GOLDEN OLDIE Â Â 15 #1 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) I'm sure I read somewhere that a snooker star of the time was to have given an exhibition at the Marples Hotel but luckily for him, didn't turn up. Can't find the reference now!!!! Edited April 16, 2021 by GOLDEN OLDIE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Heartshome   18 #2 Posted April 16, 2021 4 hours ago, GOLDEN OLDIE said: I'm sure I read somewhere that a snooker star of the time was to have given an exhibition at the Marples Hotel but luckily for him, didn't turn up. Can't find the reference now!!!! Hia Golden Oldie. Yes, you were right! It was JOE DAVIS. He was due to play an exhibition Match that night, but couldn't get a train from Hull because the train lines had been damaged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pitsmoorboy   17 #3 Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) He was due to play a local champion from Crooks, Charles Simpson. But as said before Joe Davis could not make it. Edited April 20, 2021 by pitsmoorboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
St Petre   80 #4 Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, pitsmoorboy said: He was due to play a local champion from Crooks, Charles Simpson. But as said before Joe Davis could not make it. I think Charlie Simson used to own the billiard hall on Burgess Street between the Gaumont and the Yorkshireman pub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
X5blushane   11 #5 Posted April 20, 2021 The snooker hall was it called falkners? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
St Petre   80 #6 Posted April 21, 2021 19 hours ago, X5blushane said: The snooker hall was it called falkners? I think Faulkner's was the snooker hall on Cambridge Street -the other side of Cole Bros from Burgess Street- but I could be wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jim Hardie   486 #7 Posted April 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, St Petre said: I think Faulkner's was the snooker hall on Cambridge Street -the other side of Cole Bros from Burgess Street- but I could be wrong. You could be, but you’re not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...