Another drizzle. Out of the mouth of Billy Incardona and headed to the book:
“Jimmy Reid was the best Ten- ball player that I ever played. We played twice during 1972 and 1973. Our longest and most memorable session was in 1972 in Johnston City, where we played for thirty six hours. Early in the match he was a little weak, maybe because of my rep as being the best player around at the time. But unfortunately, he got a few timely rolls at crucial times, which he hungrily fed off of, and behind that his speed continued to rise to a level that I had never seen before -- or after -- for anyone to play that well. There was a ten hour span where he didn't miss one ball, not one ball; and it was during that span that he broke me down.
I remember I was leaning against the wall while he was shooting, waiting for my turn at the table -- which wasn't often-- when he finally missed a ball. I was still over by the the wall, kinda staring in disbelief, when he backed up against the wall next to me and said, "I never play good when I take these ****in’ green and whites.* (Barbiturates, commonly called , “Christmas trees”) I wanted to slug him when he said that, but I respected his game too much to do it.
We played about six months later in Detroit, only a four hour session. One in which I came out ahead this time. But Jimmy Reid, when he was right, had a higher top speed than anyone that I have ever played, or have seen play. The only problem for him was that his mixture had to be right, and we all should know by now that mixtures are sometimes hard to get right. He could flat out play though, and he really knew the game and the cue ball.”
Beard
(a thinly veiled comparison only. 
