Career
Karnehm was also a professional snooker and billiards player. These were spectacles which were set at a compensatory angle, so the player could look along the shot through the optical centre of the lens. The originals had been designed by Theodore Hamblin, and pioneered by Fred Davis in 1938.
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Despite being best-known to snooker audiences, Karnehm"s passion was billiards. Karnehm turned professional in 1970, reaching the world finals in 1971 and 1973, losing to Leslie Driffield and Rex Williams respectively.
Karnehm also turned professional in snooker in 1971, his best result coming when losing 5-4 to Chris Ross in the United Kingdom Championship of 1977. Karnehm was also a noted snooker coach, and, in 1985, released an instructional video, Understanding Modern Snooker.
English Billiards.
