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

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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