Horace Lindrum
| Horace Lindrum | |
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| birthday | January 15, 1912 |
| place of birth | Paddington , Sydney |
| date of death | June 20, 1974 |
| Place of death | Dee Why , Sydney |
| nationality |
 Australia
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| Nickname (s) |
The Ace , witch doctor |
| Active time | 1931-1957 |
| Success in snooker | |
| World Championship | Winner 1952 (BACC) Finalist 1936, 1937, 1946 Semi-finalist 1947, 1951 |
| Success in English Billiards | |
| Highest series | ? |
Horace Lindrum (born January 15, 1912 as Horace Norman William Morrell in Paddington , Sydney , † June 20, 1974 in Dee Why , Sydney) was an Australian snooker and carom player.
family
Lindrum came from a pool family. He was the great-grandson of the first Australian billiards champion, the grandson of the pool coach Frederick William Lindrum II and nephew of Frederick William Lindrum III and the English billiards champion Walter Lindrum .
Career
He played his first Century Break at the age of 16 and turned pro in 1931. In 1936 he was for the first time and again in 1937 in the final of the World Snooker Championship , but was subject to Joe Davis . He was then, after Clark McConachy from New Zealand, the second non-Englishman in a World Snooker Championship final. At the first World Cup after World War II, in 1946, he came back to the final, but was defeated again by Joe Davis, who resigned as an undefeated champion after this victory.
In 1952 he finally won the World Cup against Clark McConachy 94:49; However, that year there was a break with the then Billiards Association and Control Council , so that in 1952 there was a second World Cup , known as the Professional Matchplay Championship , in addition to the BA&CC World Cup, and all players except Lindrum and McConachy only competed in the World Matchplay. Therefore, Lindrum's 1952 world title is not fully recognized, even though it appears in most histories.
In 1957 Lindrum resigned from professional sport. He died in Sydney in 1974 .
Web links
- Photo in an item in the Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection
- Profile of Horace Lindrum at CueTracker
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography , accessed April 24, 2012
- ↑ Overview of all snooker world champions - including Lindrum 1952
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lindrum, Horace |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Horace Norman William Morrell (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paddington , Sydney , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1974 |
| Place of death | Dee Why , Sydney , Australia |