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He played always at high pressure. Now and then, in periods of adversity, he would fly into a perfect passion with things in general. But, in the end, it was a sham battle, and he saw the uselessness and humor of it, even in the moment of his climax. Once, when he found it impossible to make any...

CCXLIX BILLIARDS THE return to New York marked the beginning of a new era in my relations with Mark Twain. I have not meant to convey up to this time that there was between us anything resembling a personal friendship. Our relations were friendly, certainly, but they were relations of...

In Jan - Feb of 1945 Mosconi played a World Title challenge match against Greenleaf that lasted a month! A race to 7000 points played out in 48 matches to 125. 12 matches played in each of four cities: NYC - The Strand ( academy) Chicago- Bensingers Detroit- Bensingers Kansas City- Kling and...

Going back to the OP's original line of questioning as to how "legit" Mosconi's titles were: His tournament record undeniably speaks for itself. Not the 526 record, but his actual scores during tournament play against other top professionals. One could argue (weakly) that perhaps his/the...

True, but some of you are not understanding the bigger picture. The slow games we play are not the problem. The key to television success and subsequently gaining mass market appeal is TOP QUALITY PRODUCTION and creating a series of events that actually lead to something like a championship...

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Yes that's 308(9) on a 10 FOOT table. " When he first won the championship in 1941 he ran 125 and out on 9 occasions. In 58 other instances ( in only 5 years time) he had runs of more than 100." ( on 10ft tables) 58 times.

Another good piece from a previous post: Willie being Willie - someone who could spit out 100+ runs like he was falling out of bed. Here's a few samples.... November 13, 1940 Mosconi Beats Lauri Twice Willie won two blocks of his pocket billiard match with Onofrio Lauri... ..he...

The earliest coin-ops were novelty games, and were usually built in a somewhat miniature form, so they could be placed in an unused corner or on a table or bar top. Interestingly enough, these same miniature coin op games also led to the development of the pinball machine. During the 1930s...

With games currently being played that allow you to win a title by accidentally sinking a ball, your statement is very far from reflecting reality.

They tried different parameters over the years. I believe there were 3 or 4 different versions just in the 1940s alone. For example they might battle for 900 pts over 3 days with 2 matches to 150 each day. Or they might battle for 1250 pts over 5 days with 2 matches to 125 each day. Prizes...

When television made its debut, 14.1 was obviously the primary game being played for titles. Read: [sponsored titles] However, there was still, as always, a STRONG undercurrent of gambling in the pool world, that already included games like 9ball, kelly, cutthroat etc. The TV producers...

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I am also aware of some occasions where Mosconi missed on purpose to give his opponent a chance and please the crowd. Specifically when he played with Balukas and other females. Much more polite than say, Earl Strickland. As for the 526, it really doesn't matter if someone beats it or not...

I can assure you that Mosconi's titles are all real. I have thorough documentation of every one, including the participants and their scores. Unless I am mistaken, I don't believe anyone alive or dead has as many world titles in pool.

In most large cities, there are miles of empty buildings that would be suitable for a pool establishment. And these same cities typically have a dense enough population to support such a venture. However, city real estate typically holds its value fairly well even in a lean economy, as opposed...

As painfully true as this is Jen, it certainly isn't exclusive to pool and pool players alone, it isn't every pool players story, and it casts aside the notion that someone might actually enjoy the life of a competitor and the quest for excellence. Of course there is a cost for chasing your...

As we speak, I have a restoration specialist preparing several special vintage photos to be printed as posters. I will gladly let you know, the minute they become available.

I've beat more people with a dufferin than any other cue

~ANNOUNCEMENT~ Not unlike some of the other collectors out there, we are also trying to locate every billiard publication we can get our hands on, to scan, and build a digital, searchable database. ( we do not want to keep actual paper) We are looking for ANYONE who can help us with this...