He was tableside when Appleton set the record high run of 200 balls in competition. He appreciated the ability of today's pro players, but candidly always told me it was a joke compared to Mosconi. He watched all the pros on Accustats and youtube and we went to a couple of tournaments together. That's how easy Mosconi made it look.įast forward 30 or 40 years and my father took up a renewed interest in pool after I moved back into town from living out of state for many years. In other words, if this guy can run balls this effortlessly then it must not be that hard to do and anyone could probably do the same. Anyway, it looked so easy that my father began to question whether billiards really was a game that required much skill. ![]() The guy, you could argue, was not even in his prime. Then he'd call something out of the pack and blast it in.Īnother observation from my father: Mind you this is in the 60's when he was retired and already recovered from a stroke. Occasionally, something unexpected would happen and he'd kind of get red in the face and circle around the table a few times as if he were upset that the balls misbehaved. Nearly every shot was a duck so pocket size didn't really matter. What did Mosconi do better than anyone today? He made it look easy. Let me say upfront that I, too, never saw him play, but my father saw him up close on numerous occasions and I've heard the descriptions from him throughout my life as well as from some in this forum. You played in a pro event it seems so maybe you're more knowledgeable than me, I don't know. I can't tell what your knowledge of straight pool is. It's not clear but some of the challenge matches in the 1950s may have been on 10-foot tables. Prior to that 10-foot tables were standard. Note that beginning in 1950 the matches seem to have been played on 4.5x9-foot tables. 1956 Mar, WCM, 12 blocks of 150, Mosconi 1800, Moore 879, Albuquerque.1953 Mar, WCT, 9-player RR to 150, Mosconi 8-0, Procita, Caras, Moore, Crane tied at 5-3, San Francisco.1951 Feb, WCT, 4-player DRR to 150, Mosconi 6-0, Crane, Chenier and Canton all 2-4, Chicago.1948 Mar, WCM 9 blocks of 150, Mosconi 1350, Ponzi 643, Chicago. ![]() WCM 32 blocks of 125, Mosconi 4000, Caras 2334, Det., Perth Amboy, KCMO 1947 May, WCM 16 blocks of 125, Mosconi 2000, Crane 918, Perth Amboy + Chicago.WCM 30 blocks of 125, Mosconi 3750, Crane 2919, 4 rooms WCM 86 blocks of 125, Mosconi 8727, Caras 7508, 10 locations WCM 48 blocks of 125, Mosconi 5498, Greenleaf 3738, KC, Chi., NYC, Det. WCM 10 blocks of 125, Mosconi 1250, Ponzi 924, KC, MO WCT 6 player DRR, Mosconi 9-1, Ponzi 6-4, Detroit From 1941 to 1956 there were some other championships he didn't win this is just a list of those he did win. Note that in 1933 he lost by a single ball. This starts from the first one he won in 1941. ![]() Since I don't have much else to do during the pandemic, I extracted Mosconi's World Championship winning performances from Charlie Ursitti's records.
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