ɪnðə lˈæst fˈaɪv ʌv ðiːz fˈaɪnəlz hiː mˈɛt dʒˈoʊ dˈeɪvɪs, wˈɪnɪŋ twˈaɪs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ænd lˈuːzɪŋ θɹˈiː tˈaɪmz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi.
In the last five of these finals he met Joe Davis, winning twice (1926 & 1927) and losing three times (1928, 1929 & 1930).