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Horace Lindrum (born Horace Norman William Morrell, 15 January 1912 – 20 June 1974) was an Australian professional snooker and billiards player. During a professional career spanning over thirty years, Lindrum established himself as one of the foremost talents in the emerging sport of snooker. As a prolific break-builder, he won his first major title at the age of 40; the 1952 World Championship was contested by only he and Clark McConachy, with Lindrum prevailing 94–49. ==Career== Horace was the son of Clara (known as Violet) sister of Frederick III and Walter Lindrum. Clara was a brilliant pianist and an Australian women's snooker champion in her own right. She was referred as the best among the keyboadists to ever exist in her generation. 〔("Lady Snooker Champion for London" ) – ''Port Lincoln Times'', 7 November 1946. Retrieved 2 May 2014.〕 Horace Lindrum made his first snooker at the age of 16 during his debut into the professional league in matchplay against his uncle Walter and his first four-figure break at billiards at the age of 18. At the age of 19, he won the Australian Professional Billiards Championship and three years later, the Australian Professional Snooker title. He retired from competitive play as undefeated World Professional Snooker Champion in 1957 to become an exhibition player. In 1963, the Australian Professional Billiards & Snooker Association asked him to return to competitive play to combat the flagging interest in the sports in Australia. The president of the Australian Association, Dennis Robinson, described Lindrum's return to competitive play as a 'magnanimous gesture', and the program published for the event contained 'A tribute to Lindrum'. A copy of the program is comprised in the Lindrum family archive. Horace Lindrum won the Australian Open title that year. Lindrum competed and was runner-up in the World Professional Snooker title against British champion, Joe Davis, on two occasions, finally winning the title in the 1951/1952 season against reigning World Professional Billiards Champion, New Zealander Clark McConachy, by a score of 94–49. Lindrum described the 143 frame final over two weeks in Manchester against McConachy as the toughest battle of his career. (Snooker, Billiards & Pool, Australia: Paul Hamlyn Pty. Limited, 1st edition, 1974). However, due to a boycott of the tournament by the British professionals in favor of the World Matchplay competition, Lindrum's triumph is often overlooked. This was the only time an Australian would win the title until Neil Robertson's 2010 victory, 58 years after Lindrum's. During the Horace Lindrum era, the sports of billiards and snooker were controlled by a 'governing body'. That body oversaw the rules of the sport. Professional proponents played on tables certified by the governing body with 'Kentfield' pockets. Today, the sport is run by a private company. This distinction is an important one. Stars of a golden age, Joe Davis and Horace Lindrum were hailed by the British tabloid as a great and marketable team, and there is overwhelming evidence to suggest 'Lindrum and Davis are to the history of snooker what Federer and Nadal are to the history of tennis'.(Janne Clara Lindrum, The Uncrowned King, Sydney, 2015. • World "Professional" Snooker Championship, 1951/1952 run by the British Association & Control Council, the governing body for the sports of billiards and snooker. • Australian Professional billiards and snooker champion for over 33 years. • First with Joe Davis to record the highest world record break at billiards under the baulk-line rules. Horace recorded 1008 in Glasgow. Davis recorded 1008 in London. • First snooker player to record world record breaks of 114, 116, 135, 139, 141 and 144. • Only snooker player to record 1000 snooker centuries in public performance, including the highest number of snooker centuries in competition (Melbourne Town Hall, 1948, against Pierre Mans Snr. of South Africa). 498th, 499th, 500th, 501st and 502nd snooker centuries recorded at the German Club in Pretoria, South Africa. 728th snooker century recorded in Virginia, South Africa. 999th century recorded at Collaroy in the state of New South Wales. 1000th snooker century recorded at Sydney Showground. Each of these achievements was recognised by the British Association & Control Council and was the subject of global media coverage in an age when technologies were nowhere near as sophisticated as they are today. • Australian Open 1963, Horace came out of retirement from competitive play to aid counteract the flagging interest in the sport in Australia and paved the way for the successful Pot Black series televised in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horace Lindrum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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