15 Facts About Fred Lawrence

Fred Lawrence won the Midland Counties Billiards Championship in 1920, and 1921.

Fred Lawrence was living with his parents and two siblings at Alfreton in Derbyshire when the 1891 census was taken.

Fred Lawrence started playing billiards at the age of 13, and his father was the manager of a billiard room at Birmingham during the time of the 1901 census.

Roberts managed to catch up in the evening session, but he lost the game by 48 points after Fred Lawrence made an unfinished break of 65.

Fred Lawrence had become a professional billiards player by February 1906.

Fred Lawrence had a bad attack of neuritis in early 1914.

Fred Lawrence suffered from rheumatism, and was rejected by the recruiting officers during the first world war because of this.

Fred Lawrence started practicing more, returned to form by 1919 and won a tournament for second-class professional billiards players, held at Thurston's Hall.

Victory for Fred Lawrence was secured on 26 August 1919 in a 4,000 - 2,515 win over Tom Carpenter.

Fred Lawrence had the highest break of that tournament, which was a 422 that he made on 25 July 1919 during a win over Albert Raynor.

Fred Lawrence won the championship again in 1921 by beating Joe Davis in the final 7,000 - 6,134.

Fred Lawrence reached the semi-final of the Midland Counties Billiards Championship in 1922, and was beaten 6,809 - 7,000 by Joe Davis.

Fred Lawrence had a 14,000 - 13,751 win over Joe Davis in the semi-final of the second-class championship on 24 February 1923.

Fred Lawrence was advised to return to his home in Stourbridge.

Fred Lawrence entered the World Snooker Championship on six occasions in the first half of the twentieth century.