Edward Lee (billiards player)

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Edward Lee
Medal record
Men's three-cushion billiards
Representing  United States
World Three-cushion Championship
Gold medal – first place 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 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[]

  1. ^ a b c 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. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ "Profile/Palmares". Kozoom.com. 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Berkow, Ira (12 August 1995). "BILLIARDS; A Top Player Survives That Sinking Feeling". nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Who Won". Time. March 9, 1931. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
  5. ^ Wikipedia, Source (September 2013). American Carom Billiards Players. Google Books. ISBN 9781230534114. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ Heinrich Weingartner, Dieter Haase (2009). Enzyklopädie des Billardsports (in German). Vol. 2. Heinrich Weingartner. p. 805. ISBN 978-3-200-01489-3.
Preceded by UMB World Three-cushion Champion
1936 		Succeeded by


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