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Mosconi says in the video that his highest run was 526, and that he did not miss, but quit. Again, not really important to the substantive point, but there are conflicting reports of whether he missed or not from Mosconi himself. There isn't just one source of truth on this.

Yeah, I think this is exactly my point. Alex Honnold has definitely achieved something impressive in getting this record. But that's not the same as saying that this record is the best that anyone could do. It's just what one incredibly dedicated person did. If everyone were as dedicated as...

Most of the time, when people play straight pool, there is no opportunity to break the high run record, because they're playing a race to some number (usually 100 to 200, well below the high run record). This is very different from, say, running a race or doing the long jump at the Olympics...

It seems that there are conflicting reports from even Mosconi himself on whether he in fact missed or quit. I've never seen that book that you quoted, so thanks for sharing. But in this video interview, you can see Mosconi himself say that he never missed, but quit voluntarily...

I wouldn't be so sure of that. Yes, plenty of players play the DCC high run challenge every year. But for many of the top pros, this is the one time a year they even think about straight pool. There is just no incentive for the best players in the world (SVB, Shaw, Chang Jung Lin, the Kos, et...

Who won???

Have to disagree with this. The best part about the old Accu-Stats tapes with Billy Incardona, Grady Mathews, Danny D, et al, was listening to their commentary because you actually learned something from it. Their commentary had evaluation, lessons, and tips to help your game. Commentary today...

If the USA team picks Dechaine or Schmidt then they don't want to win.