Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-26
SIR FITZ, GOLFER EXTRAORDINARY,
HIMSELF HOLED OUT-THE BULL
True Chronicle of the Much-bedecked Englishman
and His Great Game-Sextet of Philadelphians
Certain to Figure in Tourney at Detroit

Sir Fitzmaurice John Fenton, so goes
the story, was subject to rheumatism
and chlls. He was also an incurable
lnksitis victim. An English fog will
sneak in wherever there is so much as
a loose button, and, in order to protect
his chills while playing golf, his sirship
was obliged to resort TO all kinds of dis
guscs for his small self. He was partial
to red, and beginning at the beginning,
so to speak, over red shin plasters. chest
protectors and q red flannel union suit
he wore several layers of red sweaters
and topped it off with a volumnous red
blazer.
1t took three expert handmen to doll
out Sir Fitz for his round on the links
every day. And when he was topped of
with a violent red cap there wasn't much
visible except bright red knobbed nose,
so that the study in red was complete.
One day Sir Fitz was diving for divots
as usual on the Royal Portland links
when he actually hit his ball and sliced
it into n nearby field out of bounds. His
cnddy had lost interest in the play and
had gone TO wait at the next tee, some
400 yards distant.
"'ere, ERE boy let's ave the ball
hout," shouted Sir Fitz to his caddy, but
the latter sat unmoved downing an apple
in great bolts. ......-t .-.H
So the besweatered golfer was finally
Obliged to go over the fence after the
ball himself He missed his footing and
fell unconscious in the heather He came
to in time to see a baby bull charging at
him in a storm of cooking hoofs and
switching tail He Just failed to make
the gate and rose gently on the sawed-off
horns of the brute. He rose on the fair
way like a rubber ball But the bull took
the gate and was right on his heels.
Down the green sped Sir Fitz toward a
lake with the horns OF the animal press
ing in the rear unable to gain, so great
was the golfers haste. But soon another
Zip put the latter in a sand pit More
frantic than ever, he scrambled FOR the
lake.
low Hi 'ope Hi make hit" sobbed Sir
Fitz but Just at the brink the charging
bull hit him full athwart the rear. Like a
comet Sir Fitz rose in a special arc and
dropped with a great splash in the lake.
"'oled hout sang the caddy from safe
perch in a tree. He was frantic for Joy
at the treat he had seen. That's a bird,
mister. Hits $50 yards from where you
started hand hit honly took three shots"
Sir Fitz turned over to swim on his back
and made no answer. Toward twilight
the bull left, Sir Fitz padded ashore and
limped home. The next day he is said to
have added a red flannel hustle to mis-
outfit of shin plasters and sweaters.
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Six Philadelphians will go TO Detroit
this week to battle for honors In the
biggest amateur event Of the year. The
national championship will be a seven
day affair over the links at Crosse Point
Farms, considered by many to be one
OF the best tests of golf in this country.
George Crump and Howard Perrin, two
of this city's steadiest players, will have
a good chance OF finishing with the win
ners II they play up to the form they
have shown lately. Both play at Pine
Valley which, according to Travers and
Ouimet, is without a peer in this
country
Hugh Willoughby is entered and his
form when he won the Philadelphia
championship should qualify him. He
has been playing at Newport lately.
Cameron B. Buxton, Reginald Worth
ington and W. p Smith will make
trouble II they play the golf they are
capable of and they are right on their
game. George V. Rotan, Pine Valley