lˈaɪk mˈɛni plˈeɪɚz ʌv ðæt ˈiəɹə hiː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd snˈuːkɚɹ æz ðə lˈɛs "sˈɪɹiəs" ʌvðə tˈuː spˈoːɹts, bˌʌt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs hiː mˌeɪd ɐn əfˈɪʃəli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ɹˈɛkɚd snˈuːkɚ bɹˈeɪk ʌv ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
Like many players of that era he regarded snooker as the less "serious" of the two sports, but nevertheless he made an officially recognized record snooker break of 89 in 1919.