1908 American Tournament

Professional English billiards and snooker competition The 1908 American Tournament was the name for professional English Billiards and snooker tournaments held from October 1907 to March 1908 at Burroughes Hall. Seven professional players participated in round-robin tournaments for each sport. Tom Reece won the billiards title after defeating Charles Dawson 8,000–6,010 in a play-off final after each of them had won five group matches. Dawson won the snooker championship, with Cecil Harverson the runner-up. Participants thumb|Cecil Harverson For the billiards matches, a handicap was applied, with the winner of each heat being the first player to reach 8,000 points. The snooker matches were not handicapped and were determined on aggregate score. The matches were held at Burroughes Hall. PlayerHandicap (points received) Charles Dawson ENG 0 Edward Diggle ENG 750 Cecil Harverson ENG 1,750 Tom Reece ENG 2,000 Tom Aiken SCO 2,250 Walter Lovejoy ENG 2,500 James Collens ENG 2,750 Schedule The schedule of matches and results was as follows.Billiards: next season's tournament The Sportsman 26 August 1907 1 Winning scores are denoted in bold. Start DatePlayerBilliardsSnookerPlayerRef. 21 October 1907 Tom Reece ENG 8,000–7,544 642–570 Walter Lovejoy ENG Billiards at Burroughes and Watts The Sportsman 28 October 1907 8 28 October 1907 Edward Diggle ENG 8,000–7,804 590–550 Tom Aiken SCO Billiards Daily Telegraph & Courier London 4 November 1907 4 4 November 1907 Walter Lovejoy ENG James Collens ENG 11 November 1907 Charles Dawson ENG Cecil Harverson ENG 18 November 1907 Tom Aiken SCO Walter Lovejoy ENG 25 November 1907 Edward Diggle ENG 8,000–7,970 639–556 Tom Reece ENG Billiards: the American tournament The Times London 2 December 1907 11 2 December 1907 Tom Aiken SCO8,000–5,925 546–657 James Collens ENGBilliards: Aiken v Collins Lincolnshire Echo 9 December 1907 4 9 December 1907 Cecil Harverson ENG 7,394–8000 616–691 Tom Reece ENGBilliards The Tewkesbury Register, and Agricultural Gazette 21 December 1907 6 16 December 1907 Charles Dawson ENG 8,000–5,963 609–576 James Collens ENGC. Dawson v J.W. Collins Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 23 December 1907 12 30 December 1907 Tom Reece ENG Tom Aiken SCO 6 January 1908 Edward Diggle ENG Cecil Harverson ENG 13 January 1908 Charles Dawson ENG Walter Lovejoy ENG 20 January 1908 Tom Reece ENG James Collens ENG 27 January 1908 Cecil Harverson ENG Walter Lovejoy ENG 3 February 1908 Charles Dawson ENG Tom Aiken SCO 10 February 1908 Edward Diggle ENG Walter Lovejoy ENG 17 February 1908 Cecil Harverson ENG James Collens ENG 24 February 1908 Charles Dawson ENG Tom Reece ENG 2 March 1908 Edward Diggle ENG James Collens ENG 9 March 1908 Cecil Harverson ENG 8,000–6,214 619–574 Tom Aiken SCO 16 March 1908 Charles Dawson ENG walkover-withdrawn walkover-withdrawn Edward Diggle ENGBilliards: the American tournament The Times London 16 March 1908 7 Final standings The final standings for each competition are shown below. Billiards Dawson and Reece, who both won five matches, held a play-off match to determine the overall winner. Reece won the prize for the highest proportionate aggregate. The final started on 23 March 1908, with Reece (receiving 2,000 start) finishing the first day 3,000–1,228 ahead.Billiards: C. Dawson v T. Reece The Times London 24 March 1908 11 At the conclusion of the final on 29 March, Reece won the title by defeating Dawson 8,000–6,010.Billiards: The American tournament The Times London 30 March 1908 11 PositionPlayerHandicapMatches won 1 Charles Dawson ENG 0 5 2 Tom Reece ENG 2,000 5 3 Cecil Harverson ENG 1,750 4 4 Edward Diggle ENG 750 3 5 Tom Aiken SCO 2,250 2 6 James Collens ENG 2,750 2 7 Walter Lovejoy ENG 2,500 0 Snooker There was a prize of 25gns for the winner of the snooker competition. PositionPlayerPoints scored 1 Charles Dawson ENG 4,063 2 Cecil Harverson ENG 3,824 3 James Collens ENG 3,633 4 Tom Reece ENG 3,511 5 Walter Lovejoy ENG 3,416 6 Tom Aiken SCO 3,297 7 Edward Diggle ENG 2,556 References Category:1907 in English sport Category:1908 in English sport