I also remember when breaking, Earl saying he wasn't making balls down table either, and his hand cleaning each ball gave em what was needed to bring em up table to pocket em. This occurrence was to me, greater than the 526 of Mosconi, too many things could go wrong, and Earl shooting that length of table one Nine combo was SPECIAL, and that word doesn't seem to put in the proper perspective.
Someone should find Nick Mannino, his description of that time/place would be Very interesting, I think Nick got one game.
I guess i'm responding to you and others, but this is WAY stronger than the 526 I think. I mean, people run 11's and 9's perhaps there have been some 13's??
But put a million on the line and run an 11 at THAT exact point in time???!!!
This to me is up there with greatest
sports feats ever.... without a doubt, not even a close consideration to not be there.
For me, I rely heavily on monetary value of what an athlete accomplished under the gun, and perhaps extreme pride (eg olympics).
Is there a ball tally on this run? Let's just say he made 85 balls in those 11 racks. Shooting 85 balls, without missing, having to make one on the break, AND with a million on the line. Has to be considered one of the greatest sports feats ever.