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2005 One Pocket news archives
One Pocket news since OnePocket.org went online in May 2004
2005
One Pocket
Hall
of Fame Inductees
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Artie Bodendorfer *
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Marshall 'Squirrel' Carpenter *
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Steve Cook *
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Ed 'Champagne' Kelly *
Bank
Pool Inductees
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Freddy 'The Beard' Bentivegna *
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Truman Hogue *
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Leonard ‘Bugs’ Rucker *
* Billy ‘Cornbread Red’ Burge *
* Gary Spaeth *
* Eddie 'The Knoxville Bear' Taylor *
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One
Pocket and Bank Pool Legends to be
Inducted
at the Derby City Classic
The
2nd annual Legends Dinner at the Derby
City Classic will be the setting for the induction
of this year's slate of four One Pocket players
and six Bank Pool players into
the One Pocket Hall
of Fame.
This special
event is scheduled for Tuesday evening, January
10th 2006, during the Derby City Classic,
and features some of the most entertaining and action-oriented
legends in any cue sports.
Click
here for the OnePocket.org Hall of Fame page
Click
here for complete banquet and ticket information
Special
thanks to Diamond Billiard Products for
their support of this event.
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Scott
Frost over Gabe Owen in the
2005 US
Open One Pocket
Scott
Frost came through the field undefeated to defeat
Gabe Owen for the US Open One
Pocket championship at the Plaza Hotel and
Casino, in Las Vegas, NV. Earlier, Gabe had ended Ike
Runnels run through the loser's bracket for the
right to face Frost in the finals, leaving Ike in third
place.
Complete
results at playbca.com
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Nevel
tops Putnam to win the
2005 Southern Classic Open One Pocket
Larry
Nevel topped a strong field of 47 players for the
One Pocket division title of the Southern
Classic, coming out of the one-loss side
to defeat Shawn Putnam 5-3 in the finals.
The One Pocket is the first of three events in
this "Grand Opening tournament" in the brand new
poolroom, The Pool Room 2 in Duluth, Georgia.
Click
here for more photos
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Gabe
Owen wins Carolina’s Open One Pocket
As
the tournament progressed, it looked like destiny well scripted,
as Katrina evacuee Mike Surber advanced
through one half of the winner’s bracket, and One
Pocket Hall of Fame honoree
Nick Varner moved through the other half.
Surber might have had a little extra motivation to win,
because it was he that topped Varner to lay claim to the
winner’s side and await a finals opponent.
Click
here for a Results, Photos and Re-cap
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Nick
Varner
One
Pocket Hall
of Fame
Nick
Varner was inducted into the One Pocket
Hall of Fame at a special ceremony held at Fast
Eddie’s Sports Bar and Grill during a break
from the Carolina’s Open tournament
action on Wednesday night. Grady Mathews acted as master of
ceremonies, and the owners and staff of Fast Eddie’s
bent over backwards to make the evening memorable for Nick,
as they pitched in with hard work, good humor and great hospitality.
Click
here for two pages of photos from Nick's induction |
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Rack
'em up with
Leonard
'Bugs' Rucker
Ranked
right up there with Eddie Taylor as a banking genius, 'Bugs'
was also a dominant after hours One Pocket player.
He was honored in January as part of the first class of inductees
into the One Pocket Hall of Fame. In recent
years Bugs has been suffering from the progression
of diabetes, which limits his activity. This interview includes
major contributions from fellow Chicagoans John Henry,
Sylvester Duncan, Glenn Rogers and Freddy
Bentivegna -- all regular companions and competitors
who know'Bugs' very well.
Click
here for part 1 of the Bugs Rucker interview
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Banking
with the Beard
by Freddy
Bentivegna
Freddy
'the Beard' Bentivegna has just published a unique new
book on banking, entitled Banking with the Beard,
Secrets of a Master Banker. Chicago has for
years been host to a culture of big action Bank Pool, home
to legends such as 'Bugs' Rucker, Glenn 'Piggy
Banks' Rogers, and of course, 'The Beard'.
Click
here for our complete review |
Hard
Times 2005 Summer Jamboree
Click here for Results,
Photos and Wrap-up
Sonny
Springer Interview
For years one of the
South's best kept secrets at One Pocket, Sonny Springer was known
for betting high back when ten dollars was equal to more like fifty
today. To paraphrase Professor RH Gilmer, a lot of people would
say they were looking for Sonny, but they didn't really want to
find him, because they knew that if they did, the talk would stop
and it was time to step to the table. OnePocket.org spoke with Sonny
at Grady Mathews' Gulf Coast Classic event in December, 2004.
Click
here for the complete Sonny Springer interview
Click
here for Snapshots from the 2005 Derby City Classic
Click
here for Snapshots from Grady Mathews' 2004 Gulf Coast Classic
Norm
'The Farmer' Webber
Interview
While
known more for his trick shot exhibitions than for his One Pocket
game, Norm spent eight years plying the tables at Cochran's in San
Francisco from 1955 to 1963 -- just as One Pocket was coming out
of the shadows and into the public eye under the bright lights of
the Johnston City tournaments. Norm was inducted into the New England
Pool and Billiard Hall of Fame in 1994. I had the pleasure of playing
him regularly when he lived in Laconia, NH.
Click
here for the complete Norm Webber interview!
Danny
Di Liberto Interview
For
years one of pool's top all-around players, Danny is one of the
few original Johnston City champions still active in the game, although
his main gig lately has been his commentary work for Accu-stats.
Danny is just putting the wrap on a major book project in collaboration
with writer Jerry Forsyth, which will be available soon.
Click
here for the complete Danny Di Liberto interview!
Ronnie
Allen Interview
Often cited as one of the greatest One Pocket players of all time,
Ronnie is a natural for our One Pocket Hall of Fame, with enough
all-around success to be a strong candidate for the Billiard Congress
of America Hall of Fame as well.
Click
here for the complete Ronnie Allen interview!
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