging players to see an 80 year old who can play like that, on a 6 X 12 snooker table, no less!
I heard he got mugged a while back and was roughed up pretty bad. Don't think he has been playing much since.
How about a bar box player from a while back named Whitey Walker?
I played Whitey Walker in a tournament back in the early 90s...
...fortunately, it was on a nine footer.
I watched Whity play in the 90s on a bar box. He was unstoppable, won quite a bit of money, very powerful game!!
If you saw him last summer , that was after the mugging.
I may have played this guy, Mark, that you speak of. Never
knew his last name, though. In '90, I was 19 and played
this long haired, straight shooting, ball running machine named
Mark in a few sets of 9 ball. He ran several 3 packs practically
everytime it was his turn at the table.
All I remember is he had a thin mustache, was 18, shot with a
really nice Schon(especially at that time and era), and he said
he was on his way to Kentucky to spend a few days with Shannon
Daulton. I didn't know Shannon back then, but we are good friends
this day and time. I've asked Shannon about this kid named Mark
that I didn't know his last name and Shannon said he didn't know
or remember who that could be. We were playing at Anazeh Sands
in Wyoming, Michigan. Wyoming is pretty close to Grand Rapids for
what it's worth.
Jay, does any of the above hints or descriptions sound like this could
have been Mark Beilfuss? He would probably be around 46 years old
today if we're thinking of the same person. Thanks in advance.
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