Ross Keith Thompson
Verified Member
My last post of this man was more about our matches and not enough about him so here goes.
If you people look at the Johnston city tourneys on this site you can see that Lassiter won the All around four times in ten years and the years he didn't win it he won division titles in four of the other six years. Sometimes 2 division titles.
Sometimes he won onepocket, sometimes 9 ball, sometimes 14-1, but he always won something!
He was playing some young player in the 9 ball division, early rounds of the tourney in Johnston City, he won lag for first break and preceded to run 8 racks in a race to eleven!
I watched as he ran out first two racks and I figured it was over. I left and got a coke or something and hung with Cole Dickson for a few minutes.
We both went back to see how the match was going and Lassiter was running out for the eighth consecutive game.
Lassiter broke the ninth game without making a ball and snookered the kid.
The young man missed the one ball trying to kick at it and Lassiter got ball in hand, match over! Kid never got to shoot at a ball!
The next evening he played Buddy Hall in the 9 ball division, he ran 7 straight racks his first shot! Won the match 11-3 or 11-4.
He blew most people away in his tourney matches at 9-ball and 14 and 1.
The next evening Irving Crane blew Lassiter away with 8 straight racks, bahahaha. Go figure.
I say he was the best ever and I just can't give this man enough respect, he set the standard on pool's biggest stage, may his Legacy live on thru time.
Someone post his picture, HE DESERVES IT
If you people look at the Johnston city tourneys on this site you can see that Lassiter won the All around four times in ten years and the years he didn't win it he won division titles in four of the other six years. Sometimes 2 division titles.
Sometimes he won onepocket, sometimes 9 ball, sometimes 14-1, but he always won something!
He was playing some young player in the 9 ball division, early rounds of the tourney in Johnston City, he won lag for first break and preceded to run 8 racks in a race to eleven!
I watched as he ran out first two racks and I figured it was over. I left and got a coke or something and hung with Cole Dickson for a few minutes.
We both went back to see how the match was going and Lassiter was running out for the eighth consecutive game.
Lassiter broke the ninth game without making a ball and snookered the kid.
The young man missed the one ball trying to kick at it and Lassiter got ball in hand, match over! Kid never got to shoot at a ball!
The next evening he played Buddy Hall in the 9 ball division, he ran 7 straight racks his first shot! Won the match 11-3 or 11-4.
He blew most people away in his tourney matches at 9-ball and 14 and 1.
The next evening Irving Crane blew Lassiter away with 8 straight racks, bahahaha. Go figure.
I say he was the best ever and I just can't give this man enough respect, he set the standard on pool's biggest stage, may his Legacy live on thru time.
Someone post his picture, HE DESERVES IT