Sidney Fry

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Sidney Harold Fry
Born1869
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died3 September 1961 (aged 92)
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Sport country England

Sidney Harold Fry (1869 – 3 September 1961)[1] was an English amateur billiards and snooker player and amateur golfer.

He won the English Amateur Billiards Championship eight times between 1893 and 1925 and the English Amateur Snooker Championship in 1919, becoming the first player to win both titles. He was the author of "Billiards for amateurs".[2][3]

In golf he was runner-up in the Amateur Championship in 1902 and twice runner-up in the Irish Amateur Open Championship.[4] He was a regular competitor in the Amateur Championship, playing 25 times between 1898 and 1931. He finished 14th in the 1902 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 1898 1899
The Open Championship CUT
The Amateur Championship QF R32
Tournament 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
The Open Championship 14 CUT
The Amateur Championship R16 R32 2 R128 R128 R128 R32 R128 R64 R128
Tournament 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
The Open Championship WD NT NT NT NT NT
The Amateur Championship R64 R32 R64 R256 R128 NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
The Open Championship
The Amateur Championship R256 R256 R32 R128 R256 R256 R64
Tournament 1930 1931
The Open Championship
The Amateur Championship R256

Note: Fry only played in The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Source for British Open: www.theopen.com

Source for 1898 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1898, pg. 11.

Source for 1899 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 25 May 1899, pg. 7.

Source for 1901 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1901, pg. 10.

Source for 1903 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1903, pg. 13.

Source for 1904 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 1 Jun 1904, pg. 11.

Source for 1905 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1905, pg. 12.

Source for 1906 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1906, pg. 8.

Source for 1907 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1907, pg. 12.

Source for 1908 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1908, pg. 14.

Source for 1909 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1909, pg. 14.

Source for 1910 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 1 Jun 1910, pg. 10.

Source for 1911 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 1 Jun 1911, pg. 10.

Source for 1912 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 198.

Source for 1913 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1913, pg. 14.

Source for 1914 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1914, pg. 12.

Source for 1920 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 8 Jun 1920, pg. 12.

Source for 1921 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1921, pg. 3.

Source for 1922 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1922, pg. 12.

Source for 1923 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1923, pg. 13.

Source for 1927 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1927, pg. 10.

Source for 1928 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1928, pg. 3.

Source for 1931 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 19 May 1931, pg. 17.

Team appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Champions of English Billiards". EABA. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ "The Amateur Championship: A Potted History". EABA. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mr S.H. Fry – A famous amateur billiards champion". The Times. 5 September 1961. p. 16.
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