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a few weeks ago at a pool hall here in new york, a male whipped out a cue that i had to walk over to get a better look. it was old, very old. the shaft was fat and yellowed in color. the joints were faded brass. the wood on the forarm and butt sleeve looked to be beat up old worn rose wood. the wrap appeared to be irish linen, yet it was so fine and so old, it could have been nylon. the wrap was two toned, one whole piece was yellowish, and next to it a whole piece was brown. here is the real kicker!! burned into the shaft, by the fat part closeest to the joint was the name micheal eufuema the famous, not so famous pool player who holds the unofficial record of over 600 balls in straight pool practice, in his basement. i would guess this was micheal's personnell cue! questions, who made his cues? since there was no name to be found, and what is the worth of something like this, with his name burned into the shaft? the cue looks like it was from 1960, right around the time the hustler came out into the theaters. please e-mail me at goldfish2002@msn.com for an answer, thanks. p.s. the person whom the cue belonged to said, whoever this name is is who made it, i said, i highly doubt it, since micheal didn't make cues, and back then the only way someone put their name on the cue was very crude. my guess is the cue could be worth up to $3000. what do you think? is micheal eufumia still alive?
I believe the book was written by Willy Mosconi. Willy Mosconi was world champion in the 40's and 50's - an unbelievably skilled player. From what I remember his high run was something like 525 balls without missing! Incredible isn't it? But, it is not the highest run recorded. Michael Eufemia was reported to have a continuous run of 625 balls in a tournament in 1960. One of the most important concepts that I learned from this book was that the greatest shot makers were not the greatest players. The principle: if a player always has to make great shots, then they were in trouble all the time. In contrast the great players have such superb control of the cue ball, they're able to position it well enough to easily make 75 % of their shots." 
