Springfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Breaking News --- 14.1 record
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News travels a little slow to where you live I take it.
Wow, that is going to be hard to beat.
But seriously, this news is going to be responsible for starting a million posts
on AZ.
But seriously, this news is going to be responsible for starting a million posts
on AZ.
Springfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Man, I can't believe his luck.....
..he gets as lucky as Efren.
Springfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Thanks for the info.
I fell asleep during the stream, and have been wondering for quite a while how that turned out.
Luckier, it would seem. Even Efren has never run 526 in 14.1! 
On topic though, this has been said many times before. Offer up $100K prize to the first person to break Mosconi's record (and have it officiated or live streamed), and the record will fall in 3 months.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
On topic though, this has been said many times before. Offer up $100K prize to the first person to break Mosconi's record (and have it officiated or live streamed), and the record will fall in 3 months.Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
There is always one in the crowd that sees the obvious.
I missed that completely and it was a hanger. :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
Springfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Who says you can't play 14:1 on an 8 footer?
Here's a related report: http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives/images/d9744-4.jpgSpringfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Luckier, it would seem. Even Efren has never run 526 in 14.1!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
A 57 year old record that can be regarded as the greatest reason why Mosconi remains the most famous pool player in history is not getting broken 3 months after someone puts up 100k. Professional pool players ARE competitors. The mere existence of a record is incentive enough for many of them to try and break it. They've BEEN trying. I'm not saying that a cash incentive wouldn't help. It would. It would definitely increase the interest in 14.1 and promote formats that would allow for big runs but trust me, nobody runs 300 and just stops. In order for the record to be broken, professional pool needs to be submerged in 14.1 for decades (like it was when Mosconi was around).
MAybe this is what Danny Harriman is doing at home... trying to break this record.
Springfield, Ohio March, 19, 1954. Today Willie Mosconi started a straight pool run that will not end until tomorrow morning after making 526 consecutive balls. It is predicted that this record will stand the test of time.
Ah, the perils of Wikipedia - the exhibition took place on the 19th(one day)
The run took about 2 1/2 hours.
No, I wasn't there
Dale
I heard Charlie Williams had a chance to break this record....
..but the lease ran out on the pool hall...
..yeah, I was the guy who started a 'Charlie Williams is so slow' thread
Enjoy. I grabbed this off of the below site:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/images/d9744-4.jpg
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/images/d9744-4.jpg