Willie Mosconi v Rex Williams

[ukboy]

Does anyone know of the breaks or runs that were made in the snooker/straight pool challenge matches in 1974 between Willie Mosconi and Rex Williams.

[DickLeonard]

ukboy Try Steve.Wulf@espn3.com editor of ESPN news and a Troy Boy. He covered the match for the Fort Lauderdale news paper. He might be able to get that info for you. Just tell him a Troy resident gave you his name.####

[ukboy]

Contacted Steve, he did not take any notes of the breaks or runs made.

[Scott Lee]

I watched Mosconi play Rex Williams at the Denver Athletic Club. Mosconi ran 150 and out, in that 14.1 match.

Scott Lee

[ukboy]

Can you remember what Breaks Willie Mosconi made at snooker in this match.

[ukboy]

Do you have any idea what Willie Mosconi highest break at snooker is

[Scott Lee]

Not clearly. I remember that Williams had one century break, and Mosconi never ran even close to 100 points in snooker...at least in that match.

[cushioncrawler]

The video that i have showz Mosconi and Williams playing snooker on a pool table.

[DickLeonard]

Cushioncrawler I can't ever remember seeing a snooker table in a poolroom in the states. I have seen plenty in Montreal though.####

[cushioncrawler]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote DickLeonard:</font><hr> Cushioncrawler I can't ever remember seeing a snooker table in a poolroom in the states. I have seen plenty in Montreal though.#### <hr /></blockquote>

It (the snooker) must have been strange, with 21 balls (plus the qball) on a small (9') pool table -- i wonder if they were 2-1/4", or 2-1/8" (Canadian balls), or 2-1/16" (English balls) -- i will have to have a closer look at the video. This might all make a difference to the significance of the size of the (snooker) breaks -- but perhaps they played on the occasional 12' table in that series allso.

[Alfie]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote cushioncrawler:</font><hr> It (the snooker) must have been strange, with 21 balls (plus the qball) on a small (9') pool table -- i wonder if they were 2-1/4", or 2-1/8" (Canadian balls), or 2-1/16" (English balls) -- i will have to have a closer look at the video. This might all make a difference to the significance of the size of the (snooker) breaks -- but perhaps they played on the occasional 12' table in that series allso. <hr /></blockquote>I bought a rack of 2.25" red balls to try snooker on a 9' pool table. It was much, much easier than regulation size snooker. Mosconi and Williams would have been running out regularly, IMO.

[DickLeonard]

Cushioncrawler the room I saw in Montreal had 24 6x12 tables. It was HUGE. Only if you have a Fuccillo Car Dealership in your area will you appreciate HUGE.####

[cushioncrawler]

<blockquote><font class="small">Quote DickLeonard:</font><hr> Cushioncrawler the room I saw in Montreal had 24 6x12 tables. It was HUGE. Only if you have a Fuccillo Car Dealership in your area will you appreciate HUGE.#### <hr /></blockquote>

In Melbourne we have some private clubs with 8 fullsize tables, in one room, plus staged seating -- 8 is a good figure, for tournaments -- 24 must be huge -- i think Kings, a new public club in Melb, has 24 (mightbe even 50), but perhaps in 2 or 3 rooms.

[Paul_Mon]

Dick,
Fuccillo is a fairly new player in the Rochester car market. I'm already sick of the HUGE TV spots. Between HUGE and Dr. Z it's enough to make me sick. Yesterday it was announced that one of the local radio stations had sold their naming rights. The new call letters are HUGE.

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