Edward Diggle
Billiards player
About Edward Diggle
Lived 1864 – 1934 (aged 69–70).
Edward Diggle (1864–1934) was an English billiards player, known as "The Mechanical Methodical Mancunian".
Diggle was a protégé of John Roberts Jr., and became his regular practice partner. He is described by cue sports historian Clive Everton as "a languid, wry man with a casual, half upright [playing] style with both legs inelegantly bent." Willie Smith credited Diggle's , a method to increase , as being an integral part of his own style.
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Who was Edward Diggle?
Billiards player (1864–1934)
When was Edward Diggle born?
Edward Diggle was born in 1864.
When did Edward Diggle die?
Edward Diggle died in 1934.
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