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'''Tom Carpenter''' (born 31 August 1887 - date of death unknown) was an [[England|English]] player of [[English billiards]] and [[snooker]].
'''Tom Carpenter''' (born 31 August 1887, date of death unknown) was an English player of [[English billiards]] and [[snooker]].


== Biography ==
==Biography==
Carpenter was born on 31 August 1887, to English parents,{{efn|Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh}} at [[Newport, Wales]], and later lived in [[Cardiff]]. He started playing [[English billiards]] at the age of seven, and made a {{cuegloss|century}} break at the age of ten.<ref name="Levi1931">{{cite book|author=Riso Levi|title=Billiards in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pcl8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=9 January 2013|publisher=Read Books Limited|isbn=978-1-4474-8668-8|pages=43–|origyear=1931.}}</ref>
Carpenter was born in August 1887, to English parents,{{efn|Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh and the 1891 and 1901 censuses notes that his mother was a native of [[Rogerstone]]. The text of his book seems to imply that Levi had the mistaken belief that Monmouthshire was not part of Wales}} at [[Newport, Wales]], and later lived in [[Cardiff]]. He started playing [[English billiards]] at the age of seven, and made a {{cuegloss|century}} break at the age of ten.<ref name="Levi1931">{{cite book|author=Riso Levi|title=Billiards in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pcl8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT43|date=9 January 2013|publisher=Read Books Limited|isbn=978-1-4474-8668-8|pages=43–|origyear=1931.}}</ref>


He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4,084 points in a match of 9,000-up. Llewellin had held the title for 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=New Welsh billiards champion |work=Pall Mall Gazette |page=15 |date=27 January 1913 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref> Carpenter held the title until 1939, when he resigned it. In his 26 year reign as champion, he went 23 years without challenge.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=(Untitled article) |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=17 February 1939 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}} </ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=Billiards: new Welsh champion |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=19 May 1947 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}} </ref>
He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4,084 points in a match of 9,000-up. Llewellin had held the title for 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=New Welsh billiards champion |work=Pall Mall Gazette |page=15 |date=27 January 1913 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref> Carpenter held the title until 1939, when he resigned it. In his 26-year reign as champion, he went 23 years without challenge.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=(Untitled article) |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=17 February 1939 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=Billiards: new Welsh champion |work=Western Mail |page=4 |date=19 May 1947 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref>


Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional [[1927 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship in 1927]].<ref name=EUROS>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |title=On this week |last=Turner |first=Chris |publisher=Eurosport |date=31 August 2009 |website=eurosport.com |access-date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810093454/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |archive-date=10 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also reached the 1928 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World billiards championship]] semi-final.<ref name=EUROS />
Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional [[1927 World Snooker Championship|World Snooker Championship in 1927]].<ref name=EUROS>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |title=On this week |last=Turner |first=Chris |website=eurosport.com |publisher=Eurosport |date=31 August 2009 |access-date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810093454/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/on-this-week_sto2047577/story.shtml |archive-date=10 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also reached the 1928 [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|World billiards championship]] semi-final.<ref name=EUROS />


Carpenter once played [[Joe Davis]] in a 7,000-up game of billiards and lost by a single point.<ref name="Levi1931" />
In January 1922 at Cardiff, Carpenter played [[Joe Davis]] in a 7,000-up game of billiards. The game ended on 21 January 1922 and Tom lost by a single point.<ref name="Levi1931" /><ref>"Billiards". ''Sheffield Daily Telegraph,'' Monday 23 January 1922, p.6 - via [[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 02 April 2021.</ref>


He coached [[Thelma Carpenter (billiards player)|Thelma Carpenter]] (no relation), who won multiple billiards titles.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=Billiards: Women's Amateur Championship |work=Gloucester Citizen |page=12 |date=3 February 1931 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}} </ref>
He coached [[Thelma Carpenter (billiards player)|Thelma Carpenter]] (no relation), who won multiple billiards titles.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=Billiards: Women's Amateur Championship |work=Gloucester Citizen |page=12 |date=3 February 1931 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]. Retrieved 6 December 2019.}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:53, 16 March 2023

Tom Carpenter
Born(1887-08-31)31 August 1887
Newport, Wales
DiedUnknown
Sport countryEngland

Tom Carpenter (born 31 August 1887, date of death unknown) was an English player of English billiards and snooker.

Biography[edit]

Carpenter was born in August 1887, to English parents,[a] at Newport, Wales, and later lived in Cardiff. He started playing English billiards at the age of seven, and made a century break at the age of ten.[1]

He won the Welsh professional billiards title in 1913, beating Arthur Llewellin by 4,084 points in a match of 9,000-up. Llewellin had held the title for 22 years.[2] Carpenter held the title until 1939, when he resigned it. In his 26-year reign as champion, he went 23 years without challenge.[3][4]

Carpenter reached the semi-final of the inaugural professional World Snooker Championship in 1927.[5] He also reached the 1928 World billiards championship semi-final.[5]

In January 1922 at Cardiff, Carpenter played Joe Davis in a 7,000-up game of billiards. The game ended on 21 January 1922 and Tom lost by a single point.[1][6]

He coached Thelma Carpenter (no relation), who won multiple billiards titles.[7]

Note[edit]

  1. ^ Riso Levi (1931) states that Carpenter was English, as his parents were. Other sources state that Carpenter was Welsh and the 1891 and 1901 censuses notes that his mother was a native of Rogerstone. The text of his book seems to imply that Levi had the mistaken belief that Monmouthshire was not part of Wales

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Riso Levi (9 January 2013) [1931.]. Billiards in the Twentieth Century. Read Books Limited. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-1-4474-8668-8.
  2. ^ "New Welsh billiards champion". Pall Mall Gazette. 27 January 1913. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ "(Untitled article)". Western Mail. 17 February 1939. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Billiards: new Welsh champion". Western Mail. 19 May 1947. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b Turner, Chris (31 August 2009). "On this week". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Billiards". Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Monday 23 January 1922, p.6 - via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 02 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Billiards: Women's Amateur Championship". Gloucester Citizen. 3 February 1931. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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