for Larry

fred bentivegna said:

At a big tournament at St Charles, IL, I tried to make a game with Kim Davenport -- who was at the top of his game -- . Here were Kim's final offers:
He wanted a ball playing either Onepocket or Banks, but would give me the 5 ball playing 9 Ball.

Anything I say is open for confirmation. I think Kim is still with us. I also think I will give Jack Cooney a call. My good friend, Jack Cooney. I will ask him if ____ could outmove him. Grady may have an opinion also.

Beard

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SJDinPHX said:

Avoiding anything that could be viewed as confrontational,...but still trying to defend myself....I would just like to say, that I encourage _________ to call Jack or Grady (or RA or EK)...He might want to talk to Barbara too,...she has some very "vivid" memories of a few of our 'looooong' sessions. They were played, mostly in my mid to late 60's too, when I was NOT "at the top of my game"...

PS..So much for detente (sp) I guess...At least I'M trying.

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jrhendy said:

Kim hated one pocket, even after he was a champion nine ball player. He would play once and a while if it was the only action available. We played a few times when he was younger when we were not playing liability snooker on the 6 x 12 in Bellflower. Three safeties in a row on him and he would try and invent a shot.

You should have given him a ball, you would have been a big favorite.

I beat him giving up a couple balls.

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SJDinPHX said:

I am thinking I may know your victim, Sir Rodney....PM please...

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androd said:

Well I woundn't say victim. No secrets here. His name is Freddy Lochamy (sp.) He played Cooney a lot. I seemed to remember Billy I giving him a big spot and beating him in about 1980. He probably beat me more than I beat him. I did really beat him at the one ball one pocket. I also won at a scratches don't count game. I got the break and he got 9/7 and his intentional scratches didn't count. I was 18 thousand winner one night and quit 10 thousand loser, because he didn't want to raise the bet. Of course I was playing on credit. He had paid the 18.
Freddy and Tony Salinas owned "Doyles" pool room in the early 70's a real action spot.
Judge John Woods sentenced Salinas,who was charged with gambling cases.
Salinas punishment was to move to Las Vegas.
They called Woods the "hanging judge" LOL.
Woods was later murdered. National news, the Chagras and so forth.

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androd said:

Well I woundn't say victim. No secrets here. His name is Freddy Lochamy (sp.) He played Cooney a lot. I seemed to remember Billy I giving him a big spot and beating him in about 1980. He probably beat me more than I beat him. I did really beat him at the one ball one pocket. I also won at a scratches don't count game. I got the break and he got 9/7 and his intentional scratches didn't count. I was 18 thousand winner one night and quit 10 thousand loser, because he didn't want to raise the bet. Of course I was playing on credit. He had paid the 18.
Freddy and Tony Salinas owned "Doyles" pool room in the early 70's a real action spot.
Judge John Woods sentenced Salinas,who was charged with gambling cases.
Salinas punishment was to move to Las Vegas.
They called Woods the "hanging judge" LOL.
Woods was later murdered. National news, the Chagras and so forth.

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SJDinPHX said:

I guess we have "accidently" hijacked Larry's end game thread...But I see he has a few more started..

Not who I thought it was Rod...Did not know that guy. The Doyles Pool room you mentioned, must have came along after I moved back to the coast ('72) to begin my "other" shameful [sic] carreer...

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usblues said:

Sorry for the hijacking,but Freddie,was that around 1990 at some resort type joint in St. Charles called Pheasant Ridge or something like that?A big 9-ball tournament?Cheers,B

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