Show Billiards A Life Vocation By Debie Debic Evans T I r 1 w P aJ a M Jack calls the shots hots and awa away they go Sometimes a hobby can become ones one's profession Such is the case with internationally internationally internationally inter inter- nationally known billiards instructor and trick-shot trick artist Jack White who visited the campus last week in the games room A nat native e of the Pittsburgh ghetto White started racking pool balls at the age of eight Practicing eight day seven days a week he became a shark at atthe atthe atthe the age of eleven It beats working Jack chuckled Jack comes from a pool-playing pool family His father was a professional billiards player his uncle a world champion His grandparents owned a large billiards supply business for 54 years He is currently on a tour that will take him to 48 states and 11 countries He left his house hOllie in Beverly Hills on Jan 2 and will not return home until July Jack White has been entertaining audiences of all kinds for 25 2 years in over 28 countries He has entertained ed the Queen een of England and nd is the player to pl play yin in the Wh White te House He tours to over c college campuses campus s then I come and play here He enjoys playing at the various colleges yet his most rewarding and greatest honor was in 1974 at Memphis Naval Air Station Hospital for 17 POWs after their return from Vietnam He was there at the request of the POWs During the week-long week stay at Jack White taught the students about the theart theart theart art of pool how to hold the stick eye contact language and how to lose Many students tried to beat White Some did most White being the gambler that he is would bet cars trips to Hawaii and to Dans One student won for every everyone one in the room but lost it on a or nothing bet The students love him even when he a bad time Doug Taylor a welding student at made a plaque plaque of White e to wear around his neck that said JACK RACK Then Taylor J JAs J to White lost two out of five games White hosted the week-long week tournament and ended the week with a trick shot exhibition The participation was so great that another one is being held next January also hosted by White Registration will start on Nov 1 |