onepocket926
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...hey would be interested to know the whereabouts of players from there during late 60's or early 70's....I pretty much lived in the pool hall...then...
thanks just interested...
thanks just interested...
I played in there quite a bit at that time, coming over from San Gabriel, mostly on the 6 x 12 with Tweedy, Jimmy Van, Morgan, Tex etc... I also played some 9 ball & one pocket with Butch, before & after he bought the place from Verne. I stayed out of the pay ball games with Ronnie, Ritchie and all the other champions that came through there, but did play liability snooker with all of them that tried the 6 x 12. There was always action, and after Butch & his dad bought it, you could bite each one on their shift if you went empty. Morgan said it was the only place he could come in busted and lose a thousand. It was a great pool room and every road player in the country came through there if they came to the West Coast. I also played at Morgan's place down the street when Butch closed it, and again at Hard Times in Bellflower. The only place I play anymore is at Hard Times in Sacramento at the monthly one pocket tornaments. I see the Buffalo Billiards logo as your avatar. I have played in quite a few tournaments there over the years. John Hendersononepocket926 said:...hey would be interested to know the whereabouts of players from there during late 60's or early 70's....I pretty much lived in the pool hall...then...
thanks just interested...
From the archives -- but the question never got answered lol. Does anyone have any photos of the Billiard Palace? I'd greatly appreciate if you would be willing to share with me if you doOnepocket 926, are you, by any chance, a left-handed player?
I enjoyed reading your threads. I showed Keith McCready, who used to frequent those pool rooms in California, your posts, and he remembers every one of those incidents you shared.
He said he was there when Ronnie Allen beat bumper pool champion playing one-pocket, and then witnessed the massacre across the street at the Stag Bar. Even though he was only 15 or 16 years old at the time, back then he was able to hang out in the bar and enjoy the festivities.
Would love to hear some more tales from Bellflower!
JAM
From the archives -- but the question never got answered lol. Does anyone have any photos of the Billiard Palace? I'd greatly appreciate if you would be willing to share with me if you do
Yes sir! Thank you so much to those “who remember”!!!I love these threads