In 1983, pool became attractive to Crane once more, due to the large money payouts in pocket billiard competitions. Crane returned to the pool scene, but this time, he would be shooting pool in a new environment, competing in short race-type matches on pristine equipment at tournament venues instead of gambling long ahead sets on inferior equipment in various pool rooms around the country."The Practical Champion," by Mike Panazzo, pages 48-50, Billiards Digest, October 1985"Wade Crane Player Profile", InternationalPoolTour.com, International Pool Tour
