1908 American Tournament

{{Short description|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

File:Cecil Harverson.jpg

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.

Player !Handicap (points received)
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{{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}}	0
{{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}}	750
{{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}}	1,750
{{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}}	2,000
{{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}}	2,250
{{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}}	2,500
{{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}}	2,750

Schedule

The schedule of matches and results was as follows.{{cite news |title=Billiards: next season's tournament |work=The Sportsman |date=26 August 1907 |page=1}} Winning scores are denoted in bold.

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scope="col" \|Start Date !scope="col" \|Player !scope="col" align="center"\|Billiards !scope="col" align="center"\|Snooker !scope="col" \|Player !Ref.
21 October 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 8,000–7,544 \| align="center"\| 642–570 \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \| {{cite news \|title=Billiards at Burroughes and Watts \|work=The Sportsman \|date=28 October 1907 \|page=8}}
28 October 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 8,000–7,804 \|align="center"\| 590–550 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \| {{cite news \|title=Billiards \|work=Daily Telegraph & Courier \|location=London \|date=4 November 1907 \|page=4}}
4 November 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|
11 November 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \|
18 November 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \|
25 November 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 8,000–7,970 \|align="center"\| 639–556 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \| {{cite news \|title=Billiards: the American tournament \|work=The Times \|location=London \|date=2 December 1907 \|page=11}}
2 December 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \| align="center"\|8,000–5,925 \| align="center"\| 546–657 \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|{{cite news\| title=Billiards: Aiken v Collins \|work=Lincolnshire Echo \|date=9 December 1907 \|page=4 }}
9 December 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 7,394–8000 \|align="center"\| 616–691 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \|{{cite news\| title=Billiards \|work=The Tewkesbury Register, and Agricultural Gazette \|date=21 December 1907 \|page=6 }}
16 December 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 8,000–5,963 \|align="center"\| 609–576 \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|{{cite news\| title=C. Dawson v J.W. Collins \|work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer \|date=23 December 1907 \|page=12 }}
30 December 1907 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \|
6 January 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \|
13 January 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \|
20 January 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|
27 January 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \|
3 February 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \|
10 February 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \|
17 February 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|
24 February 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \|
2 March 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \| \| \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \|
9 March 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \|align="center"\| 8,000–6,214 \|align="center"\| 619–574 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \|
16 March 1908 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| walkover-withdrawn \| walkover-withdrawn \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \|{{cite news \|title=Billiards: the American tournament \|work=The Times \|location=London \|date=16 March 1908 \|page=7}}

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scope="col" |Start Date

!scope="col" |Player

!scope="col" align="center"|Billiards

!scope="col" align="center"|Snooker

!scope="col" |Player

!Ref.

21 October 1907

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

|align="center"| 8,000–7,544

| align="center"| 642–570

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

| {{cite news |title=Billiards at Burroughes and Watts |work=The Sportsman |date=28 October 1907 |page=8}}

28 October 1907

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

|align="center"| 8,000–7,804

|align="center"| 590–550

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

| {{cite news |title=Billiards |work=Daily Telegraph & Courier |location=London |date=4 November 1907 |page=4}}

4 November 1907

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

11 November 1907

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

18 November 1907

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

25 November 1907

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

|align="center"| 8,000–7,970

|align="center"| 639–556

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

| {{cite news |title=Billiards: the American tournament |work=The Times |location=London |date=2 December 1907 |page=11}}

2 December 1907

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

| align="center"|8,000–5,925

| align="center"| 546–657

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

|{{cite news| title=Billiards: Aiken v Collins |work=Lincolnshire Echo |date=9 December 1907 |page=4 }}

9 December 1907

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

|align="center"| 7,394–8000

|align="center"| 616–691

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

|{{cite news| title=Billiards |work=The Tewkesbury Register, and Agricultural Gazette |date=21 December 1907 |page=6 }}

16 December 1907

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

|align="center"| 8,000–5,963

|align="center"| 609–576

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

|{{cite news| title=C. Dawson v J.W. Collins |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=23 December 1907 |page=12 }}

30 December 1907

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

6 January 1908

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

13 January 1908

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

20 January 1908

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

27 January 1908

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

3 February 1908

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

10 February 1908

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

17 February 1908

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

24 February 1908

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

2 March 1908

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

9 March 1908

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

|align="center"| 8,000–6,214

|align="center"| 619–574

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

16 March 1908

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| walkover-withdrawn

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

|{{cite news |title=Billiards: the American tournament |work=The Times |location=London |date=16 March 1908 |page=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.{{cite news |title=Billiards: C. Dawson v T. Reece |work=The Times |location=London |date=24 March 1908 |page=11}} At the conclusion of the final on 29 March, Reece won the title by defeating Dawson 8,000–6,010.{{cite news |title=Billiards: The American tournament |work=The Times |location=London |date=30 March 1908 |page=11}}

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Position !Player !Handicap !scope="col" align="center"\|Matches won
1 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| 0 \| 5
2 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \| 2,000 \| 5
3 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \| 1,750 \| 4
4 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \| 750 \| 3
5 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \| 2,250 \| 2
6 \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \| 2,750 \| 2
7 \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \| 2,500 \| 0

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Position

!Player

!Handicap

!scope="col" align="center"|Matches won

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| 0

| 5

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

| 2,000

| 5

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

| 1,750

| 4

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

| 750

| 3

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

| 2,250

| 2

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

| 2,750

| 2

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

| 2,500

| 0

=Snooker=

There was a prize of 25gns for the winner of the snooker competition.

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Position !Player !scope="col" align="center"\|Points scored
1 \| {{flagathlete\|Charles Dawson\|ENG}} \| 4,063
2 \| {{flagathlete\|Cecil Harverson\|ENG}} \| 3,824
3 \| {{flagathlete\|James Collens\|ENG}} \| 3,633
4 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Reece\|ENG}} \| 3,511
5 \| {{flagathlete\|Walter Lovejoy\|ENG}} \| 3,416
6 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Aiken\|SCO}} \| 3,297
7 \| {{flagathlete\|Edward Diggle\|ENG}} \| 2,556

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Position

!Player

!scope="col" align="center"|Points scored

| {{flagathlete|Charles Dawson|ENG}}

| 4,063

| {{flagathlete|Cecil Harverson|ENG}}

| 3,824

| {{flagathlete|James Collens|ENG}}

| 3,633

| {{flagathlete|Tom Reece|ENG}}

| 3,511

| {{flagathlete|Walter Lovejoy|ENG}}

| 3,416

| {{flagathlete|Tom Aiken|SCO}}

| 3,297

| {{flagathlete|Edward Diggle|ENG}}

| 2,556

References

Category:1907 in English sport

Category:1908 in English sport