Quite an assortment to show off the new Brunswick Centennial, circa 1945
Here it is on my wall, the Taco Bell sign always makes me smile
Here it is on my wall, the Taco Bell sign always makes me smile
Who's Who of the 1940s
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I`m old and I can only identify 8 of them. That was a long time ago.
I can only name Willie
I think the 8 are the pros, the rest likely being pool room, BCA, or Brunswick staff
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Letās have some fun. I was one year old when this picture was taken.
To the left of Mosconi is Jimmy Caras. To the right of Mosconi is Jimmy Moore. To the right of Moore is a man I canāt identify, but his tie is rumpled and so heās a pool player. Then comes Irving Crane. Then comes a short man whose suit coat doesnāt fit in the shoulders, so I speculate heās a pool player I donāt recognize the man to right of him. Can that be Wimpy? I think Wimpy was shorter than Crane, and I donāt think he was playing tournaments in forty-four.
Starting from the left, can the second man be Jay Bozeman, the three-cushion player? Thatās a wild stab. And hereās a wilder one. Can the man fourth from the leftāwait for it!ābe Fats!? I know this is twenty years before āThe Hustler,ā and the only Fats I ever knew looked like an unmade bed, butā¦. As for the third man from the left, his cuffs (shirt and slacks) fit so badly he has to be a pool player or a Brunswick mechanic or machinist put into the picture to recognize his work.
If the guy first on the left was not a tournament player, he should have been.
Confirmations and corrections?
To the left of Mosconi is Jimmy Caras. To the right of Mosconi is Jimmy Moore. To the right of Moore is a man I canāt identify, but his tie is rumpled and so heās a pool player. Then comes Irving Crane. Then comes a short man whose suit coat doesnāt fit in the shoulders, so I speculate heās a pool player I donāt recognize the man to right of him. Can that be Wimpy? I think Wimpy was shorter than Crane, and I donāt think he was playing tournaments in forty-four.
Starting from the left, can the second man be Jay Bozeman, the three-cushion player? Thatās a wild stab. And hereās a wilder one. Can the man fourth from the leftāwait for it!ābe Fats!? I know this is twenty years before āThe Hustler,ā and the only Fats I ever knew looked like an unmade bed, butā¦. As for the third man from the left, his cuffs (shirt and slacks) fit so badly he has to be a pool player or a Brunswick mechanic or machinist put into the picture to recognize his work.
If the guy first on the left was not a tournament player, he should have been.
Confirmations and corrections?
Not Chamaco. Looking at the photo to the left of Crane is, Gene Skinner. He was a very good 1 pocket & 3C player. In this company he was a Pro Referee for Brunswick.
In the 60's, 70's He'd come down to North Miami and hustle Golf and hang around the Congress Bowl/Billiards.