1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament

January 2016 January 2016 News of the World Tournament 1951 09 10 1952 01 19 y Leicester Square Hall London United Kingdom Non-Ranking event £1500 £500 ENG Albert Brown (140) ENG Sidney Smith ENG Albert Brown 1950/51 1952/53 The 1951/1952 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The tournament was won by Sidney Smith who won 6 of his 8 matches. He finished ahead of Albert Brown who also won 6 matches but won one fewer frame overall. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959. Format The 1951/52 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 10 September 1951 to 19 January 1952. All matches were played at Leicester Square Hall in London. There were 9 competitors, one more than previous years, and a total of 36 matches. The competitors were the 8 who had played in the previous year's event, Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, John Barrie, Albert Brown, Alec Brown, John Pulman, Jackie Rea, Sidney Smith, plus New Zealander Clark McConachy. Each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames. Each match was separately handicapped. Joe Davis played level with Fred Davis and gave Walter Donaldson 7, John Pulman 18, Albert Brown, Alec Brown and Clark McConachy 21, Sidney Smith 24 and John Barrie 25. Fred Davis played level with Walter Donaldson and gave Sidney Smith 12, Albert Brown and Alec Brown and John Pulman 14, Clark McConachy 16 and John Barrie 18. Walter Donaldson gave Albert Brown and Sidney Smith 7, John Pulman 8, Clark McConachy 10, Alec Brown 14 and John Barrie 15. John Pulman played level with Alec Brown, Albert Brown, Sidney Smith and Clark McConachy and gave John Barrie 10. Sidney Smith played level with Albert Brown and Clark McConachy and gave Alec Brown 4 and John Barrie 10. Albert Brown played level with Albert Brown and Clark McConachy and gave John Barrie 10. Clark McConachy gave Alec Brown 7 and John Barrie 10. Alec Brown gave John Barrie 9. Results With three matches to be played there were three players with 5 wins. John Barrie had played all his matches and won 161 frames. Albert Brown and Sidney Smith each had one match left. Brown had won 149 frames while Smith had won 148. Albert Brown played Alec Brown in his last match. Alec Brown led 16–12 after the final afternoon session but Albert Brown won all 7 frames in the evening session to win 19–18.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-FpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4134%2C979505 14 January 1952 6 Remarkable snooker win After Albert Brown's 19–18 win, Sidney Smith needed to beat Walter Donaldson 21–16 to win the tournament. Smith led 16–14 after the final afternoon session but Donaldson won the first two frames on the final evening to tie the match at 16–16. Smith then won the last 5 frames to win the match 21–16 and take the tournament by a single frame, 169 to Brown's 168.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-1pAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5691%2C1212040 17 January 1952 2 Smith wins snooker prize of £500 – Handicap tournament In the last match of the tournament Fred Davis beat brother Joe 20–17, playing on level terms.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_lpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4069%2C1544175 21 January 1952 6 Snooker and billiards Fred had breaks of 108 and 101 on the second day.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_VpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5853%2C1411596 19 January 1952 2 Two snooker centuries Albert Brown had met Walter Donaldson earlier in January. Donaldson led 9–3 after the first day, scoring a break of 104 in the last frame of the day.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8FpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4996%2C259544 4 January 1952 6 Snooker and billiards Brown made a break of 140 on the second evening but Donaldson increased his lead to 17–7 at the end of the day.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8VpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5910%2C302776 5 January 1952 2 Snooker and billiards On the final day Brown staged a comeback and won the first 7 frames of the day. Donaldson, however, held on and won the match 18–17.The Glasgow Herald https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8lpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C48MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4965%2C391754 7 January 1952 2 Snooker Winner Score Loser DateJohn Pulman 21–16 Alec Brown 10–12 SeptemberAlbert Brown 23–14 John Pulman 13–15 SeptemberAlbert Brown 27–10 Clark McConachy 17–19 SeptemberWalter Donaldson 24–13 Clark McConachy 20–22 SeptemberJohn Barrie 22–15 Joe Davis 24–26 SeptemberSidney Smith 23–14 John Barrie 27–29 SeptemberAlec Brown 23–14 Fred Davis 1–3 OctoberFred Davis 22–15 Walter Donaldson 4–6 OctoberJoe Davis 26–11 Walter Donaldson 8–10 OctoberSidney Smith 20–17 Joe Davis 11–13 OctoberAlbert Brown 20–17 John Barrie 15–17 OctoberAlbert Brown 22–15 Fred Davis 18–20 OctoberJohn Barrie 25–12 Alec Brown 22–24 OctoberJohn Pulman 29–8 Clark McConachy 25–27 OctoberJohn Pulman 20–17 Sidney Smith 29–31 OctoberSidney Smith 26–11 Fred Davis 1–3 NovemberAlec Brown 19–18 Joe Davis 5–7 NovemberAlec Brown 27–10 Clark McConachy 8–10 NovemberJohn Barrie 20–17 Walter Donaldson 12–14 NovemberWalter Donaldson 21–16 John Pulman 15–17 NovemberAlbert Brown 23–14 Sidney Smith 19–21 NovemberJoe Davis 26–11 Clark McConachy 22–24 NovemberFred Davis 20–17 Clark McConachy 26–28 NovemberFred Davis 22–15 John Barrie 29 November–1 DecemberSidney Smith 22–15 Alec Brown 3–5 DecemberJohn Pulman 21–16 Joe Davis 6–8 DecemberJoe Davis 21–16 Albert Brown 10–12 DecemberWalter Donaldson 20–17 Alec Brown 13–15 DecemberJohn Barrie 27–10 Clark McConachy 17–19 DecemberJohn Barrie 21–16 John Pulman 20–22 DecemberSidney Smith 26–11 Clark McConachy 31 December–2 JanuaryWalter Donaldson 19–18 Albert Brown 3–5 JanuaryFred Davis 21–16 John Pulman 7–9 JanuaryAlbert Brown 19–18 Alec Brown 10–12 JanuarySidney Smith 21–16 Walter Donaldson 14–16 JanuaryFred Davis 20–17 Joe Davis 17–19 January Table The Times 21 January 1952 4 Professional Snooker Pos Player Pld MW FW Prize 1 ENG Sidney Smith 8 6 169 £500 2 ENG Albert Brown 8 6 168 ? 3 ENG John Barrie 8 5 161 ? 4 ENG Fred Davis 8 5 145 ? 5 ENG John Pulman 8 4 153 ? 6 SCO Walter Donaldson 8 4 143 ? 7 ENG Joe Davis 8 3 156 ? 8 ENG Alec Brown 8 3 147 ? 9 NZL Clark McConachy 8 0 90 ? The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW). Qualifying With the main event starting earlier than in previous years, the qualifying tournament was also earlier and was held from 28 May to 16 June 1951. These matches were also played at Leicester Square Hall in London. There were 3 competitors: John Barrie, Kingsley Kennerley and Sydney Lee. Unlike the main event, each match lasted six days and was the best of 73 frames. Barrie won both his matches to qualify. Kennerley beat Lee in the other match. References 2 Category:News of the World Snooker Tournament News of the World Tournament News of the World Tournament News of the World Tournament News of the World Tournament