Hats off to these guys when they were able to play snooker with just black, grey and white balls. The person who introduced coloured balls certainly made the game significantly easier to play.
@@harryinhuahin1272 Yes, me too Harry - with the wonderful 'Whispering' Ted Lowe and his famous line: "...and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green." Ted also said of Joe's brother Fred, who was struggling to stretch for a long shot: "(Fred) is getting on a bit and is having trouble getting his leg over".
@@johnnyonenote376 but that wasn't a slip up, he knew Fred was having trouble satisfying his wife, but didn't know his brother Joe was meanwhile giving Ted's wife a right seeing to you... a bit of a how's your father there if you get my drift...
It was quite funny when the Spurs players started clapping when Jack Warner went in off. I love watching Joe Davis play. It's hard to believe that he only played snooker because crowds got so bored watching him score thousands at billiards! Not bad for a guy with one eye.
Joe's cue action is lovely, loose relaxed grip and smooth. Lines up with the other eye. Moves head only after completing the shot (probably playing a bit faster than normal with it being an exhibition). Imagine what he'd have been with modern equipment, training and practice.
Ted Lowe, bless him, knew nothing about snooker, he just had a good voice for commentary. All he did was tell you which ball the player was potting next, with the odd ‘well done’ and ‘bad luck’.
@@Bloxdio_God I agree with you about sick as a Parrot. Can't stand his accent or that huge spongy face of his. His head is gargantuan, it's bigger than his pillow.
@@AR-dn6kh Those were 36 AAA batteries you needed to work your Ted Lowe commentator in those days. Of course, by the 80s the boffins had already developed the first prototype “fi” system to operate your Ted (which was actually named after the man himself, a little bit of boffin humour there) and thus Lowe-fit, shortened to lo-fi was born.
Great to see snooker from the past, started playing when i was 11 or 12 in mid sixties, loved it all these years, Joe was great player wíth his brother Fred,
"And for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.." (Ted Lowe - 'Pot Black'). Interesting to see Joe Davis breaking off by playing the white cue-ball off the side and top cushions into the back of the reds.
Uncanny that Joe played his shots so simular to the top modern day players head down pot move on thats why he is a legand of snooker Jack Warner ie dixon of dock green was reduced to saying evening all
What year was this? I wonder what the training and practice regime was in those days. I can't imagine it would have been as disciplined as it is today. (Because there wouldn't have been any financial inducement to undertake gruelling practice sessions).
On TV in the 1960’s Joe Davis put the cue ball on TOP of the cushion and sent the ball all around the table finally dropping it into the pocket where he started it from. How did he do it? Was the table rigged?
Im studying Joes action here. Everyone else has...Ronnie and Steve...I wonder what the secret is? The only thing I did notice is he lifts his cue up right at the end of the backswing?
He wrote the definitive book; "How I Play Snooker". It's worth looking out as he explains his action very clearly, a great read and he talks about his left eye dominance too.
Not much cheating in snooker. Players calling fouls on themselves and helping the ref replace balls even if it makes the shot harder for themselves. Weird comment really.
@@keithdavies1395 I was watching the world championships and the players were as well behaved as ever. If you're talking about the Chinese players betting scandal, that has always gone on, its just a lot easier to get caught now with betting sites being monitored.
@@alcoholicsementhrower6021 Joe Davis was a regular drug user and wife beater if you do your research. Him and Fred regularly used to trash hotel rooms!
Presumably because EVERYBODY else was a worse player. But seriously, by today's standards (2023) or even a few years ago (2000), these players aren't even the beginnings of a threat to the like of O'Sullivan, Trump etc. JD seemed good at the time, because everything was relative.
Joe Davis would be a B class player today against the likes of O'Sullivan, Trump or any of the top players, he was world champion when nobody played snooker.
They knew nothing about something called "safety play" it's almost like didn't exist lol they just go for whatever shot they got from whatever position they are in lol but still great to watch 👍👍
It's no wonder why the"modern era" is the only recognized world championship record. Players like Ronnie and Selby would have absolutely destroyed the older players. I don't think the first 147 was officially recorded until about 1979?
Don’t know what you’re talking about. The balls were double the weight of super crystalight used today .Joe world champ for 25 years never saw him but did see Fred make my first live century
A lot has changed since the days of pot black. Joe Davis pioneered snooker, without him we would not have what we have today. Many things change with time, and many will not like where the world is going.
Balls were heavier and the baize was far less smooth than it is today. Taking shots across the table and against the "nap" of the cloth was almost unheard of as the balls would run off line. Also, remember that some world championship matchers were played over the best of 125+ frames across numerous days - they needed great stamina back then.
Joe Davis and his brother Fred dominated snooker for 30 years. Fred was still playing professional until he was almost 80; he played against Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1992.
Hats off to these guys when they were able to play snooker with just black, grey and white balls. The person who introduced coloured balls certainly made the game significantly easier to play.
I remember watching Pot Black, way back and, without colour TV, thinking it was the norm... lol
... I Know , Look At Those Trousers 👖. I wonder What Neck They Are... Reet Up They Are 😂
@@harryinhuahin1272 Yes, me too Harry - with the wonderful 'Whispering' Ted Lowe and his famous line: "...and for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green." Ted also said of Joe's brother Fred, who was struggling to stretch for a long shot: "(Fred) is getting on a bit and is having trouble getting his leg over".
🤣🤣👍
@@johnnyonenote376 but that wasn't a slip up, he knew Fred was having trouble satisfying his wife, but didn't know his brother Joe was meanwhile giving Ted's wife a right seeing to you... a bit of a how's your father there if you get my drift...
If you listen carefully at 9.06, you can hear Dennis Taylor talking about his 1985 World Championship win!
Did Dennis win it? Funny how nobody ever mentions it......🤔..😂..it literally is year after year it get brought up and replayed
Hahaha
Makes a change from talking about Selby's missus!
also if you play it backwards at speed 3.0, at about 8:42 you hear what sounds like the classified football results for that day in 1964.
A fantastic glimpse into the past. You tell how Joe was so successful. A true pro
Didn't even realise there was surviving footage of the great Joe Davis. This is a real treat!
I have always wanted to see the great Joe Davis play and now I have , an extra treat to see Jack Warner too 👍thanks very much for posting this .
What about Frank Callan?????
There are not enough superlatives to describe just how good this is.
Oh yes there are! And one of them was used twice too.
Wow! What a pleasant step back in time. Thank you for the upload
That was a very pleasant snippet into the past, ànd a rare opportunity to see the great Joe Davis.
It was quite funny when the Spurs players started clapping when Jack Warner went in off. I love watching Joe Davis play. It's hard to believe that he only played snooker because crowds got so bored watching him score thousands at billiards! Not bad for a guy with one eye.
Best commentary I’ve ever heard
Back on the black
For those watching in black and white….
I'm not at all sure about that. All he does is describe what we can already see for ourselves. Nothing about technique or tactics at all.
Brilliant footage, thank you
what i like about old sport is that they didnt pratt about - just straight down to business - like the scrums in rugby and the old cricket bowlers
I remember the Great Joe Davis from when I was a young lad, his brother Fred too.
Wow, never seen Joe before , saw Fred often . Remember the famous “ 66 years old and he can still get his leg over “.
Joe's cue action is lovely, loose relaxed grip and smooth. Lines up with the other eye. Moves head only after completing the shot (probably playing a bit faster than normal with it being an exhibition). Imagine what he'd have been with modern equipment, training and practice.
Seems fast because it was recorded at 24fps and played here at 30, hence Ted's voice seems a little higher in pitch!
Joe was fantastic and a true gentleman too.
not sure about that one tbf
Just great.
Brilliant footage
Ted Lowe, bless him, knew nothing about snooker, he just had a good voice for commentary. All he did was tell you which ball the player was potting next, with the odd ‘well done’ and ‘bad luck’.
All John Parrot says are the words "absolutely or absolute" every sentence. He's hopeless as a pundit.
@@Bloxdio_God I agree with you about sick as a Parrot. Can't stand his accent or that huge spongy face of his. His head is gargantuan, it's bigger than his pillow.
And like every scouser he’s under the impression he’s funny Dennis Taylor needs to go “he’s just snicked it in”
And that hmmmm nosie he constantly makes.😮
@@AR-dn6kh Those were 36 AAA batteries you needed to work your Ted Lowe commentator in those days. Of course, by the 80s the boffins had already developed the first prototype “fi” system to operate your Ted (which was actually named after the man himself, a little bit of boffin humour there) and thus Lowe-fit, shortened to lo-fi was born.
Great to see snooker from the past, started playing when i was 11 or 12 in mid sixties, loved it all these years, Joe was great player wíth his brother Fred,
The balls are different , they make a different sound. 1920 to the 1950, one of the fathers of Snooker!
Great seeing the legend doing his stuff. How young was Ted Lowe, bless em both.
Not Ted?
@@justthetruth1 someone saying he was the ref here
@@sdrtcacgnrjrc he sounds different maybe it's just the technology and the sound of that era. I honestly didn't think it was him.
Pleasantly surprised to see how Joe was such a speedy player
wow, never seeen this before, nice upload
Trip down memory lane.
Those balls sound so much heavier that modern ones.
I believe that was the case.
Brilliant
Nice to see, never knew Joe Davis was left eye dominant (bit of a handicap for a right handed player). Thanks for sharing!
Well spotted.
I think he was practically blind in one eye.
it was caused by excessive masturbation
"Evenin' all."
Loved watching him when I was a kid, Dixon of Dock Green great show.
A legend.
"And for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.." (Ted Lowe - 'Pot Black'). Interesting to see Joe Davis breaking off by playing the white cue-ball off the side and top cushions into the back of the reds.
0:24 he broke off by playing the white directly into the top cushion and into the back of the reds.
Last time i heard commentary like that i was gripped in an episode of Button Moon
Ok that made me chuckle. Lol
Didn’t chalk the cue much back then, great way to eliminate kicks
The great Ted Lowe
Doesn't sound like him
This is that old his balls probably hadn’t dropped yet
He is the referee!!!
Naked probably
Jack Warner looks cool
Absolutely loved him. Evening all.
Uncanny that Joe played his shots so simular to the top modern day players head down pot move on thats why he is a legand of snooker Jack Warner ie dixon of dock green was reduced to saying evening all
Joe Davis the Alex Higgins of his day.
Grayson and Cholmondley-Warner on commentary.
Exactly what I was thinking :)
Dixon of dock green
Those balls were heavy in those days i have two heavy balls now🤣🤣
For those of you watching in black and white, the blues behind the brown
Joe Huggett , Meet the Huggetts.
Commentary has come a long way
Listen to the clanking noise of ivory balls
If ever there was a sport that needed colour tv! Great video though
What year was this?
I wonder what the training and practice regime was in those days. I can't imagine it would have been as disciplined as it is today. (Because there wouldn't have been any financial inducement to undertake gruelling practice sessions).
There was a 147 this night , not points though , THATS the amount of woodbines smoked during this frame 😅
👍🏴
Joe Davis was awesome - the guy was blind in one eye, but it didn’t effect him at all
what year was this?
...
And for those watching in Black & White....
Joe is potting the Blue,.... which is next to the yellow ball!...
How on earth did they figure out which colour was which
On TV in the 1960’s Joe Davis put the cue ball on TOP of the cushion and sent the ball all around the table finally dropping it into the pocket where he started it from. How did he do it? Was the table rigged?
Im studying Joes action here. Everyone else has...Ronnie and Steve...I wonder what the secret is?
The only thing I did notice is he lifts his cue up right at the end of the backswing?
He wrote the definitive book; "How I Play Snooker".
It's worth looking out as he explains his action very clearly, a great read and he talks about his left eye dominance too.
Ted Lowe was the ref here.
After this , Jack decided not to give up the day job.
And if your watching in black and white, the red is behind the pink. Lol
Which one is the blue
It's behind the green.
@@rw8733 ………. Ah ha ok thanks
Feel like.dennis talyor.should be there talking about patsy fagan and the old war stories.😂😂
Is this a lost episode of Harry Enfield and Chums?
On the bleck....
Love how nobody is filming it on their phones. Just enjoying the moment. Bet they were tempted though.
Before the frame they have to remind them to turn their telegraph machines off
Most likely that was because iPhones didn't exist back then 🤷♂️
@@tonyspencer2205 They should have brought their Samsungs then.
Bobbled a bit
Buckets
No pause on the back swing- weird...
JOE WAS THE MAN, WHEN THE SPORT WAS FOR GENTLEMEN, NO CHEATING,OR FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOUR, LIKE TODAY.
Not much cheating in snooker. Players calling fouls on themselves and helping the ref replace balls even if it makes the shot harder for themselves. Weird comment really.
@Alcoholic Semen Thrower where have you been recently,,,no
@Alcoholic Semen Thrower where have you been recently,,,no
@@keithdavies1395 I was watching the world championships and the players were as well behaved as ever. If you're talking about the Chinese players betting scandal, that has always gone on, its just a lot easier to get caught now with betting sites being monitored.
@@alcoholicsementhrower6021 Joe Davis was a regular drug user and wife beater if you do your research. Him and Fred regularly used to trash hotel rooms!
When Joe potted all of the grey balls and grey balls it was great to watch✌️
How on earth did Jack Warner win 10 world titles playing like that
Presumably because EVERYBODY else was a worse player. But seriously, by today's standards (2023) or even a few years ago (2000), these players aren't even the beginnings of a threat to the like of O'Sullivan, Trump etc.
JD seemed good at the time, because everything was relative.
Where is Harry Enfield
My thoughts exactly when I heard him commentating,was it Mr Chumlee Warner or something,might have been Jack Warners brother.😊
hhow did he play 2 pinks in a row ? ua-cam.com/video/ZKZc2EN6ZrY/v-deo.html
No women there shocking, do you think jack went for a line at breaks
The ref scored 1,7,1,2 as ten and then after the next red said 12 lol oops.
Joe Davis would be a B class player today against the likes of O'Sullivan, Trump or any of the top players, he was world champion when nobody played snooker.
They knew nothing about something called "safety play" it's almost like didn't exist lol they just go for whatever shot they got from whatever position they are in lol but still great to watch 👍👍
It’s a pro playing against a celebrity in an exhibition especially for the cameras. He’s not going to play safety.
I think jack should stick to acting lol
Those watching in black white the greens behind the brown just above the blue
Not as daft as it sounds if the brown is on it's spot....
Dixon of Dock Green? More like Dixon of Pot Green! Ah ha ha ha haaaaa
It's no wonder why the"modern era" is the only recognized world championship record. Players like Ronnie and Selby would have absolutely destroyed the older players. I don't think the first 147 was officially recorded until about 1979?
Don’t know what you’re talking about. The balls were double the weight of super crystalight used today .Joe world champ for 25 years never saw him but did see Fred make my first live century
A lot has changed since the days of pot black. Joe Davis pioneered snooker, without him we would not have what we have today. Many things change with time, and many will not like where the world is going.
Balls were heavier and the baize was far less smooth than it is today. Taking shots across the table and against the "nap" of the cloth was almost unheard of as the balls would run off line. Also, remember that some world championship matchers were played over the best of 125+ frames across numerous days - they needed great stamina back then.
Today's success is built on the shoulders of previous generations.
There is no comparison.
First maxi was in 1955. The bloke who did it? I'll give you a clue, he's in this video. ;)
😂😂 who is this joe davis fella...
almost useless player..
World champion 15 times. Literally wrote the book on snooker.
Joe Davis and his brother Fred dominated snooker for 30 years. Fred was still playing professional until he was almost 80; he played against Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1992.
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