Diary of a Pool Shooter: The Adventures of FastMikie

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Straight Pool Video: Crane vs. Balsis

For the 1966 U.S. Open Straight Pool title
Irving Crane vs. Joe Balsis
played in Chicago.

After an early safety battle,
perfection happens!

Watch this 7-part video
for a clinic in excellence:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Each part is about 10 minutes,
the limit for YouTube videos.

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1 Comments:

mw9ball said...: Loved watching these videos Mike. I moved to NYC in 1978 and went to a tournament at the Biltmore Hotel in Manhatten. I had planned on going to see some matches. Ended up in the practice room sitting less than 10 ft. away from a table and watching Irving Crane run rack after rack after rack. He was still incredible then and that was 11-12 years after this championship; Monday, April 21, 2008 8:19:00 PM