Thanks, both. From the small amount of footage from that time, the pockets certainly didn't look that small. Similarly, during Crane's 150 and out in 1966, the pockets looked generous but not cavernous.
SVB to Kick Off High Run Attempts
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Pssshhhiiit. Any ball...any pocket? How hard can it be?“Any meatball can throw a run of 100 at me”
I guess I’m not even at “meatball” level yet. I could throw a solid 32 at him on my best 14.1 day
I agree and the day's cut of the slate is certainly relevant too.
In my experience, pocket shelves were extremely shallow on tables of the time.
I played on a 10' old table with pockets that were likely 4.25" and they were pretty oceanic (if far!).
Substantial is one way to describe that pocket.
Maybe they used the rails from a 8’ table on a 9’ bed…..
I like playing on big pocket tables actually,
Nice pic thanks
Fatboy
I believe his high run on a 10' was 309.
Didn't Danny Harriman run something like 160 balls on a ten footer lately?
Yes. From Mosconi's autobiography:
"... in August of 1949, the BCA shortened the standard table from five by ten feet to four and a half by nine. They also widened the corner pockets from five to five and a half inches and the side pockets from four and a half to five. One reason for the change in table size was that manufacturers were producing five-by-tens only for championship play. The proprietors of pool halls had been ordering the smaller tables for years because they could fit more of them into their rooms. But essentially the changes were intended to speed play and generate excitement with the likelihood of longer runs."
Interesting that you continue to nitpick others when you are the primary annoyance of this event. Bobby picked the wrong horse for sure.
Mr. Figueroa, i hope the next segment of the 14.1 is as good as the first. i also hope the fool from J.B. cases will take a rest. keep up the good work, lots of us appreciate it.
Your ego is big enough to hurdle anything. At least the quality of the pool exceeds the quality of the MC
Mine is 26, (twenty-six)! lol
Rolling over the occasional pissant comment does not require ego or even skill.
Lou Figueroa
308 - a new high run for the kid from SD. His first showing was a success. Hopefully he demolishes his new high run next time round
Badpenguin
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308, its been mentioned several times in this thread already.
Thank you, just didn't want to slog through 55 pages of nonsense to get to the actual point of the thread title