I’m just guessing, but a possible name that hasn’t been mentioned is Jack Colavita. Like Irving Crane, he held down a 5-day a week job to support his family. I played against him twice. Money was never mentioned. He just wanted to play.
Yes I am new to this and I have watched a lot of videos which have been very helpful. I'm sure I will have many more questions as I keep learning on the lathe. There is a ton of knowledge on this site!
Since you are new to cue lathes, one thing you need to keep in mind; keep your tooling SHARP. Cutting off leather tips or cutting down a tenon, sharp tooling makes this easier and more accurate.
I had a great experience emailing Fargorate. Ask a question, it was quickly answered, ask a follow-up that was quickly answered, ask another that was also quickly answered, and found out exactly what I needed to know. Brian.
This is Efren "Bata" Reyes 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter X "Red Mini" card (#58), serial-numbered to just 5 copies in existence. Autograph graded a perfect 10 by PSA/DNA, with the card itself graded PSA 8 (Efren's fingernail made its mark on the card).
Card details
Player: Efren "Bata" Reyes ("The Magician")
Set: 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter X, card #58
Parallel: Red Mini, serial numbered /5 (only 5 made)
Autograph: on-card, PSA/DNA certified — Auto grade 10
Card grade: PSA 8
PSA cert #50534824 — look it up on PSA's site to verify
In a gambling match, most likely the gambler will win.
In a pro tournament, the athlete will win.
As mentioned, Mosconi was probably the greatest non gambler.
A lot of players claim that they don’t gamble, I doubt how true they are.
I wonder if Filer gambles, he has the pure athletic mentality but who knows… if he doesn’t gamble, then he is the best
