hiː ˈɔːlweɪz ɐpˈɪɹd ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm tˈɑːm nˈuːmən wɛn plˈeɪɪŋ bˈɪlɪɚdz ɔːɹ snˈuːkɚɹ ænd tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz nˈeɪm fˈɔːɹməli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz mˈæɹɪdʒ ðæt jˈɪɹ.
He always appeared under the name Tom Newman when playing billiards or snooker and changed his name formally in 1919, shortly before his marriage that year.