Joseph Bennett (Billardspieler)
Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Use British English Vorlage:Infobox snooker player Joseph Bennett was an English champion player of English billiards. He was the billiards champion three times when it was played on a challenge basis.
Biography
Bennett was born in 1842 in Town Malling, Kent, and played his first billiards match aged 22.[1]
In November 1870, Bennett played John Roberts Jr. for the Billiards Championship and £200, and won the title with the scoreline 1,000-905. The match was watched by over 300 spectators.[2] Roberts beat Bennett 1,000-637 the following year, in January 1871, to regain the title.[3]
Bennett made a further unsuccessful title challenge in November 1871, losing 942–1,000 to William Cook, but won the title again in November 1880, beating Cook 1,000-949. Bennett successfully defended the title in January 1881, beating Tom Taylor 1,000-910. During the match against Taylor, Bennett set a new championship record Vorlage:Cuegloss of 125.[3][4]
In September 1881, Bennett, who had broken his arm when being thrown out of a gig, resigned the title when challenged by Cook.[3][4] He made one further unsuccessful challenge for the title, losing 1,360-3,000 against Roberts in June 1885.[3][4]
He taught billiards in London. Following a stroke on Christmas Day 1904,[1] he died on 17 January 1905 at his home in Mayfair, London, from "apoplexy following a state of paralysis."[1][5]
Titles won
- 28 November 1870, 1,000–905 against John Roberts, Jr.
- 8 November 1880, 1,000–949 against William Cook
- 12–13 January 1881, 1,000–910 against Tom Taylor
References
External links
- ↑ a b c Death of an ex-billiard champion, 17 January 1905, S. 3
- ↑ The Billiards Championship, 3 December 1870, S. 4
- ↑ a b c d Joseph Bennett: Billiards. 1899 (eaba.co.uk).
- ↑ a b c Clive Everton: A History of Billiards. englishbilliards.org, 2012, ISBN 978-0-9564054-5-6, S. 22–42.
- ↑ Billiards, 18 January 1905, S. 5