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Masters of the Baize: Cue Legends, Bad Boys and Forgotten Men in Search of Snooker's Ultimate Prize [Hardcover]

Luke Williams (Author), Paul Gadsby (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (14 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840188723
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840188721
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 447,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"* 'Who is the greatest snooker player of them all? And what criteria would you employ to choose that No. 1 man? This entertaining read attempts to answer both questions' - Book of the Week, Sunday Times * 'Timely, well-meaning and thought-provoking are all arguable descriptions of this guide to the 20 players who have won snooker's world championship' - Book of the Week, The Independent"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Williams & Gadsby pot the black !, 14 Jun 2005
By Gary Clarke "beeclarke2" (Ipswich, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of the Baize: Cue Legends, Bad Boys and Forgotten Men in Search of Snooker's Ultimate Prize (Hardcover)
The authors in their introduction note that "snooker has been one of the few sports to miss out on the recent boom in sports-related publishing". That is certainly the case, but this fine book goes some way to righting that wrong.

The book begins with an introduction covering the development and history of the game and then focuses on the 20 players who have been World Champion, plus Jimmy White. Horace Lindrum is also included for winning the world title (the BA&CC version) in 1952, the year in which a rift in the sport caused 2 World Championships to be played.

"Masters of the Baize" has been compiled from a wide array of sources including books, magazines, TV interviews and documentaries, web sites, and newspaper articles. Each chapter on the players averages about 10 pages and is well written, entertaining and informative. The prose at times does become hackneyed - [Joe] "Johnson taught us that if you dare to dream, fairy tales do sometimes come true." However, the overall quality of the book and depth of information means the clichéd expressions only remain a minor annoyance. The chapter on Alex Higgins is especially poignant and heartfelt - this is snooker being written about and described by fans who obviously care deeply about the game.

One weakness of the book is its reluctance to criticise any of the players, particularly Joe Davis. For example, on p.68 the authors note "... Patsy Houlihan [was] the sort of player who could have reinvigorated snooker in the 1950s and '60s if he had been encouraged to turn professional." What they omit to say is that Joe Davis held the game in such an iron grip at that time, that those players he did not personally approve of (e.g. Houlihan) had no chance of being invited into the professional ranks. As Clive Everton notes in "The History of Snooker & Billiards" (p.64), Joe Davis' lack of foresight in failing to bring in new professionals was not in snooker's long-term interests and was part of the reason the sport almost died in the '50s and '60s.

The book is 256 pages long and includes references, an index, and an extensive bibliography, plus an Appendix detailing all the World Snooker Championship finals. Disappointingly, there are only 8 pages of photos, a mixture of black & white and colour. The book also includes a chapter entitled "Who is the Greatest"?, where Williams and Gadsby rank their top 10 players. The authors rightly state that any 'best of' list will always be subjective but they have made a decent choice, backed up by statistics and reasoned argument. The only real quibble some fans may have is Ray Reardon's relatively low ranking of 6.

Overall, "Masters of the Baize" is a hugely enjoyable, thoroughly researched and finely written book. Hopefully, this book might encourage others to put pen to paper and write about this fascinating game.

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