Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-15
PLATT AND KNIGHT
WIN GOLF MATCHES.
Two Philadelphia Stars Go Into
SemifinaIs of Spring Tour
ney at Shore
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

Mortified, y. j.. May Ill Wood
Platt and Fred Knight arc in the Scmi-
final tussle for the big bronze bowl in
the spring golf tourney Of the Country
Club of Atlantic City hero today. These
two links stars are all that remains Of
the Philadelphia contingent, and they
ought TO be- enough.
Plat teed off against W. T.. Dona
hue, ShackamaXon. DOnahuc is the best
little dark horse Of the tourney. He
upset the modaist DR.. A. r. TIaght.
yesterday. and then proceeded to
trounCc the veteran. Ed Sattcrthwaitc.
Bala. in sorry figures. and g. coming
ito the bye holes in even fagLy.
Platt was expected to come through
this morning against Donahue in tho
upper bracket If SO. he will have n
strenuous session in tho afternoon.
Maurice Rislcy. Atlantic CitF's acc.
who won the tourney last year. tccd
of today against Fred Knight. White
marsh. Knight was tho all star Mcr-
ion mcdalist last fall aud earned more
fame as marathonNr.
Risley in Limeglare
Rislcy is the percnnial winner here.
Tf he docsn I win the modal hc wins the
finals. or vice versa. Otherwise. he gen
orally goes to the finals at least. So
they figured knight was ono down at
the first tee. but he has been going well
and ought to present fine defense
Rislry and Platt. however. are the
finaliStS the experts have chosen. aud if
the statistics are not washed ashore
there will be n real golf match Put on
for the fans this afternoon. RiSloy is
close to unbeatable here at Northfipld
And, stOutly stated Clarence
Hackney, pro here. "Rislcy II trim any
player that takes him over eighteen
holes. On the nineteenth or twentieth
he can't be beaten.
This remark was made from tho fact
that Rislcy scored ono on Eddie Styles.
worlds marathon champion. yesterday
at the twentieth hole. Thus Styles was
rather beaten at his own game. lie was
one up at the turn after neat stunt
on the eighth green.
Styles ball was some six feet m
the hole. with RiSlCy's ball right in
the line and exactly half way To the
hole So styles pulled a mashic, jumped
the other ball and landed the cup. That
went big With every one except Risley.
who missed his own putt. Styles put
the ball in ditch nL the twentieth
hole. which cost him the match and
made rather drab ending after such
stern going.
Risley generally needs few fancy
shots TO make him unbeatable on the
extra holes. Some years ago he looked
goner on the twenty first hole in one
Of these Journeys, but he trick jungpd n
dead stymie and kept his reputation
untarished
Plat Near Record
Wood Plat came near making an
amateur record for the course. that is
within six holes Of it, in the morning
round yesterday. Rain fell seventeen
buckets minute. and the course was
mostly one long casual water, But Platt
was out in 81 against J, G. Parrish. Jr.
national and reputod to be strong
member of the Metropolitan golf broth :.
erhood. Parrish shook hands at the
thirteenth flag, the victim of Platt s
anxiety TO get in out of the wet. The
North Hills expert had par on his bye
holes flr a seventy, what YOU might call
.slheSfe' and C,,s ON the wet days.