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By any "Call Shot" ruleset (not call all the detail bar rules, but rather... organized rules for professionals and amateurs like the WPA, BCAPL, and VNEA), then it was well within your right to clarify which ball they were playing since the 15-ball was in play. It was also within your right to...

You’re going to confuse him, and he’s going to think he’s justified in questioning if someone should call a carom or combo. Which you know of course you never have to call in any rule set aside from bar rules.

Correct the gap has only gotten bigger. My post was about the late 1980’s

I edited my post. The AZBilliards posts says Mataya got the high-run award in 1970. If he won his first big straight pool tournament in the late 1960’s, and we know he was a gambler among gamblers, it would stand a reason he made it to Johnston city, IL when living in Detroit. Even if he was...

I was only responding that he was already passed. I didn’t think he was either but is there a list of Johnson City winners? Someone on AZ listed Mataya as the 1970 14.1 High-run winner at Johnston City.

Mataya is no longer with us

A local amusement company was selling used Diamond ball polishers for $300. I picked one up. In retrospect, I should have grabbed two. Mine is awesome.

Love this post

Shane won the Louie Roberts action and entertainment award one year. There is no way anybody would confuse him with someone who doesn’t gamble. I mean, goodness he is the standard bearer for the race to 100 matches.

I first saw Niels I would say in the early 2000s when he first came over the United States. He most definitely was an action the entire time.

I’ve seen Filler in the box against Chang JL

Paul and I at Alex’s induction ceremony.

And not just the stroke. Sometimes (often) his whole body was still looking and standing at the path and table and his opponent , and he would fire away with amazing speed control.

Oh, I would do that for sure. Back then before template racks. It was the best way to sneak the head ball into the side pocket. I learned to break that way playing 90-yr old at the senior center on their 9’ table. Made the head ball in the side every time.

I had one Accustats one pocket of Hopkins versus Varner. I literally fell asleep watching the first game and woke up an hour later and it was still on the first game. Hopkins ended up beating Varner 3 to 2 I think. In the Billiards Digest Hopkins Hall of Fame Link, page 2 of the article has...