Chin was strong enough to make this happen in 1972. TR was abusive and would tell Chin to stand at attention ! Vincent always held it against TR for having Tony Bender murdered. Vincent would say that Bender never would have been killed had he (Chin) been free at the time. Pat Ryan , TR's Brother took off after Tommy's murder. He was told to return and no harm would come to him. He came back and disappeared like(Bender did) soon after never to be found.

That’s all it was,house clearing,and the Greenwich crew (the chin) more than likely done the cleaning.The only real dispute gambino has with eboli is over the copa.Tommy had to go because he was a pain in the ass for catena and Miranda.

vito had him as acting boss for alot of the 60tyts but catena was official underboss an mirranda consig. so vito dies in 69. lombardo becomes boss officialy? catena gets locked up early 70tys moves to florida. funzi tieri takes underboss some how eboli losses face and gets whacked. must have pissed lombardo off somehosw

he had a book making office in boston he slip with anguilo. he must have been happy. think it was one of the big jews in boston.

Found this link, could be possibly another reason why he was killed. The guy who played sollozzo was related to Eboli's Brother, Patsy (His brother in-law), interesting read.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/03/godfather-family200903

doesnt seem like chin and the genovese liked to put guys on the shelf. they just kill them. actually all them bosses back then had no use for the shelf. funny i read the colombos run by persico put like 15 guys on the shelf in the 90tys peacefull solution i guess. joe colombos sons and there guys.

thats a good thread guys who were shelved and lived out there lives. scarfo the mad man gave the guy casella a pass alot is said he was banished to florida thats not that bad when your close to 80 and everyone you hung around with is dead in a alley or woods.