David “The Godfather” Mork The following individuals played in the championships: Willie “The Wizard” Foster, Randy “Ollie” Oliver, Randy “Coach” Bryan, Fritz “Dakota Slim” Derheim, John “Mack” McHugh, Keith “Hawk” McDonald, Bill “Lucky” Lange, “Fast Eddie” Allen, Jerry “Slick” Vickery, Sonny “The Shine” Williams, Bob “The Sword” Wilkinson, Jim “The Mountie” Boyes, Wayne “Smadge” Newman,…
David “The Godfather” Mork At the HOA No. 3 Board of Director’s meetings in August and September 2016, two Board resolutions were passed which approved the renovation and replacement of the aging sporting equipment that the Billiard’s Room has had in continuous play since the tables and other equipment were installed in 1997. The four…
David “The Godfather” Mork We have reached a milestone in our league, as we now are part of the internet of things. We have launched our own website at www.iobreakers.com. This new website provides great content, photos of past championships, information on the league, and a contact tab to request information, and we will be…
David “The Godfather” Mork On August 5, 2016, four members of the Casa Grande/Mission Royale Pool League drove to the IronOaks SLHOA3 Billiard Room to play four members of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League in a Round Robin Tournament. The IronOaks Breakers Pool League won the tournament by a score of 27 wins to 21…
David “The Godfather” Mork, Chairman of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League The league’s fifth annual Championships are planned for November 8-12 in the IronOaks Billiard Room, which hopefully will be completely remodeled concurrent with the remodeling of the Oakwood Clubhouse restaurant, bar and lobby. There will be 16 players vying in the 8-Ball Championship, and…
David “The Godfather” Mork In the months of June and July from 4:00-6:00 p.m., members of the IronOaks Breakers Pool League will be available in the Billiards Room of the IronOaks Clubhouse to provide introductory instruction to all HOA No. Three members who are interested in playing games of billiards but are not yet ready…
David “The Godfather” Mork The IronOaks Breakers Pool League second Mini Tournament ended March 24 and the winners for the three Racks in 8-Ball and the two Racks in 9-Ball were as follows: Rack 1, 8-Ball: 1st Rod “The Babe” Thompson, 2nd Jerry “Slick” Vickery, 3rd Bill “The Assassin” Lange; Rack 2, 8-Ball: 1st Bob…
Willie Foster Last month I wrote an article in the March Splash titled “Why We Play Pool.” I presented an idea about why we play this game and introduced the readers to Rod “Babe” Thompson, a player who knows more about the game than just about anybody who has ever played. He has spent almost his…
Babe Thompson is one of the best players in the country (a two time national champion and a four time Arizona champion in 8-Ball) and a member of our league. He said his pursuit of knowledge about the game has been a lifetime of unlocking the mysteries of billiards. (The physics of the game such…
David “The Godfather” Mork When the prior month’s article was submitted, Team USA was down by two matches (five USA and seven Europe) and this will bring all of you pool fans up to date! At the start of day three of the four day tournament at the Tropicana Hotel/Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Team…