I was just reading that Mosconi's high run was on 4x8 table with 4 7/8" pockets. That got me wondering, is there an "official size"? Why not just use a 7 foot table with 5" pockets? I'm sure any pro would keep potting balls till the cows came home. Also, what size table is used at the DCC for their high run attempts?
Is there an "official" table size for high runs?
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So far as I know, there is no official high run record being kept at this time. The BCA rule book, which did have those records at one time, no longer lists high runs.
I've thought about that, too. I would love to know what John Schmidt or Thorsten Hohmann could run on a setup identical to what Mosconi had. Likewise, I would also like to know how Mosconi would have fared on a tight Diamond.
Also, Mosconi has the highest "officially recognized" run. There are at least 2 (Arthur "Babe" Cranfield - 768 and Michael Eufemia - 625) who were known to have run more.
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The 768 is by "private communication" with Cranfield's coauthor, Larry Moy. Moy may have made a remark directly somewhere on the internet.
The 625 is claimed directly by Eufemia in his unpublished manuscript (of which some photocopies have circulated) on how to play pool. Eufemia gives the date, location and specifies that the table was a 4.5x9.