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John Schmidt Watch - May 2019
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I know what you mean as I have missed so ma my on 28 that I can't even s taart to count them. But the several misses on 42 have been the real heart breakers as I have only broke 50 a few times.
Agreed on that. Willie wasn't terribly interested in setting an unapproachable high run record. He was, quite clearly, a better player than Babe Cranfield, who ran over 700 twice, with 768 his best. Had Mosconi been as obsessed with a high run as Cranfield or Schmidt, there's little doubt in my mind that the record would be well over 1,000.
That is a fantasy, spoken to those who share your passion.
How about the first person to to a triple flip on a trampoline? Can you recount that without research?
Maybe an easier one? The first man to do a quad on ice?
I have a 14.1 "that's how I run" sticker on my car. I have yet to have anyone understand what it means.
Brian boytano?
Mort Sahl once humorously observed that "Bumper stickers publicly announce the social neediness of the car owner and the attention span of the average reader."
Arnaldo
in your limited experience , youre prabably dead right , mr jewett .
The only significance that name brings to me is that his father probably knew San Jose Dick.
I'll somewhat agree with you, not sure about over 1,000. I will relate a conversation a few of us had with Luther Lassiter during the first legends tournament, Atlantic City, 1982. One of us asked Luther who he thought the best straight pool player was. Luther replied, "Mosconi won the most tournaments, but the one with the most knowledge, was Cranfield, but don't tell him I said so." Luther came in third in that tournament.
Great discussion, and to keep it relevant, there is a difference between practice and tournament. Tournaments, I would give it to Mosconi, with Sigel, Mizerak, and Lassiter close. Practice and knowledge, nobody comes close to Cranfield.
I hope John does it, because I'm sick of hearing about the record of 526 on a smaller table. It would be good to have a record beyond the rest, on today's standard table. If so, it might make the Guiness Book of World Records have to do an edit. Other than that though, it won't make much news media.
All the best,
WW
John Schmidt has now run in the 400's 7 times:
490 -- 5/15/2019 at Easy Street Billiards in Monterey, CA. Ended with a miss on a difficult break shot for the 36th rack.
464 -- 4/16/2019 at Bull Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar in Phoenix, AZ. Ended with a miss on a long, nearly straight shot after the break shot (made 2 balls) in the 34th rack.
434 -- 12/3/2018 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a scratch (a massé-like turn of the cue ball) on the break shot for the 32nd rack.
421 -- 5/9/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended on a jacked-up miss of the 2nd ball of the 31st rack.
407 -- 11/(27±2)/2019 at Easy Street Billiards
403 -- 10/13/2007 at Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA
400 -- 6/28/2004 at Hidden Pocket Billiards in Milton, FL
[If anyone is certain of any other details on the 407, 403, or 400, please let us know. And let me know of any errors in the above info.]
490 -- 5/15/2019 at Easy Street Billiards in Monterey, CA. Ended with a miss on a difficult break shot for the 36th rack.
464 -- 4/16/2019 at Bull Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar in Phoenix, AZ. Ended with a miss on a long, nearly straight shot after the break shot (made 2 balls) in the 34th rack.
434 -- 12/3/2018 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a scratch (a massé-like turn of the cue ball) on the break shot for the 32nd rack.
421 -- 5/9/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended on a jacked-up miss of the 2nd ball of the 31st rack.
407 -- 11/(27±2)/2019 at Easy Street Billiards
403 -- 10/13/2007 at Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA
400 -- 6/28/2004 at Hidden Pocket Billiards in Milton, FL
[If anyone is certain of any other details on the 407, 403, or 400, please let us know. And let me know of any errors in the above info.]
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He truly is Mr. 400--what an impressive list and I noticed the 10 year gap when he focused on rotation pool.
John Schmidt has now "proof watched" his record run from earlier this week, confirming that it was 626. So here's a list of all 8 of his 400+ runs:
626 -- 5/27/2019 at Easy Street Billiards in Monterrey, CA. Ended with a miss on a combination shot after making 10 balls in the 45th rack.
490 -- 5/15/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a miss on a difficult break shot for the 36th rack.
464 -- 4/16/2019 at Bull Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar in Phonenix, AZ. Ended with a miss on a long, nearly straight shot after the break shot (made 2 balls) in the 34th rack.
434 -- 12/3/2018 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a scratch (a massé-like turn of the cue ball) on the break shot for the 32nd rack.
421 -- 5/9/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended on a jacked-up miss of the 2nd ball of the 31st rack.
407 -- 11/(27±2)/2019 at Easy Street Billiards
403 -- 10/13/2007 at Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA
400 -- 6/28/2004 at Hidden Pocket Billiards in Milton, FL
[If anyone is certain of any other details on the 407, 403, or 400, please let us know. And let me know of any errors in the above info.
626 -- 5/27/2019 at Easy Street Billiards in Monterrey, CA. Ended with a miss on a combination shot after making 10 balls in the 45th rack.
490 -- 5/15/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a miss on a difficult break shot for the 36th rack.
464 -- 4/16/2019 at Bull Shooters Billiards & Sports Bar in Phonenix, AZ. Ended with a miss on a long, nearly straight shot after the break shot (made 2 balls) in the 34th rack.
434 -- 12/3/2018 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended with a scratch (a massé-like turn of the cue ball) on the break shot for the 32nd rack.
421 -- 5/9/2019 at Easy Street Billiards. Ended on a jacked-up miss of the 2nd ball of the 31st rack.
407 -- 11/(27±2)/2019 at Easy Street Billiards
403 -- 10/13/2007 at Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA
400 -- 6/28/2004 at Hidden Pocket Billiards in Milton, FL
[If anyone is certain of any other details on the 407, 403, or 400, please let us know. And let me know of any errors in the above info.
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