Stanley Newman (snooker player)

Stanley Newman

Born	1900 Bow, London, England
Died	11 June 1947 (aged 46) London, England
Sport country	England
Professional	1936–1947

Stanley Edward Newman (1900 – 11 June 1947)^[1][2] was an English professional player of English billiards and snooker. He was born Stanley Edward Pratt in London. Stanley Newman was the younger brother of Tom Newman.

Newman twice reached the semi-final of the World Snooker Championship in 1936 and 1946. In 1936 he reached the semi-final by default, having a bye into the last-8 stage and then his opponent, Tom Dennis had to withdraw after having an operation on his right eye.^[3]

Newman died of pneumonia in June 1947.^[2] He had played in the 1947 World Snooker Championship.

References

1. "Death of Stanley Newman". Nottingham Evening Post. 12 June 1947. Retrieved 3 December 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
2. "Death of S Newman". The Times. 13 June 1947. p. 2.
3. "Tom Dennis's bad luck – Has to withdraw from snooker championship". Nottingham Evening Post. 31 March 1936. Retrieved 9 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).