Bill Withers (snooker player)

In 1928, he started representing the Queen's Saloon, based in or near Hastings, East Sussex, as a professional.

[1] Back in Wales in 1929, he made a Western Valley league record break of 148,[4] and lost 608–800 against Tom Carpenter in December.

"[6] Withers was runner up to Tom Jones in the western Valley section of the Welsh Amateur billiards championship in 1931, losing 997–1,000.

[12] With nine entries, Bill Withers and Fred Davis, both world championship debutants, were chosen to play a qualifying match, the winner to join the main event.

According to snooker historian Clive Everton, "Joe was furious at [the] affront to family honour.

The five official afternoon frames having been completed quickly, the players played an exhibition frame during which Davis made a new record break of 135, beating the 133 scored by Sidney Smith during the 1936 Daily Mail Gold Cup earlier in the season.

[20] Later career Withers did not play at professional level again until the 1949-50 season, in which he entered qualifying for the 1950 World Snooker Championship.

[22] Following his heavy defeat to Smith, Withers again entered a period of inactivity; on this occasion, it was to be permanent, and the 1950 World Championship the final match of his professional career.