I've posted a picture with IDs in the Billiard History forum:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=5835028#post5835028
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=5835028#post5835028
1952 World 3-C Championship, San Francisco
- Thread starter Bob Jewett
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very neat,thanks bob
hoppe with masako who was a female carom exhibition player of all games, i read that crane actually beat her, had no idea otherwise he was a talented 3c player
side note i wonder why on wikipedia it says there was no world championship held in 54 when thats the yr worst won it in argentina
hoppe with masako who was a female carom exhibition player of all games, i read that crane actually beat her, had no idea otherwise he was a talented 3c player
side note i wonder why on wikipedia it says there was no world championship held in 54 when thats the yr worst won it in argentina
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It depends on which sanctioning body you want to follow, I suppose. The BCA event was a professional championship while the 1952 World Championship that was held in Argentina and won by Pedro Leopoldo Carrera (Arg) was the amateur championship, sanctioned by the predecessor of the UMB, the Union International des Fédérations d'Amateurs de Billard (UIFAB). The UMB was founded in 1959. Until about 1990 a major goal of the UIFAB/UMB was Olympic Games participation and at that time all Olympic athletes were amateurs (cough, choke, sputter....), so it was necessary to have an amateur organization. The split between pro and amateur continued until the BWA forced things around the time that pros in general were allowed into the Olympic Games. Along the way there was talk about excluding Raymond Ceulemans from the World Championship because he was not amateur-pure.
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I have a copy of this photo among some of the things Robert Byrne bequeathed to the USBA.
Bob's desire was for the USBA to raise money through the sale of what was donated.
This photo will be for sale once everything is inventoried and cataloged.
The copy I have was poorly framed and the print is wrinkled but I think it can be repaired to nearly new condition.
Bob's desire was for the USBA to raise money through the sale of what was donated.
This photo will be for sale once everything is inventoried and cataloged.
The copy I have was poorly framed and the print is wrinkled but I think it can be repaired to nearly new condition.
yes after winning it 19 or 20 times(10-11 consecutive times, lose once then another 7-8 consecutive yrs) in 26 yrs the span of 63-85 i suppose they would think to try and keep him away
the wiki info is always fluctuating anyways
it also claims that sayginer and patino hold the high run of 31, not saying they didnt, just doesnt seem to be documented or recognized universally
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