1935 Daily Mail Gold Cup

The 1935 Daily Mail Gold Cup was a professional billiards tournament sponsored by the Daily Mail. Tom Newman won the Gold Cup, winning all his four matches, ahead of Willie Smith who had three wins. It was the first Daily Mail Gold Cup tournament, an event which ran from 1935 to 1940.

Format

The event was a round-robin tournament played from 7 January to 16 March 1935 at Thurston's Hall in London, England. There were 5 competitors and a total of 10 matches. Each match lasted six days (Monday to Saturday) and consisted of two sessions of two hours each day. The 5 competitors were Joe Davis, Tom Newman, Willie Smith, Melbourne Inman and Tom Reece. The event was a sealed handicap in which the handicap was determined before the event started but was not disclosed to the players until after the tournament finished.[1]

Results

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WinnerScoreH'capTotalLoserScoreH'capTotalDates
Tom Reece5,4741,0006,474Melbourne Inman5,674–5,6747–12 January
Tom Newman10,9731,00011,973Joe Davis11,067–11,06714–19 January
Willie Smith14,289–14,289Tom Reece4,2528,00012,25221–26 January
Joe Davis15,605–15,605Melbourne Inman4,6548,00012,65428 January–2 February
Tom Newman11,260–11,260Willie Smith8,2525008,7524–9 February
Joe Davis16,093–16,093Tom Reece5,9979,00014,99711–16 February
Willie Smith12,821–12,821Melbourne Inman3,8457,00010,84518–23 February
Tom Newman14,943–14,943Tom Reece4,4129,00013,41225 February–2 March
Willie Smith11,2551,50012,755Joe Davis8,959–8,9594–9 March
Tom Newman12,444–12,444Melbourne Inman4,2617,00011,26111–16 March

Table

PosPlayerPldWon
1England Tom Newman44
2England Willie Smith43
3England Joe Davis42
4England Tom Reece41
5England Melbourne Inman40

References

  1. ↑ "Billiards – Gold Cup Tournament". The Times. 2 January 1935. p. 5.
  2. ↑ "Billiards – Newman wins the Gold Cup". The Times. 18 March 1935. p. 6.
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