KindlyOleUncleDave
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For folks who would like to smell the cordite of the old days ....
see http://charlesursitti.com/
Thanks Mr. Ursitti.
In 1918 Greenleaf was 19 years old. In 1919 he won the World Title shortly after his 20th birthday. In those times the playing field was 5'x10' and covered with green baise which, speed-wise, was a close relative of rubber-backed bar cloth that has been sprayed with beer prior to the start of play.
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A lot of money sessions I've watched had no chance of the players shaking hands after it was decided. Probably a pretty good majority of them.
However, if it is made available to everyone to watch (live, delayed, recorded or streamed on the internet) a handshake should be standard. Even one of those perfunctory 'no contacters', goes a long way towards making it look like a legitimate sport to those who might still have their doubts. Save the hard looks and left hooks for off-camera.
Sponsors, room owners, potential league players, etc. would likely be more apt to get involved if they could count on at least a veneer of civility at the end of the festivities. Newspapers might even start covering the sport like they did a hundred years ago. A little Three Cushion mentioned here, I'm not sure One Pocket was around in it's current form when some of this was written.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00812F73E5D147A93C2AA178BD95F4C8185F9
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50D11F73E5D147A93C3A9178AD95F4C8185F9
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20D1EF8345E10738DDDA10894DA405B8184F0D3
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50F1FFB385F13738DDDAA0A94DA405B838DF1D3
The Civil War wasn't the only thing going on in 1862:
For folks who would like to smell the cordite of the old days ....
see http://charlesursitti.com/
Thanks Mr. Ursitti.
In 1918 Greenleaf was 19 years old. In 1919 he won the World Title shortly after his 20th birthday. In those times the playing field was 5'x10' and covered with green baise which, speed-wise, was a close relative of rubber-backed bar cloth that has been sprayed with beer prior to the start of play.