Ross Keith Thompson
Verified Member
Whom ever put the top ten list out there for players on this site need to go back and start with Tall Jeff and Incardona instead of halfway or near the bottom.
Also are you ranking players in their prime or today. Jeff and Cardona were mid evil nine ball players and were known for it in every pool room in the country. But both were devastating one holers too.
I do understand you can't rank a player by just his ability to run eight and out. And I do see that some believe that to be great one holer you have to run eight and out more than the other guy. That is the farthest thing from the truth. If you were to play Jersey Red or Ronnie Allen one pocket you would truly know what never getting to shoot at your hole was all about.
And the list that was made by whomever, I would have played every one of them in my prime in 70 or 71 and I did play at least 1 or 2 of them. Even though I won the nine ball division in 1970 Johnston City, my bread and butter was one pocket. I loved the game and still do, just don't take the time to play. My kids and grand kids don't allow it, LOL.
The subject of running a hundred balls in 14 and 1 is a big deal per someone's post I read. If a player can't run a hundred balls, he is a shortstop period and has no business in a major tournament unless he just wants to contribute to the cause.
Of the hundred plus players of the Johnston City and Stardust era of 70 and 71 which I played in once or twice, the top 70 or so players could run a hundred balls playing 14 and 1. Also most of them didn't care for the game, but they could definitely run a hundred balls and I doubt you could put together a field like that today!
Also when anyone on this site makes a list, start with Tall Jeff and Incardona don't finish it with them! And I don't care which game it is, unless it's three cushion! And then you start it with Boston Shorty!
BACK IN THE DAY LIFE WAS GOOD! GO FIGURE.
Also are you ranking players in their prime or today. Jeff and Cardona were mid evil nine ball players and were known for it in every pool room in the country. But both were devastating one holers too.
I do understand you can't rank a player by just his ability to run eight and out. And I do see that some believe that to be great one holer you have to run eight and out more than the other guy. That is the farthest thing from the truth. If you were to play Jersey Red or Ronnie Allen one pocket you would truly know what never getting to shoot at your hole was all about.
And the list that was made by whomever, I would have played every one of them in my prime in 70 or 71 and I did play at least 1 or 2 of them. Even though I won the nine ball division in 1970 Johnston City, my bread and butter was one pocket. I loved the game and still do, just don't take the time to play. My kids and grand kids don't allow it, LOL.
The subject of running a hundred balls in 14 and 1 is a big deal per someone's post I read. If a player can't run a hundred balls, he is a shortstop period and has no business in a major tournament unless he just wants to contribute to the cause.
Of the hundred plus players of the Johnston City and Stardust era of 70 and 71 which I played in once or twice, the top 70 or so players could run a hundred balls playing 14 and 1. Also most of them didn't care for the game, but they could definitely run a hundred balls and I doubt you could put together a field like that today!
Also when anyone on this site makes a list, start with Tall Jeff and Incardona don't finish it with them! And I don't care which game it is, unless it's three cushion! And then you start it with Boston Shorty!
BACK IN THE DAY LIFE WAS GOOD! GO FIGURE.