[xradarx]

Name calling won't get you back slappers anywhere with the pocket pool players of the country. They spend an enormous amount of money with the billiard associations of the earth and their opinions will have an effect on the decision makers. None of you have seen any evidence of the 626 run by JS as of yet. Reading from HyperTexts, Michael Eufemia pocketed 626 balls unofficially. Tom Parker pocketed 642 balls unofficially. Arthur Babe Cranfield pocketed 768 balls in a practice session. They all probably would like to have their names added to the record book too.
Opinions are like the old saying goes, everyone has one. The preceding opinion is mine and is subject to change when any of the above is accepted and certified.

[hitman22]

Bla bla bla...

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by pt109

Yeah....JS has a lousy sense of timing.

I think we can assign the blame to his parents for that one. Or maybe his grandparents. They all should have started earlier.

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by xradarx

... Reading from HyperTexts, Michael Euphemia pocketed 626 balls unofficially. ...

The HyperTexts guy who posted a bunch of pool records means well and is enthusiastic, but accuracy does not seem to be his primary goal. And you may want to work on your spelling.

[xradarx]

Spelling error corrected. Thanks for the educational help. I will try to be more attentive to detail. Thanks again.

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by xradarx

Spelling error corrected. Thanks for the educational help. I will try to be more attentive to detail. Thanks again.

In that case, you may want to correct the number of balls that Eufemia claimed to have run.

[xradarx]

Michael Eufemia, straight pool, 626 balls, unofficial, may not have be witnessed by other individuals from beginning to end (but he was said to run 200 balls nearly every night!) copied and pasted directly from HyperTexts. No further correction necessary.

[pt109]

Originally Posted by xradarx

Michael Eufemia, straight pool, 626 balls, unofficial, may not have be witnessed by other individuals from beginning to end (but he was said to run 200 balls nearly every night!) copied and pasted directly from HyperTexts. No further correction necessary.

Guinness says it was 625....I’ll bet on Guinness....
...even though they may have been drinking their own product at time of entry....

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by xradarx

... No further correction necessary.

Here is a brief excerpt from a manuscript that Mike Eufemia wrote about how to play pool. The book was never published but the manuscript is fairly easy to find in photocopy. I think you will find a difference between what you wrote above and what Eufemia claimed.

[4pointer]

625 michael eufemia chicago billard academy 1960 .

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by 4pointer

625 michael eufemia chicago billard academy 1960 .

Nope. See above.

[pt109]

Originally Posted by 4pointer

625 michael eufemia chicago billard academy 1960 .

Originally Posted by Bob Jewett

Nope. See above.

The info seems correct, Bob....he’s just quoting Mr Bond...may he rest in peace

[4pointer]

10 minutes to late and wrong .
i think the guinnes record book early 90th said chicagos billard academy .

[pt109]

Originally Posted by 4pointer

10 minutes to late and wrong .
i think the guinnes record book early 90th said chicagos billard academy .

I tend to trust Guinness...they got serious fact checkers...
...but I trust David Bond even more

Bob Jewitt....I’d bet a lot on his word also

[Bob Jewett]

Originally Posted by pt109

The info seems correct, Bob....he’s just quoting Mr Bond...

Maybe there was some confusion between the Logan Billiard Academy, where Eufemia claimed his run of 625 occurred, and the Chicago Billiard Museum.

In a brief web search, I could not find any connection between Eufemia's run and Chicago, but the Chicago Billiard Museum site is gone.