Earl's Foul

what I do not understand is ......

Why is it in alot of sports the playback camera
is shown to the officials then a call is made . I mean
good God it was on camera .But it may have been in
the rules stated to the players before the match . Karma
took over and the man that was supposed to win that match
won it . I like Earl and I am from NC too but I have to wonder
how much bad energy he creates for himself which actually
hurts his win ratio ??Could you imagine Earl with as good of a
disposition as say Allen Hopkins ? But then he would not be Earl :D
 

Elizabeth, regardless of what else is being said, you need to follow the forum rules.

This is your first warning.
 
TheOne said:
This article on the AZ home page was linked from another thread, I thought it deserved a mention here too.

"The finals table had been racking and breaking badly all day, and in the final, referee Chris Billings had a very tough job on his hands freezing the rack. To his great credit he gave it his full attention and dedication, but after taking a full FIVE MINUTES to rack the 18th game to the required standard, Gray broke and the 9-ball slid directly into the corner pocket, thus giving Gray a commanding 2 rack lead AND the break for what could be the final game.

It was at this point that the most magnanimous gesture I have ever seen in professional pool occurred.

In an outstanding gesture of sportsmanship, Gray offered a re-rack to Daryl Peach. Peach accepted immediately and after a brief consultation with the referee, the balls were racked again.

To be fair, this exact same situation occurred three times at this event to my knowledge, but I've never seen it happen in a final before when the money is so high and the ranking rewards so important.

It heartens this reporter to know that in Great Britain we have players who pride themselves on their reputation for fair play and sportingness, and shows an unprecedented level of respect for fairness, for the sport, and for themselves.

As things happened, Gray didn't really get another decent chance to get back into the game and afterwards was happy to concede that he didn't mind being beaten by Daryl, "because he's number one" referring to the BPPPA professional rankings. "

It mkaes my point better than anything I have written.
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Yes, a rather amazing display of sportsmanship. And another reminder that nine ball is broken.
 
It's a old thread, I finally realized. But now I want to see the video and it is not available. Searched charlie Williams and earl ,,found nothing!!

Who has it??
 
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