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You had a lot more players using substances back then as well. Some players I knew couldn't make a ball until half drunk. Hands shook...

Best defense is a good offense.😉

Everyone is entitled to an opinion!

That's hilarious. Put them on 4 3/4" pockets and a Filler or Gorst might run 50 racks of 9ball in a row. In that era, Lassiter's...

So what? This thread compares the value of great shot making to defensive wizardry. Following your tangent, there have been many pool...

This is not a GOAT thread.

Nice to see lots of Asians in the field. Perhaps travel from Asia to Europe is not as problematic or expensive as it was for the...

Only because HE Knew it was best to never let him to the table. :)

Well said, Bill.

What the shot was, was Crane went off the rack and put Miz back on the end rail almost in the corner pocket. There was a ball out from...

Good story. Thanks for sharing. I knew Irving well. Despite this incident, one of Crane's go-to comments was "the percentages don't...

Yes, but well below the 14.1 defense of Irving Crane.

Great safeties are good shots in their own right, but I'd much rather make balls. That's where I gleen the most satisfaction. The chess...

The three best safety players I've ever seen were Efren Reyes, Nick Varner and Alex Pagulayan. All three, though solid shot-makers...

Participation and live attendance won’t bring a profit by themselves. It’ll have to be televised or streamed to see a return AND/OR...