Edward Lee (billiards player)
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1936 | Individual |
Edward Lancaster Lee (29 September 1905 – 18 May 1969)[1] was an American professional carom billiards player from New York City.
Career
Although three-cushion billiards was popular in the United States at that time, most of the American players competed in a separate World Championship staged in their country where the likes of Willie Hoppe and Welker Cochran were the dominant contenders.[clarification needed] Edward Lee, however, was the only one among them[clarification needed] to win a UMB World Three-cushion Championship, defeating fellow American Eugene Deardof for the title in 1936.[1][2]
As an amateur, Lee (representing the exclusive New York Athletic Club) won the 1931 National Association of Amateur Billiard Players Championship, defeating Alfredo de Oro Jr.,[3] son of the famed Cuban World Champion, 50–27 in the 73rd inning, despite de Oro sweeping 16 innings in a row at one point in the match.[4][5]
Lee was also a top amateur long-distance swimmer.[4][1][6]
References
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Weingartner, Heinrich; Haase, Dieter (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports (in German). Vol. Vol. 2. Vienna: Heinrich Weingartner. pp. 790, 855. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.
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- ^ Heinrich Weingartner, Dieter Haase (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports (in German). Vol. 2. Heinrich Weingartner. p. 805. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.