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Doyle Wilson began playing pool as an 11-year-old at Danny's Pool Hall in Hartshorne. Thirty-eight years later, he still spends most of his free time there. Staff photo by MATT GOISMAN
Doyle Wilson lines up a shot Saturday afternoon at Danny's Pool Hall in Hartshorne. Staff photo by MATT GOISMAN

July 28, 2012

Hartshorne’s Doyle Wilson Finding Few Billiards Opponents

By Matt Goisman Sports Writer The McAlester News-Capital Sat Jul 28, 2012, 08:40 PM CDT

HARTSHORNE — Doyle Wilson has been playing pool for over 30 years. He’s struck so many cues, bounced it off so many rails and pocketed so many eight-balls that those first games are just a distant memory.

“It just relaxes me,” said Wilson Saturday at Danny’s Pool Hall in Hartshorne.

That relaxation carries over to his demeanor above the green felt: calm, focused and precise, Doyle needs just a moment to choose his target, grab his cue and strike with a smooth, linear motion. Not only does his target-ball roll effortlessly into the pocket, but the cueball bounces off it perfectly, setting up the next shot.

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