ats ura ▁already ▁bo asted ▁two ▁second - place ▁finish es ▁at ▁Japan ' s ▁national ▁three - c ush ion ▁championship ; ▁one ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁She ▁claimed ▁the ▁runner - up ▁spot ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁time ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁her ▁marriage . ▁About ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁accomplished ▁the ▁lo fty ▁fe at ▁of ▁scoring ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cont igu ous ▁points ▁at ▁straight ▁rail ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁balls ▁around ▁the ▁table ▁ 2 7 ▁times ▁over ▁about ▁  h ours . ▁She ▁stopped ▁at ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁points ▁only ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁benchmark ▁round ▁number . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁her ▁high ▁run ▁in ▁three - c ush ion ▁bill i ards ▁( number ▁of ▁points ▁scored ▁consec ut ively ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁in ning ) ▁was ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁Em igration ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Green leaf ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁U . S . ▁post ▁from ▁Han eda ▁Air ▁Base ▁in ▁Tokyo . ▁He ▁and ▁K ats ura , ▁who ▁spoke ▁little ▁English , ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁Bre ck in ridge , ▁deb ark ing ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁World ▁Three - C ush ion ▁Bill i ards ▁tournament ▁was ▁scheduled