Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red, and America's Great Age of Pool

Rating:
Summary: Johnson City 1962
Review: This book is outstanding! It garners that rating because it accurately depicts the character and lifestyle of the three spot-lighted players. I know; I played Wimpy and the Squirrel in 1962 in Johnson City. I wasn't in the tournament per se, ( I had a real job) but came down on one weekend from Chicago with other Bensinger and 20th Century players ( Youngblood, Mexican Johnny, and Billy the Kid) for the action. I saw Fats there but never saw him play. He was side-betting and looking for prop plays. I saw Jersey Red at 20th Century in either the fall of '63 or '64, I can't pinpoint which. I'm "Inky".

Rating:
Summary: You'll be drawn in quickly
Review: Watching the lives of these truly American sportsmen as they intersect is a fascinating human drama. Dyer draws you deeply into their worlds and then places you alongside them on their collision course. I'm not a pool aficionado, but I found this book impossible to put down. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: You'll be drawn in quickly
Review: Watching the lives of these truly American sportsmen as they intersect is a fascinating human drama. Dyer draws you deeply into their worlds and then places you alongside them on their collision course. I'm not a pool aficionado, but I found this book impossible to put down. Highly recommended.