LOFL Terry. I was just about to ask how these players could have possibly made these runs on the dates you listed...until the brain kicked in and I realized it is their birthdays...
200+ Ball Runners
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LOFL Terry. I was just about to ask how these players could have possibly made these runs on the dates you listed...until the brain kicked in and I realized it is their birthdays...
Dick Lane
Having seen Dick play several times in the 70's, 300 or 400 balls made by him would have taken a loooong time. Great player though, just hard to watch.
I just watched the 1992 Player review DVD of Dick Lane and Archer and it didn't take long for the 150 win, and that's with Johnny getting in the 100s also in the match. Or is two hours a long time for a close match race to 150?
Heck, I take two hours at league trying to reach 100, lmao!
Ill bet Grady has busted 200?
We are working with two different lists here, and it's getting confusing as to which list people are responding to. The list to which this thread refers is contained in the 14.1 forum:
Living 200 + Ball Runners
Thanks,
Steve
Living 200 + Ball Runners
Thanks,
Steve
I agree with Bill, these players are capable of making runs like this.
In your updated list in the 14-1 forum, have you considered adding the runs too?
Hi Roy. I haven't really decided. I guess I'm leaning towards eventually putting in the runs (once the list is fairly finalized), but there's a part of me that feels it's never accurate, so why bother? Runs are often wrong or outdated. Just including the names does what it sets out to - compile a list of the players alive who have done this thing.
I am just curious, as were others, how rare of an achievement this really is. I don't really need the exact numbers to answer that question. Still, I'll probably end up doing it
- Steve
Here are some names I'm hoping other people can help with:
Abruzzo, John
Babica, Radoslaw
Bandy, Mike
Bustamante, Francisco
Carter, Jeff
Chavez, Ignacio
Dunsmore, Bill
Facquet, Vincent
Fisher, Pete
Fulcher, Johnni
Garrahan, Teddy
Glass, Walter
Hall, Buddy
Heidrich, Dan
Herring, Earl
Jentsch, Dominick
Kempter, Martin
Kiamco, Warren
Louie, Dan
Manalo, Marlon
Marrata, Mike
Mataya, Jimmy
McCready, Keith
Moore, Stevie
Nacovski, Scotty
Orcullo, Dennis
Reyes, Efren
Ruocco, Tommy
Sambajon, Santos
See, Huiji
Stalev, Evgeny
Stellman, Frank
Stepanov, Konstantin
Tascarella, Pete
Wilson, Mark
Thanks!
- Steve
Abruzzo, John
Babica, Radoslaw
Bandy, Mike
Bustamante, Francisco
Carter, Jeff
Chavez, Ignacio
Dunsmore, Bill
Facquet, Vincent
Fisher, Pete
Fulcher, Johnni
Garrahan, Teddy
Glass, Walter
Hall, Buddy
Heidrich, Dan
Herring, Earl
Jentsch, Dominick
Kempter, Martin
Kiamco, Warren
Louie, Dan
Manalo, Marlon
Marrata, Mike
Mataya, Jimmy
McCready, Keith
Moore, Stevie
Nacovski, Scotty
Orcullo, Dennis
Reyes, Efren
Ruocco, Tommy
Sambajon, Santos
See, Huiji
Stalev, Evgeny
Stellman, Frank
Stepanov, Konstantin
Tascarella, Pete
Wilson, Mark
Thanks!
- Steve
There's One BIG NAME Missing
How in all of this has the name "Miz" been forgotten. I'd like to know what Mizerak's high run was, seeing as he wont he US Open straight pool tournament 5 times!! He was a phenomenal player and one of the smoothest ever.
As for Dominic Jenstch, I was at the Lucasi Hybrid event in Jacksonville in 2008 when he ran 150 and out against Santos Sambajon. Very impressive for such a young player.
How in all of this has the name "Miz" been forgotten. I'd like to know what Mizerak's high run was, seeing as he wont he US Open straight pool tournament 5 times!! He was a phenomenal player and one of the smoothest ever.
As for Dominic Jenstch, I was at the Lucasi Hybrid event in Jacksonville in 2008 when he ran 150 and out against Santos Sambajon. Very impressive for such a young player.
One bump for the work crowd...
Btw, Ray, Mr. Mizerak is no longer with us.
- Steve
AZB seems like an ideal place to relight that torch. Maybe there could be a link from the home page to a database of players with verified runs of 200 or more. After such a run, the person could enter the details online (date, place, opponent, name of reputable witness(es), variables such as pocket size or playing with opposite hand ... ). A moderator could then review it, maybe contact the witness, and post it. Many high runs wouldn't make the database for a variety of reasons, but something like this would be a good start. My only request would be that the database does NOT include mention of the brand of cue.
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AZB seems like an ideal place to relight that torch. Maybe there could be a link from the home page to a list of players with verified runs of 200 or more. After such a run, the person could enter the details online (date, place, opponent, name of reputable witness(es), variables such as pocket size or playing with opposite hand ... ). A moderator could then review it, maybe contact the witness, and post it. Many high runs wouldn't make to the list for a variety of reasons, but a somewhat official list like this would be a good start.
I got the idea from a site called Iron Mind that sells strength training gear. They have incredibly challenging grip trainers called Captains of Crush, and people who can close them under specified conditions can be listed on Iron Mind's Web site.
Back to the high run list, my only request would be that the list does NOT include mention of the brand of cue.
Lol, you do NOT have to worry about that last part from me!
I hear ya, Steve. Unfortunately, if you wind up having even one fraud on the list, it makes the list's credibility somewhat suspect. I believe there is one on the list that shouldn't be there, based on what others that have known him for a long time have said, but I'm still going by second hand info.
On another note; what about Ed Kelly or Mike Sica?
Eric
whats up steve!
Well im a 200+ball runner! I have run over 200 balls a couple of times in my life and did it to Dave Daya last year at Big Daddy"s. I love the game but nobody ever wants to gamble at it so i stopped playing it right after that. Dave Daya is like the only guy i ever gamble at str8 pool with because he has alot of HEART!!! So count me in as a 200 + ball runner
Well im a 200+ball runner! I have run over 200 balls a couple of times in my life and did it to Dave Daya last year at Big Daddy"s. I love the game but nobody ever wants to gamble at it so i stopped playing it right after that. Dave Daya is like the only guy i ever gamble at str8 pool with because he has alot of HEART!!! So count me in as a 200 + ball runner
May 28, 1975 (219)
Good pace
I'd say thats was a good pace for that many balls made between the two of them. I remember a nine ball tournament where Billy Weir drew Dick in the first round and went up to the tournament director and told him he wanted to forfeit that match and go to the one loss side. He felt Dick's slow play would mess with his head and he had a better chance coming through the back side. Many pool players didn't like drawing Dick Lane for two reasons. He's a great player but his pace makes them skerm in their seats.:smile: Dick has made the top of some polls over the years for slow play.
I'd sure like to be on that list, but I'm only a little more than 10% on the way to 200. 
Teddy Garrahan ran over 250 in practice about 5 or 6 years ago in Crown billiards. Was witnessed by at least 6 people.