Tom Carpenter

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

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

Biography

Carpenter was born on 31 August 1887, to English parents,[lower-alpha 1] 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
  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
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References
  1. 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. 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: Women's Amateur Championship". Gloucester Citizen. 3 February 1931. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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