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[Bob Jewett]

And while all the match scores are listed in the 1967 results, there seems to be no obvious order to the list of matches. They are not chronological.

 

[Ratamon]

1967 as reported in the NBN, December issue:

Dates: October 20 through November 15, 1967
Location: Cue Club Billiard Academy, Show Bar, Johnston City, IL
Sanction: Billiard Players Association of America
Straight Pool to 150
Nine Ball best of 21
One Pocket best of 7

Great info, Bob, thank you. So the only bit that is currently missing is the 1972 Fall Event. Does anyone have any records of what is the last Johnston City event ?

 

[Ratamon]

The updated standings

1961 one pocket: 1. "Connecticut" John Vevis 2. Jimmy Moore 3. Hubert Cokes 4. Fats

1962 one pocket: 1. Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter 2. Eddie Taylor 3. Boston Shorty 4. "Racine" Al Miller
1962 9-ball: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Boston Shorty 3. Eddie "Detroit Whitey" Beauchene 4. Joe Cosgrove
1962 14.1: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Earl Shriver 3. Joe Procita 4. Eddie Taylor
1962 all-around: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Marshall Carpenter

1963 one pocket: 1. Eddie Taylor 2. Marshall "Squirrel" Carpenter 3. Bill Staton 4. Jersey Red
1963 9-ball: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. "Portland" Don Watson 3. Eddie "Detroit Whitey" Beauchene 4. Eddie Taylor
1963 14.1: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Bill Staton 3. Alton "Babyface" Whitlow 4. Don "Duke" Tozier
1963 all-around: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Eddie Taylor

1964 one pocket: 1. Eddie Taylor 2. Bill Staton 3. Luther Lassiter 4. Ed Kelly
1964 9-ball: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Harold Worst 3. Danny Jones 4. Cisero Murphy
1964 14.1: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Ed Kelly 3. Cisero Murphy 4. Harold Worst
1964 all-around: 1. Eddie Taylor 2. Luther Lassiter

1965 one pocket: 1. Boston Shorty 2. Danny Jones 3. Hubert "Daddy Warbucks" Cokes 4. Jersey Red
1965 9-ball: 1. Harold Worst 2. Danny Jones 3. Johnny Ervolino 4. Bill Staton
1965 14.1: 1. Harold Worst 2. Jersey Red 3. Johnny Ervolino 4. Boston Shorty
1965 all-around: 1. Harold Worst 2. Boston Shorty

1966 one pocket: 1. Ed Kelly 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Jersey Red 4. Dick McMorran
1966 9-ball: 1. Ed Kelly 2. Dallas West 3. Irving Crane 4. Eddie Taylor
1966 14.1: 1. Joe Balsis 2. Irving Crane 3. Danny Diliberto 4. Jersey Red
1966 all-around: 1. Joe Balsis 2. Ed Kelly

1967 one pocket: 1. Boston Shorty 2. Cisero Murphy 3. Ed Kelly 4. Ronnie Allen
1967 9-ball: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Sam Blumenthal 4. Eddie Taylor
1967 14.1: 1. Irving Crane 2. Ed Kelly 3. Dallas West 4. Danny Diliberto
1967 all-around: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Boston Shorty 3. Irving Crane

1968 one pocket: 1. Boston Shorty 2. Danny Jones 3. Ronnie Allen 4. Jersey Red
1968 9-ball: 1. Danny Jones 2. Jersey Red 3. Cornbread Red 4. Danny Gartner
1968 14.1: 1. Al Coslosky 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Jim Reliham 4. Kazuo Fujima
1968 all-around: 1. Danny Jones 2. Boston Shorty 3. Al Coslosky

1969 one pocket: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Jose Valdez 4. Joey Spaeth
1969 9-ball: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Louis Goff 3. Billy Incardona 4. Charles DeValliere
1969 14.1: 1. Joe Russo 2. Jim Relihan 3. Cisero Murphy 4. Boston Shorty
1969 all-around: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Joe Russo

1970 one pocket: 1. Ronnie Allen 2. Larry "Boston Shorty" Johnson 3. Paul Malniduk 4. Ed Kelly
1970 9-ball: 1. Keith Thompson 2. Joe Spaeth 3. Irving Crane 4. Nick Varner
1970 14.1: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Irving Crane 3. Steve Cook 4. Larry Lisciotti
1970 all-around: 1. Keith Thompson 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Luther Lassiter

1971 one pocket: 1. Jim Rempe 2. Ronnie Allen 3. Mike Gerace 4. Nick Varner
1971 9-ball: 1. Jim Marino 2. Jim Rempe 3. Jeff Sparks 4. Cisero Murphy
1971 14.1: 1. Luther Lassiter 2. Jim Marino 3. Dallas West 4. Irving Crane
1971 all-around: 1. Jim Marino 2. Luther Lassiter 3.Jim Rempe

1972-I one pocket: 1. Boston Shorty 2. UJ Puckett 3. Charles Jones 4. Danny DiLiberto
1972-I 9-ball: 1. Bill Incardona 2. Richie Florence 3. Larry Lisciotti 4. Don Watson
1972-I 14.1: 1. Danny DiLiberto 2. Larry Lisciotti 3. Alton Whitlow 4. Jim Marino
1972-I all-around: 1. Danny DiLiberto 2. Bill Incardona 3. Boston Shorty

1972-I Women 14.1: 1. Jean Balukas 2. Jeri Titcomb 3. Madeline Whitlow 4. Evelyn Del Porto

1972-II one pocket: 1. Jimmy Fusco 2. ??? 3. ??? 4. ???
1972-II 9-ball: 1. Boston Shorty 2. ??? 3. ??? 4. ???
1972-II 14.1: dropped
1972-II all-around: 1. Boston Shorty 2. Jimmy Fusco

 

[jd67]

 

[jd67]

Another newspaper clipping from 1963.

 

[NH Steve]

I did a lot of research for the 50th anniversary -- including the article linked here -- but I just listed the winners.
http://www.onepocket.org/news/the-jansco-bros-johnston-city-tournaments/

Funny it comes up in our old onepocket.org web format -- maybe it did not get moved to the new. I'll have to check with cincy
Edit -- nevermind, I found it lol

 

[Scrzbill]

I was going to college in Owensbpro,Ky and a guy who said he was a school teacher annihilated me in nine ball told me about Johnston City. I went, Winnie Beanie, Fats, the school teacher who annihilated me, Cornbread red, Ronnie Allen and everyone I ever admired. I stayed two days never once wanting a game for the first time in my average career. Steve Miserak was a very nice school teacher. Better nine ball player.

 

[gulfportdoc]

I was going to college in Owensbpro,Ky and a guy who said he was a school teacher annihilated me in nine ball told me about Johnston City. I went, Winnie Beanie, Fats, the school teacher who annihilated me, Cornbread red, Ronnie Allen and everyone I ever admired. I stayed two days never once wanting a game for the first time in my average career. Steve Miserak was a very nice school teacher. Better nine ball player.

Miserak-- great story! I wish to hell I'd heard about the Johnston City events. I was at the Conservatory in Cincinnati from '62-'67, and it wouldn't have been that big of a deal to drive down to JC. I should have gotten better acquainted at Mergard's. Then I'd have heard about them! BTW, Mizerak was 1 month younger than I...

 

[Ratamon]

I'm sure some/most of you will have seen these Johnston City articles before but those who did not will surely enjoy them!

The Pool Hustlers by Jack Olsen, Mar 20, 1961

Vault

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Hustlers' Holiday in the Lions' Den by Tom Fox, Dec 4, 1961

Vault

vault.si.com

Battle of the Hottest Sticks, Feb 25, 1963

Vault

vault.si.com

Shoot-Out in Johnston City by Craig Vetter, Playboy, November 1970

1970 article - Johnston City hustler tournaments.pdf

drive.google.com

Crossroads by R.A. Dyer, Billiards Digest, October 2019

Billiards Digest - Pool's Top Source for News, Views, Tips & More

 

[Ratamon]

I know there was an article in Sunday Look from 1961 called "Hustlers Descend on Little Egypt". I cannot find it anywhere. Does anyone have a copy?