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{{short description|English billiards player}} |
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{{Infobox snooker player |
{{Infobox snooker player |
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| name = John Roberts Sr |
| name = John Roberts Sr |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1823|6|12}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1823|6|12}} |
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| birth_place = [[Liverpool]] |
| birth_place = [[Liverpool, England]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1893|3|27|1823|6|12}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1893|3|27|1823|6|12}} |
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| death_place = [[Stratford, London]] |
| death_place = [[Stratford, London]] |
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| Sport country = {{WAL}} |
| Sport country = {{WAL}} |
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| Nickname = Liverpool Jack |
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| High break = 346 |
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'''John Roberts Sr |
'''John Roberts Sr''' (12 June 1823 – 27 March 1893) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] champion player of [[English billiards]]. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Roberts was born in [[Liverpool]] on 12 June 1823 to a [[Wales|Welsh]] family. Before taking up [[English billiards]], he worked as a [[carpenter]]. He managed the Union Club billiards room in [[Manchester]] from 1845 to 1852 after spending some time in [[Oldham]] as a billiard marker, a role that involved keeping the score of billiards matches. He then became [[Landlord# |
Roberts was born in [[Liverpool]] on 12 June 1823 to a [[Wales|Welsh]] family. Before taking up [[English billiards]], he worked as a [[carpenter]]. He managed the Union Club billiards room in [[Manchester]] from 1845 to 1852 after spending some time in [[Oldham]] as a billiard marker, a role that involved keeping the score of billiards matches. He then became [[Landlord#Licensed victualler|landlord]] of a hotel, The Griffin.<ref name ="DWB">{{cite web |url=https://biography.wales/article/s-ROBE-JOH-1823 |title=Roberts, John (1823–1893), billiards player|last=Morgan |first=Walter Thomas |website=Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig / Dictionary of Welsh Biography |publisher=National Library of Wales |access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> |
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In 1847, his son [[John Roberts Jr |
In 1847, his son [[John Roberts Jr (billiards player)|John Roberts Jr]] was born.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5890763 |title=Roberts, the Billiard Champion |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |issue=9,353 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 June 1876 |accessdate=1 November 2019 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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[[Edwin Kentfield]], known as Jonathan Kentfield, was the self-declared [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|champion of billiards]] when Roberts challenged him for the title in 1849. Kentfield declined to play, and so Roberts styled himself as champion, a title he held unchallenged until 1870, when he lost to [[William Cook (billiards player)|William Cook]].<ref name="HBIL">{{cite book|last=Everton |first=Clive |date=2012 |title=A History of Billiards |pages= |
[[Edwin Kentfield]], known as Jonathan Kentfield, was the self-declared [[World Billiards Championship (English billiards)|champion of billiards]] when Roberts challenged him for the title in 1849. Kentfield declined to play, and so Roberts styled himself as champion, a title he held unchallenged until 1870, when he lost to [[William Cook (billiards player)|William Cook]].<ref name="HBIL">{{cite book|last=Everton |first=Clive |date=2012 |title=A History of Billiards |pages=22–42|publisher=englishbilliards.org |isbn=978-0-9564054-5-6}}</ref> |
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Roberts embarked on a playing tour of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in |
Roberts embarked on a playing tour of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in 1864–65.<ref name="HBIL" /> |
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In 1885, a meeting took place at [[The Sportsman (1865 newspaper)|''The Sportsman |
In 1885, a meeting took place at [[The Sportsman (1865 newspaper)|''The Sportsman'']]'s offices to consider revising the rules of billiards, chaired by a Mr A. H. Collins-Orme and attended by the majority of the prominent professional billiards players. The [[Billiards and Snooker Control Council|Billiard Association]] was formed, and ten players, including [[John Roberts Jr. (billiards player)|John Roberts Jr.]], and Roberts Sr., were tasked with authoring a new set of rules for [[English billiards]].<ref name="EABA">{{cite web |url=http://www.eaba.co.uk/eaba/?p=5790 |title=The Professional Championship |website=eaba.co.uk |publisher=English Amateur Billiards Association |date=14 April 2013 |access-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810025104/http://www.eaba.co.uk/eaba/?p=5790 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Roberts died on 27 March 1893 at [[Stratford, London]].<ref name ="DWB" /> |
Roberts died on 27 March 1893 at [[Stratford, London]].<ref name ="DWB" /> |
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He was sometimes known by the nickname of "Liverpool Jack." His highest recorded break was 346, in 1862.<ref name="HBIL" /> In his playing prime, he could reputedly beat other players who were using a standard {{cuegloss|cue}} whilst Roberts used an adapted walking-stick.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Metropolitan Notes |work=Nottingham Evening Post |page=2 |date=28 March 1893 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2019 }} |
He was sometimes known by the nickname of "Liverpool Jack." His highest recorded break was 346, in 1862.<ref name="HBIL" /> In his playing prime, he could reputedly beat other players who were using a standard {{cuegloss|cue}} whilst Roberts used an adapted walking-stick.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Metropolitan Notes |work=Nottingham Evening Post |page=2 |date=28 March 1893 |via=British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2019 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/past-masters/john-roberts-senior/ John Roberts Sr |
*[https://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/past-masters/john-roberts-senior/ John Roberts Sr biography at the Billiard and Snooker Heritage Collection]. |
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[[Category:Welsh players of English billiards]] |
[[Category:Welsh players of English billiards]] |
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[[Category:World champions in English billiards]] |
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[[Category:1823 births]] |
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Died | 27 March 1893 Stratford, London | (aged 69)
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John Roberts Sr (12 June 1823 – 27 March 1893) was a Welsh champion player of English billiards.
Biography
Roberts was born in Liverpool on 12 June 1823 to a Welsh family. Before taking up English billiards, he worked as a carpenter. He managed the Union Club billiards room in Manchester from 1845 to 1852 after spending some time in Oldham as a billiard marker, a role that involved keeping the score of billiards matches. He then became landlord of a hotel, The Griffin.[1]
In 1847, his son John Roberts Jr was born.[2]
Edwin Kentfield, known as Jonathan Kentfield, was the self-declared champion of billiards when Roberts challenged him for the title in 1849. Kentfield declined to play, and so Roberts styled himself as champion, a title he held unchallenged until 1870, when he lost to William Cook.[3]
Roberts embarked on a playing tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1864–65.[3]
In 1885, a meeting took place at The Sportsman's offices to consider revising the rules of billiards, chaired by a Mr A. H. Collins-Orme and attended by the majority of the prominent professional billiards players. The Billiard Association was formed, and ten players, including John Roberts Jr., and Roberts Sr., were tasked with authoring a new set of rules for English billiards.[4]
Roberts died on 27 March 1893 at Stratford, London.[1]
He was sometimes known by the nickname of "Liverpool Jack." His highest recorded break was 346, in 1862.[3] In his playing prime, he could reputedly beat other players who were using a standard cue whilst Roberts used an adapted walking-stick.[5]
References
- ^ a b Morgan, Walter Thomas. "Roberts, John (1823–1893), billiards player". Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig / Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Roberts, the Billiard Champion". The Argus. No. 9, 353. Victoria, Australia. 6 June 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 1 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Everton, Clive (2012). A History of Billiards. englishbilliards.org. pp. 22–42. ISBN 978-0-9564054-5-6.
- ^ "The Professional Championship". eaba.co.uk. English Amateur Billiards Association. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Metropolitan Notes". Nottingham Evening Post. 28 March 1893. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 1 November 2019.