Tom Newman (billiards player)
| Tom Newman | |
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| birthday | 1894 |
| date of death | 1943 |
| nationality |
 England
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| Active time | approx. 1921–1943? |
| Success in snooker | |
| World Championship | Round of 16 1927 Final qualification 1928 Quarter-finals 1930 Final 1934 |
| Highest break | 89 |
| Success in English Billiards | |
| World Championship | 6 × (1921, 1922, 1924–1927) |
| Highest series | 1,274 |
Tom Newman (* 1894 ; † 1943 ) was an English snooker and English billiards player. In addition to his playing successes, his distinctive chin made him known. His younger brother Stanley also played snooker and first appeared at the 1936 World Cup .
Career
Like most English billiards players, he started his career in the English Billiards discipline. From 1921 to 1930 he stood in every final of the World Professional Billiards Championship and won six titles.
At that time snooker was not as important as it is today, but Newman was one of the world's best in this game. He took part in the first snooker world championship in 1927 , where he was defeated in round 1 against Melbourne Inman with 3: 8. In 1928 he made it to the final qualifying round, but had to admit defeat to Fred Lawrence 7:12 . In the final of 1934 there were only 2 participants. He lost to Joe Davis 23:25. This was his best result at a World Snooker Championship.
Publications
- Advanced Billards, First Edition 1924 (312 pages), English, publisher: John Long.
- How to play Billiards, First Edition 1923 (219 pages), English, publisher: Methuen & Co.
Web links
- Cues n Views . Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- Tom Newman sets new world record on video on British Pathé in 1922 . Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- Billards made easy with Tom Newman and Walter Lindrum Video on British Pathé. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- Tom Newman Tricks of the Trade Video on YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ^ Final of the Empire Cup Tournament Tom Newman / Walter Lindrum on YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Ashok Kumar: Snooker and Billiards . Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi 1999, ISBN 978-81-7141-475-8 , p. 10. - Book online . Retrieved April 26, 2012
- ↑ Tom Newman ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on Cues n Views. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ↑ Book on Cues n Views . Retrieved April 4, 2012.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Newman, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English billiards and snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1894 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943 |