Peculiar sobriquet of “Snooker”
Hinckley Times, Saturday 02 February 1907
The tit-bit of the handicap, however, lies in the fact that one of the competitors who rejoices in the peculiar sobriquet of “Snooker,” in his anxiety to get through the first round, sucked a couple of eggs, just to steady his nerves. Unfortunately, this precaution did not have the desired effect, for he lost by one. It has been suggested that the eggs were addled, and consequently did not operate properly. At a previous handicap, our friend tried two glasses of port wine, but instead of bucking him up as he hoped they would, they made him quite shaky, and of course he lost his game as usual. Having tried wine and eggs without success, I would recommend our friend to go in for the oyster cure when the next handicap commences.