If you know a little about beautiful pool tables, you know that the " Kling " model, produced by Brunswick, ranks right up there with the best of them. You probably also know that the table was named after an awesome Chicago baseball player from back in the day named Johnny Kling.
And speaking of baseball - you might also know that the Chicago Cubs, while a very much loved team, hasn't won jack diddly squat in the way of World Titles in over 100 years now.
Side note: both the Cubs and White Sox are teams founded by a famous billiard champion in Chicago named Thomas Foley.
Anyway, getting back to Kling, he used to pitch for the Cubs. And he was damn good. So good that the Cubs won the world title in 1907, 1908 and 1910 with him pitching....
What happened in 1909 you might ask ??
Side note: 1909 happens to be the year my antique table was built.
Johnny Kling took time off to play billiards instead.
Granted, he did win a pocket billiard title in 1909 but still, that ninny cost us a world title, and as you can tell, we kinda need more of them, we haven't won another one since!
Ugh. Stupid Kling table.
And speaking of baseball - you might also know that the Chicago Cubs, while a very much loved team, hasn't won jack diddly squat in the way of World Titles in over 100 years now.
Side note: both the Cubs and White Sox are teams founded by a famous billiard champion in Chicago named Thomas Foley.
Anyway, getting back to Kling, he used to pitch for the Cubs. And he was damn good. So good that the Cubs won the world title in 1907, 1908 and 1910 with him pitching....
What happened in 1909 you might ask ??
Side note: 1909 happens to be the year my antique table was built.
Johnny Kling took time off to play billiards instead.
Granted, he did win a pocket billiard title in 1909 but still, that ninny cost us a world title, and as you can tell, we kinda need more of them, we haven't won another one since!
Ugh. Stupid Kling table.