wɪð ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn pɹəfˈɛʃənəl snˈuːkɚɹ ɪn dᵻklˈaɪn, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌv fˈoːɹ ˈɛntɹiz fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən wˈɜːld tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps, ænd lˈɔst tə dʒˈɑːn pˈʌlmən ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl.
With interest in professional snooker in decline, he was one of four entries for the 1957 World Championships, and lost to John Pulman in the final.