Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-25
KNIGHT SUCCESSFUL
IN GOLFZNG MARATHON
Playing Orer the Whitemmsh Course He Succeeds in
Registering Seuen Rounds Better Than
Eighty.fue Average
BY PETER PUTTER

J. golf bail into all sorts of trouble.
Fred W. Knight played seven consccu-
tive rounds of golf over the White.
marsh Valley course in ono stroke under
an average Of 81. Had it not been for
his disastrous sixth round, when the
wind PLAYED havoc with his game, he
could easily have made an average OF
somewhere between ST and 81. In his
first effort on April IA he played eight
rounds, but failed by few strokes.
Considerable money was bet on the CT
fort and Knight did in two attempts
what many golfers thought he would
not be able to do at all this year.
Only Once Under so
His best round was his second. when
things were Just right and there was no
wind to bother him. Apparently the
wind did not bother him on the sue
ccpding rounds. hut il took lot Of
stuff out of him aud the effect of it was
to completely reverse his scoring. With
seventeen strokes to the good and only
two roInds to go things looked easy,
vet after he had finished his sixth
round the seventeen stroke advantage
had been cut to six. Very wisely b."
rested for half hour before he took
up his burden again. aud uccdiug VI
for the last round he had no trouble in
getting a 90 on the last journey.
In contrast with tho first effort when
he made but ono bird in the eight rounds
hc registered six yesterday. lie played
| forty fvc holes in par figures.
Shower Delays Start
Knight was obliged to delay his start
because of heavy shower. But ut
80 this had turned into Il drizzlc and
| he began the long journey. As was tho
case in his FIRST attempt. he did not stop
for lunch but contcntcd himself with
two glasses of milk and an egg and two
sarsaprillas. aud that was all the cad =
die had. The fairways and greens
were heavy with moisture. but other
wise the conditions were ideal as there
was no wind blowing. Later in tho day
! the wind came up strong, and it was
due to this that he had the disastrous
sixth round.
He did not use a forccaddie ycstcr
! day, aud the same boy, Otto Lees
! lugged the heavy clubs, and he was very
much more tired than Knight. Thrc,
scorers were necessary. F. L. Gold, oil
! Merchantvillc, lasted the first three
rounds, and then Eddie Turbcll, the
club steward. acted in that capacity for
n round and five holes. J. II. Dona :
| hue finished the job.
A Brilliant Performance
With the exception of n seven on the
long eleventh the first round was we'll
played and a fine 10 for the incoming
nine helped lot in keeping the total
down. The second round was his most
! brilliant performance. Five par holes
and n bird did n lot in scoring rs.
going out and two pars and a bird
coming home gave him one stroke under
| 20. In fact, the first five rounds We're
well played. and while at times there
was lack of brilliant or spectacular
shooting his scoring was excellent.
Six par holes and bird on the fifth
round gave him the low total for the
first nine holes, but the best he could
do coming home was to play two holes
in par and he just managed to get an
so by playing the last hole in par fig
ures. The sixth round was the heart
breaker. BY this time the wind was
very high and much against his judg
ment he went out. Two of the first
three holes he negotiated in par and
then he began to slip and after that he
had but one par hole. The wind caught
his drives and hurled them into traps
and bunkers. and when he allowed for
the wind on his shots it would quiet