McGoorty: A Pool Room Hustler (Total/Sports Illustrated Classic Series) - Softcover

McGoorty, Danny; Byrne, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892129493 ISBN 13: 9781892129499

Publisher: Total Sports, 2000

Synopsis

Fast-paced and gritty, McGoorty tells the story of Danny McGoorty, the infamous pool and billiards player. Ladies' man, bad boy, dandy, drinker, and hobo in the days before World War II, he skipped from town to town with his pool cue as a meal ticket. This is a raucous true tale from the sport's golden era, told by an authority on the game.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The Broadway Books Library of Larceny
Luc Sante, General Editor

McGoorty is master billiards writer Robert Byrne?s racy account of the life of Danny McGoorty, a billiards champion of that bygone era when cue artists were often scam artists and pool rooms were held to be dens of iniquity. Hustler and hobo, womanizer and fashion plate, McGoorty was at once eyewitness to Capone?s Chicago and the feats of greats like Willie Hoppe and Willie Mosconi. In an all-American voice at once sarcastic, profane, humorous, and chock full of colorful lingo, he relates his colorful and seedy life and times with a unique style and brio.

About the Author:

ROBERT BYRNE is a bestselling author on billiards history, has appeared in countless instructional tapes, and was named best writer by Billiards Digest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Total Sports
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1892129493
• ISBN 13: 9781892129499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240