![]() Also Johnny Irish was in there and Boston Joey. Jersey Red, Johnny Ervolino, Boston Shorty, New York Blackie and Richie from the Bronx. Julians was further uptown and mostly for Straight Pool players. They were the main four rooms in midtown Manhattan. Other places I remember playing in were McGirrs (downstairs) and Broadway Billiards. ![]() It may have been there but no one was talking about it.Īll the action was in 7-11 and Guys and Dolls (on 50th St.). You know, I played all around NYC in the mid 60's and don't remember ever going into or seeing Ames. Moral of story: leave the $2 players in the $2 rooms, not Ames. Never quite thought as much of Oscar's playing after that. By the time we quit, we left with maybe twenty bucks, enough to get a bite and get home. Started out playing about $20 a game and Oscar was shooting great, not missing anything makeable and making it look easy, pretty quickly went to $60 - $75 per taking side bets and must have been up about $500 pretty quickly UNTIL Oscar realized how much he was playing for (he was a local $2-$5 player) and just fell apart. We must have thought Oscar was a secret weapon, don't even know who he played, but didn't care at the time. Recall, when I was about 17 years old bringing a really good local player, Oscar, and about $150 up there, and as soon as we got to the top of the stairs we were approached by three or four challengers for some play. If I recall correctly, I believe that it was opened all night, was located one flight up, and was a real rathole, but filled with all the top money players and action at almost every table. I believe that the parts of the Gleason/Newman movie, The Hustler, that took place in the poolroom were actually filmed in Ames. I hope that I'm not confusing Ames with the also famous 7/11 that was in the same general area. Don't remember exactly, but located somewhere around the Broadway and 42nd Street area. Click to expand.There was definitely an Ames. ![]()
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