jrhendy
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We were at the original Hard Times in Costa Mesa and Ronnie Allen talked Charlie The Ape into staking him against Mexican Barney playing golf at 4th & Main in Los Angeles. Now Ronnie was a good golf and snooker player on a tight 5 x 10. When he first came out here from Oklahoma, he hung around Hollywood Billiards and they played quite a bit of snooker there. Barney was probably the best golf player around Los Angeles on a 5 x 10 or 6 x 12. I played in some ring games with him but did not play him any heads up. He was going to spot Ronnie a hole and they would kick it off pretty high. Charlie and Barney would both bet.
We all get to the pool room and Barney is there and ready to go, but Ronnie wanted to go get a drink first. Barney was kind of a hyper guy and Ronnie was gone a while and Barney wants action now. He comes over to Keith and Charlie and tells them he will give Keith 10 billiards going to 30 for $300 a game. Keith declines, and tells Barney he does not play three cushion. I get Keith and Charlie aside and tell them Keith has way the best of it with his natural ability and stroke and offer to take a piece of it. Barney is a good billiard player, but no champion.
Before Ronnie finally gets back we have Barney stuck three games fairly fast. Keith is making those thin pool player hits that drive billiard players crazy. He actually got to 20 before Barney did one game. Now Ronnie is having a fit because there will not be a golf game now. He whines so much that Charlie gives him my part of the bet ($100) even though I talked them into playing. I took my $300 and went home.
We all get to the pool room and Barney is there and ready to go, but Ronnie wanted to go get a drink first. Barney was kind of a hyper guy and Ronnie was gone a while and Barney wants action now. He comes over to Keith and Charlie and tells them he will give Keith 10 billiards going to 30 for $300 a game. Keith declines, and tells Barney he does not play three cushion. I get Keith and Charlie aside and tell them Keith has way the best of it with his natural ability and stroke and offer to take a piece of it. Barney is a good billiard player, but no champion.
Before Ronnie finally gets back we have Barney stuck three games fairly fast. Keith is making those thin pool player hits that drive billiard players crazy. He actually got to 20 before Barney did one game. Now Ronnie is having a fit because there will not be a golf game now. He whines so much that Charlie gives him my part of the bet ($100) even though I talked them into playing. I took my $300 and went home.