the problem is as the voters get younger the old timers probably dont get as many votes since they dont know them or heard of them.
baseball has an "oldtimers" committee or something like that for players from past generations
i would think onepocket.org would pay homage to the players of the past that the players from around that era all respected
johnny lineen and marcel camp frequently get mentioned with respect from the old timers.
steve you have interviewed many of the old timers and i think you will agree
p.s. steve can you please correct the typo in the thread title....PLAYER ...not palyer
thanks
You said it, Larry.. I voted Camp because I knew Johnny Irish didn't even have a chance.. But.. check this excerpt-Beard- TEOPH.. You already know all this...
"I ended up hanging out at Jack Kramer's Cue And Cushion on 79th and Biscayne, in the winter. It was a standard stop for many top players to wait out the northern cold. Marcel Camp, Minnesota Fats, Brooklyn Jimmy Cassas, Brooklyn Johnny Ervolino, Tommy Staten Island Halliday, Bunny Rogoff, Peter Rabbit linhard, Danny DiLiberto, New York Harry Cohen, Little Miami Isaac Gonzales, Kokomo Joe, Gene Skinner, Richie 'from the Bronx, Ambrose, Mike Carella, Surfer Rod, Kilroy Kosmolski, New York Scarface ETC.
At Kramer's I learned that Johnny 'Irish' Lineen had spent the previous winter there.. In the course of many jackpots that were cut up, I learned that he was UNANIMOUSLY regarded as the best player ever to have played there. This included Straight Pool, Nine Ball, One Pocket, and Three-Cushion. The fact that he was held in such regard was really something, considering the lineup that was there on a daily basis. Unfortunately, I never got to see Irish play, because he died soon after"