Tommy-D said:> This is the Wikipedia entry for it. "Willie set the world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition on March 19,1954. To this day the record has not been toppled and many speculate it may never be bested. The record was set on a 4 foot x 8 foot Brunswick pool table at the East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio. A handwritten and notarized affidavit with the signatures of more than 35 eye witnesses exists as proof of this feat. There have been some reports of some players who claimed to have made straight pool runs above 600 or even 700. But these were never approved by the Billiard Congress of America to be considered official."
I can drive you directly to the school where this took place,although according to my research the table isn't there any more. It was said to have just huge pockets. It's also been said the only reason it's been accepted as the record high-run was because a local lawyer drew up the document himself,collecting signatures. If not for this run,the official record would still be 309-unfinished by Irving Crane on a 5x10.
I read an article I think was written by Charlie Ursitti,that said Mosconi told him that someone told Willie the 526 had been eclipsed,so he ran a 589,missed,and ran a 609-unfinished right behind it.
Who really cares about the looseness of the equipment? The 526 is still an absolute MONSTER.
I wish quality video of Mosconi in his prime existed. Tommy D.
oceanweb said:I sincerely appreciate your kind and thoughtful response to my post. It has always puzzled me why this record has yet to be broken. I can think of at least a 3 players today who have the potential of besting Willies' score if played on the same equipment.
They are:
Efren reyes
John Schmidt
Stevie Moore
oceanweb said:I sincerely appreciate your kind and thoughtful response to my post. It has always puzzled me why this record has yet to be broken. I can think of at least a 3 players today who have the potential of besting Willies' score if played on the same equipment.
They are:
Efren Reyes
John Schmidt
Stevie Moore
oceanweb said:I've heard from a few "old timers" that Mosconi's high run was done on a 4 x 8 table that had huge pockets.
Can anyone else confirm this?
oceanweb said:I sincerely appreciate your kind and thoughtful response to my post. It has always puzzled me why this record has yet to be broken. I can think of at least a 3 players today who have the potential of besting Willies' score if played on the same equipment.
They are:
Efren Reyes
John Schmidt
Stevie Moore
billiardpete said:I'm not trying to sound like a jerk here. If some one or a group offered $1,000,000 to any one who beat it, and made the requirements fair (like the table that John Schmidt did his 400 on), there would be a new millianare within a couple of months. This is just my opinion...
Oh, by the way, I would pay a hundred towards the tape.
Billiardpete out
billiardpete said:I'm not trying to sound like a jerk here. If some one or a group offered $1,000,000 to any one who beat it, and made the requirements fair (like the table that John Schmidt did his 400 on), there would be a new millianare within a couple of months. This is just my opinion...
Oh, by the way, I would pay a hundred towards the tape.
Billiardpete out
Secaucus Fats said:Mosconi ran 526 on March 19, 1954 at the East High Billiard Club in Springfield Ohio. The table he used was a 4'x8'. Here is a picture of the affidavit:
Secaucus Fats said:Mosconi ran 526 on March 19, 1954 at the East High Billiard Club in Springfield Ohio. The table he used was a 4'x8'. Here is a picture of the affidavit: