By the time I was 17 I had become a regular and ultimately got a job working there a couple shifts a week. Now to the other room Riley's Concord Billiards. Needless to say he didn't own it to long and Royal has switched hands many times and is actually still open and it really hasn't changed much at all. ![]() At that time royal was owned by a younger Italian guy who took a liking to me n my cousin and would treat us good and always make us laugh but he was t the most professional and many times we went to play when they were supposed to open at 12 only to wait hours til the guy Eventually showed up. Then there was royal billiards that was basically a hole in the wall has about 7/8 tables and that's it no food no music just pool. There was Chris Riley's Comcord Billiards that was the bigger more packed room with about 15 tables a jukebox and almost always a waiting list. We had two rooms within a 10 min drive from my house. He also loved pool and at that time picked up the game a million times faster than me and also played prolly 10 times more often then I did. I have a cousin the same age from the next town and we e always been close and at the same time super competitive. At around 14 I was introduced to the poolrooms and I don't remember by who or why but eventually I started to really enjoy going and so started my love for the game. For me my first experience was basically with two rooms. Tony Plate "disappeared" after having left his hotel. Dellacroce sent wiseguys Willie Boy Johnson, John Gotti and Ruggiero to Florida to murder Anthony Plate in August 1979. ![]() Anthony "Tony Plate" Plata was to serve as a witness against him. On Dellacroce was arrested on suspicion for the murder of Calise. As a final indignity, Calise's shirt was pulled to his armpits and his trousers to his knees. ![]() Charlie Calise was found dead, lying head down in the back seat of a car with two bullets through his eyes, two through his ears, and one in his mouth-the classic underworld symbolism for a man who saw too much, heard too much and talked too much. Calise was involved in mob activity and as the result of a dispute over loan sharking on July 7, 1974, Anthony “Tony Plate” Plata, the boss of Calise, had him murdered allegedly on orders from Aniello "Mr. Bear?īTW the tournament was held in May of '64.Ĭharlie "The Bear" Calise's legal problems heated up in September of '64 and much, much worse would follow. Wonder if any of the old timers here knew Mr.
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