Minnesota Fats Vs Irving Crane Billiards (Part 3 of 4)

[AaronBrooklyn50]

But you have to keep in mind Irving was not a full time pro, he was a car salesman for years. Mosconi was a full time player his whole life.

[AaronBrooklyn50]

Big runs in str8 pool really depends on the equipment you playing on and the size of the pockets, I think Irving's high run is in the high 380s or so. Willie Mosconi ran over 500 balls. But those runs are very rare. Running 150 balls on a tight table is considered world class.

[fastlenny69]

@AaronBrooklyn50

Willies run was on a 4 by 8, I believe Crane ran the 380 on a 5 by 10, big difference.

[TheWillsmith13]

does anyone know what cues irving crane used?

[OldSkaterGuy]

thanks for posting this!

[h2o4170]

i wish i sucked as bad as fats he prob won more money then crane and mosconi put together

[COLUMBINE1818]

@h2o4170 Granted he won his money in backroom bets with Luther Lassiter. Crane, Mosconi and Lassiter had better tournament careers and Fats was never better than his own running buddy, Luther. His name goes up there with the greats, and he did well when he had nothing but lint in his pocket and $5000 riding on a game where if he lost he would have gotten his legs broken. However, his tournament play was never that good.

[VirusX]

Fats talks too much.

[thethecommander]

Google Mr Crane. He was one of the best pooll players to have ever lived! Kids, today can't run 100 balls in a row let alone 200! R.I.P. Ivr, Da Commander!

[MurderMafia]

@thethecommander I beg to differ you have a whole bunch of players today that can run over a hundered John Schmidt has run 400 Earl Strickland has run over 405. The Players today are better then the players back then.

[OPaivio]

fats sucked.

[COLUMBINE1818]

You don't ever want to scratch in these kinds of games. Especially when you're playing some one like Irving Crane. You scratch against him you may as well leave the building and watch him win it on TV while you eat a sandwich.

[MurderMafia]

That's True if your scratch against these people odds are there gonna make em all in

[torontobluered]

@COLUMBINE1818 what is scratching? sorry i'm a newb

[COLUMBINE1818]

@torontobluered When you "scratch" in pool that means you have sunk the cue-ball into one of the pockets relinquishing your control of the table to your opponent who (in the game of 9 ball) can place the cue-ball anywhere on the table with his hand after your scratch. Hence the term "ball in hand." Basically your job is to keep the cue-ball on the table and only sink the object balls. Hope that helps.

[eatsteinar]

skillllllllllllllls!