Artie Bodendorfer
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I will give you most of the pool rooms that I hung out and played. I am only going to give you the pool rooms in Chicago because I dont want to take up all your time. I probable played in more pool rooms and hung oput in different pool rooms then any pool player in Chicago. Her we go North Center Rosco and Damen. Howard and Paulina Howard Bowling Alley Clark street ner Howard and Paulina. A greek owned the pool room. THe Campus Room. Allstar in Scokie Bob Cordums Liland and Kiedze Marys Golden Cue on Montrose. Frank Olivers on Manhiem. 20th Century Sherden and Willson. A little pool room on Shiefied and Irving. Belmont Bowling alley Pool room on Ashland near belmont. Little English House of Lords. Olimpic on Clark street. Pool room on wells street 4 by 8 tables. Pionner pool room. Bell Clark China Town 43 street 63 street Akins pool room that John Henry owned when I was young He wiil varivie I played their all the time and beat everyone. St pauls billiards Gary Indiana were Billy Williams Played. Hammond indiana Golden Eight ball Four Bees Town and Country Bowlling alley. Rose Mont and Melrose park. I dont remember if I played in this pool room or not were Bruno and race track Phil hung out. I played Wade Crain playing nine ball in his pool room out west the had 4 by 8 tables. Johnny Morese steered me thier to trap Wade Crain playing one pocket and he wouldnt play so I played him 9 ball. I didnt no who he was. But I won the money and Johnny Moriss couldnt belive that I beat him playing nineball.I played were Jesse and Pink pong hung out the had 4 by 8 tables it was a good action spot. And thier were many more pool room in Chicago I played and hung out. And hundreds of Bars. But I only played ON ONE TABLE. And at Freddys and Phils and Bobbys Club North Shore I never hardly played on my favorite Table. THatb was the 5 by ten table that nobody would play on. So as far as favorite tables go. I played all over on all tables. If I had a important game. I would find the toughest table in thier pool room and I would practice on the toughest table tell I got it down. And then I would play. THats how you take care of Buissness. BUt I played in all the pool rooms in CHicago and hug out for a while in most of them. And what I would do I would start out on Diversy and go west to all the bars with a pool table in it and look for ation. I would go west all the way to Cicero and ten come back on Belmont or another street. And look for suckers. And I did this for months taking different streets. BUt after a while I would go to all the action bars. And thier was lots of bar action in Chicago. It might have been the best bar action spot in the country. And when I went to California I would have BUTTER MILK take me to all the bar spots. I would allways look for a good steer man that new all the spots. Today its all about tournaments. And everyone knowes everyone and if the dont no you the waite tell the find out who you atre and when the get a line on you the might play. I hustled through all of Chicago. And I played all over the country too. I am glad I didnt play in tournaments because I wouldnt have made the money I made. And thats how most of those players all got thier reputation. IN Tournaments. Thier were very few good Hustlers.