SVB to Kick Off High Run Attempts

I grew up in a poolroom form pre K. Willie's poolroom was 200 miles away if that. He owed much of his success in pool to Ralph. His teacher. It might be in Willies Bio. It was common knowledge in was Halls upstate in the early and mid 60's into the 70's.
 
realkingcobra said:
At the very LEAST, John Schmidt should have been INVITED to be interviewed so HE could shed some light on what it takes mentality AND emotionally to get on the table and face what these competitors are facing at this event. HIS insight in an interview would have brought you guys a ton of credibility, and NO ONE would have said one negative word about whats taking place today, and JS wouldn't even have had to shoot a single ball, but at the end of your event, respect could have been given to JS if everyone who attends fails to surpass HIS record of 626....by then ASKING him if he'd like to take a shot at breaking his OWN record in front of the viewing public, and GOD as a witness!!! THAT'S REAL PUBLIC RELATIONS!!!!!
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JS has had plenty of time to be interviewed to shed light on anything he wants, it's not his God given right to be invited to anything. And look at you trying to tell someone else how to run their event.....too funny.....
 
nick serdula said:
I grew up in a poolroom form pre K. Willie's poolroom was 200 miles away if that. He owed much of his success in pool to Ralph. His teacher. It might be in Willies Bio. It was common knowledge in was Halls upstate in the early and mid 60's into the 70's.
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No, Moscoi's autobiography says nothing about such a run by Greenleaf. But the book does contain the information that Irving Crane set the exhibition high-run record of 309 in 1939 and Mosconi equaled it in 1945. Talking about his own run of 309, Mosconi said "... no one but Crane had ever run 300 before." The next increments to the high-run record were 322 and then 365, both by Mosconi in 1953, after Greenleaf had died. So I guess any really long run by Greenleaf would have been in practice (as you indicated).

Sam Korte, an AzB member with the screen name kling&allen, did a lot of research on Greenleaf and wrote a book about him last year. I'll send a message to Sam to see if he'll chime in on the claim of a 1,200-ball run (or two of them!) by Greenleaf.
 
The game was line em up. He was so good the game of straight had to be changed because no one in the world could compete at his level.
Much like todays cloth they dummied the game down to make it where more people could compete at a higher level.
So put some old heavy cloth on a table.
Open the pockets to maybe a half inch bigger and run almost 100 racks.
I was told 10 foot tables!
That and Good luck!
Nick :).
 
AtLarge said:
No, Moscoi's autobiography says nothing about such a run by Greenleaf. But the book does contain the information that Irving Crane set the exhibition high-run record of 309 in 1939 and Mosconi equaled it in 1945. Talking about his own run of 309, Mosconi said "... no one but Crane had ever run 300 before." The next increments to the high-run record were 322 and then 365, both by Mosconi in 1953, after Greenleaf had died. So I guess any really long run by Greenleaf would have been in practice (as you indicated).

Sam Korte, an AzB member with the screen name kling&allen, did a lot of research on Greenleaf and wrote a book about him last year. I'll send a message to Sam to see if he'll chime in on the claim of a 1,200-ball run (or two of them!) by Greenleaf.
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The 309's by Willie and Irving were on 10 foot tables, the standard of the day.
It would be interesting to see how many balls todays best 14.1 players could run on a 5x10.
Is there any modern high runs on a 5x10?
 
nick serdula said:
The game was line em up. He was so good the game of straight had to be changed because no one in the world could compete at his level.
Much like todays cloth they dummied the game down to make it where more people could compete at a higher level.
So put some old heavy cloth on a table.
Open the pockets to maybe a half inch bigger and run almost 100 racks.
I was told 10 foot tables!
That and Good luck!
Nick :).
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You might be thinking of the various straight rail and balkline games that had to be changed every few years to allow better competition. The best straight rail players could "nurse" a ball against the rail for hours--achieving frequent runs of 600+ points. But that's vastly different than runs in 14.1. And balkline quickly died once Greenleaf and others started playing 14.1.

Pre-WW2 straight pool was typically played on a 10 foot table and 5+ inch corner pockets. But no one ran 100 racks or anything close to it. They didn't have the time or incentive.
 
measureman said:
The 309's by Willie and Irving were on 10 foot tables, the standard of the day.
It would be interesting to see how many balls todays best 14.1 players could run on a 5x10.
Is there any modern high runs on a 5x10?
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At DCC a few years ago they used a 10' table for the 14.1 event. Only one player ran 100 balls for the entire event.

 
alstl said:
At DCC a few years ago they used a 10' table for the 14.1 event. Only one player ran 100 balls for the entire event.

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Given the recent standard on the big table events, I bet we’d see bigger runs if they brought the 10 foot table back for a 14.1 challenge event.
 
Wrldpro,

Last night on FB, you said
"Thanks again to Shane VanBoening for an exciting week of some great 14.1 high runs! We greatly appreciate it! His top five runs were 308,295,257,241,210."

I can see four of those runs, but the 257 doesn't show up on any of the videos?
 
gerryf said:
Wrldpro,

Last night on FB, you said
"Thanks again to Shane VanBoening for an exciting week of some great 14.1 high runs! We greatly appreciate it! His top five runs were 308,295,257,241,210."

I can see four of those runs, but the 257 doesn't show up on any of the videos?
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257 was on Monday
 
JB Cases said:
Nothing I have ever said to you has been unprovoked. In fact I didn't even know your name until you choose to disparage me. I am not going to publish your comment here but the fact is you directed it 100% at my wife. I will publish your comment on my own pages where it will be for the public to read and judge for themselves what you meant.
However, I am willing to accept your half-assed apology on behalf of my wife, who was extremely disgusted at your comment.

Now apologize to John Schmidt's wife for your conduct towards her.

Last thing I am posting before I put you on ignore is what I think is the best point made about you and this "project".

As I have said many times I think that it is in fact a good thing that you are bankrolling these high run attempts whatever your motivation is. I have said everything I want to say about it and you and I hope never to hear your name again although that won't be possible. I think you need to apologize to John Schmidt but that will be between you and him.

In the meantime consider these words by John.
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reading the way this guy goes about his business is disappointing, so much natural talent......for a guy who can seemingly wake from bed and clear months/years worth of cobwebs to snap off a US open and run endless balls in straight pool, seems like on a bad day he can destroy world beaters
 
nick serdula said:
He ran the balls but not in match play. That counts for shit. Except he did it twice!
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lfigueroa said:
It means you probably know a thing or two about pool tables.

Lou Figueroa
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Don't you think knowing how to play this game has a lot to do with it when it comes to making a pool table play great? It's kind of like having a friend tune your guitar VS having Jimi Hendrix tune it!! There is a difference, like it or not!
 
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