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Originally Posted by RWebb
Paul - I think it's the look on his face...
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You mean dead serious, like an old west gunslinger? If so, you're right. Matt doesn't mess around when it comes to pool. I just got off the phone with him.
Playing one lower ranked player, the guy lucked out...got the 9 on the break twice in a row. Matt needed 7 wins to win the match...this guy only 3. Matt ran 6 racks straight...played a safety in the last game, then ran out when his opponent had to give the cue ball back. 9 ball is a game of skill and strategy, with a (too high in my opinion) percentage of luck mixed in.
The pool game with luck being only a small part? Straight pool, AKA 14-1, as played in the movie "The Hustler" with Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats, Paul Newman as "Fast" Eddie Felson. One hell of a flick, even if you don't play pool...
Tobra? You were fortunate to attend a private University...and you gotta be a pretty bright guy to have done so. Willamette doesn't accept dummies.
But yeah...I imagine many Willamette students played pool under the watchful eye of Jim Lebold...owner of The Cue Ball. He started the place in the early 60's...
it remains as a true pool hall because he owns all the buildings on the block. True pool halls are dropping off the landscape like drive-in movies these days. I consider both to be a sad loss to the landscape of america. Jim Lebold must feel the same way, because I'm thinking the hall doesn't pay for itself. It's about the love of the game for Jim.