Ralph Greenleaf Wins World Championship
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Ralph Greenleaf, legendary pool player and 20 time World Pocket Billiards Champion, wins the World Championship over Erwin Rudolph. Check out some old time pool and billiards world championship level play.
World Championships (title defenses included) won by Ralph Greenleaf:
1919 (December) vs. Bennie Allen
1920 (November) vs. Arthur Woods
1921 (October) vs. Arthur Woods
1921 (December) vs. Arthur Woods
1922 (February) vs. Thomas Hueston
1922 (May) vs. Walter Franklin
1922 (October) vs. Bennie Allen
1922 (December) vs. Arthur Church
1923 (January) vs. Thomas Hueston
1924 (April) vs. Bennie Allen
1926 (November) vs. Erwin Rudolph
1928 (March) vs. Frank Taberski
1928 (May) vs. Andrew St. Jean
1929 (December) vs. Erwin Rudolph
1931 (December) vs. George Kelly
1932 (December) vs. Jimmy Caras
1933 (May) vs. Andrew Ponzi
1937 (April) vs. Andrew Ponzi
1937 (November) vs. Irving Crane
1937 (December) vs. Irving Crane
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Greenleaf was IMHO the best 14.1 player in history. He won most of his titles either under the influence or hung over. Watch his form. THE best ever in pocket billiards and the man who taught Mosconi how to play.
Michael Foster his form ? His form like so many others in that era is completely different. They use much more shoulder and wrist action and not the elbow. Furthermore players of that era stand up over the ball much more. No one gets down low on the ball with chin rubbing the cue. Most people on the planet today would think his form and fundamentals is garbage. Jmo
Very few of the Top pro pool players of today have their chin almost rubbing the cue.
You’re missing it.. watch his delivery.. The way he hits the cue ball is phenomenal.. No fear, no foibles.. Greenleaf had the right arm of God Himself..
He in my sports books, my hero he was a pool magician at the pool table
He didn't teach Willie how to play he taught Willie how to twist the knife when it's in your opponent. That's what made Willie a killer, And better than Ralph eventually.
Those were some wicked masse shots. The cue he used for some of the masse shots looked like they were 15mm or bigger.
At 5:15... what a clean stroke.THAT sound is what I love.
R.I.P RALPH GREENLEAF 1899-1950
R.I.P RALPH GREENLEAF 1899-1950
+anandguruji83 he died??? i didn't even know he was sick!
Larger tables and smaller pockets. The shot at 0:58 seconds is something. The way he positioned the cue ball after the shot, man what spin he had on it.
What size table is it do you know
@@stanleyhutsell2879 : Most of the tables that he played on were 5'x10".
I came about one minute in
This is great. Thanks for posting 👍
That wasn't Greenleaf in the beginning.
dam those pockets look as small as billiard pockets , this has to be well before they widened pockets to draw more players .