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'''Tom Carpenter''' (born 31 August 1887 |
'''Tom Carpenter''' (born 31 August 1887, date of death unknown) was an English player of [[English billiards]] and [[snooker]]. |
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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> |
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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> |
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| Born | 31 August 1887 Newport, Wales |
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Tom Carpenter (born 31 August 1887, date of death unknown) was an English player of English billiards and snooker.
Biography
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]
Carpenter once played Joe Davis in a 7,000-up game of billiards and lost by a single point.[1]
He coached Thelma Carpenter (no relation), who won multiple billiards titles.[6]
Note
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Riso Levi (9 January 2013) [1931.]. Billiards in the Twentieth Century. Read Books Limited. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-1-4474-8668-8.
- ^ "New Welsh billiards champion". Pall Mall Gazette. 27 January 1913. p. 15 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "(Untitled article)". Western Mail. 17 February 1939. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Billiards: new Welsh champion". Western Mail. 19 May 1947. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billiards: Women's Amateur Championship". Gloucester Citizen. 3 February 1931. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.