New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Platt, Knight and Risley
Survive for Semi.Finals
by Double Victories
By Ray Mccarthy

ATLANTIC CITY, May 14.-W. E.
Donahue, of Shackamaxon; J. Wood
Platt and F. w. Knight, of Philadel-
phia, and Maurice Risley, Of Atlantic
City, showed the most endurance in
an all-day battle with the elements
here in the Atlantic City Country
Club golf tournament and came
through to the semi-fnals. They will
meet in that order tomorrow morn
round will be played.
Dr. A. T. Haight, of the Bellelaire
Club, the medal winner was one of
the first to succumb He was beaten
by Donahue, whose playing was the
best of the day The score was S and
a, Donahue, in addition to performing
we'll, had more endurance than his
veteran opponent.
A downpour that resumed where
yesterdays left off turned the course
into young lake. Consequently the
out OF casual water the whole day.
Donahue Sets Fast Pace
After defeating DR.. Haight in the
morning, Donahue took on Ed Sat
terthwaite of the Bala Club of Phila-
delphia. and handed the Quaker City
player decisive trimming, winning by
7 and 6. Donahues pace in the matt
nee was even swifter than in the morn
ing round, and if he can keep it up to-
morrow, should stand q good chance
for winning the title. Going out in
the afternoon Donahue had a So and
started back in like manner, so that he
won easily. He is the only metropoli-
tan player left in the first division.
Woodie Platt, the Philadelphia star,
who defeated Ouimet last year in the
national meet, got into the semi-finale
by defeating j. c. Parrish jr., of the
National Club in the morning, 6 and
5, and by winning from T. Wooten, of
Atlantic City, in the afternoon, and
3. Platt will meet Donahue in the
semi-finals tomorrow in match that
is sure to attract large gallery and
much interest.
Knight got into the semi,fnal by
of Huntington Valley, up and l to
play Knight is also a star of the
Philadelphia district.
Wins in Twentieth Hole
The best match of the day was that
between the present titleholder, Maui
Styles, credited with holding the
worlds marathon golf record, because
of his feat last year of playing ten
rounds over the Old York Road Club
of Philadelphia, with an average of
better than 80 for each round. These
two struggled on even terms in the
pouring rain to the twentieth hole,
where Styles made a poor approach
to the green and lost the match by a
stroke.
w. Will Umbenhauer, the Beau
Brummel of the tournament, was de-
feated in the second round of the
fourth sixteen. But VIII had several
good alibis. He won his morning match
easily, as he had plenty of time to
to the start. But in the afternoon he
Also the rain prevented him from
striped sweater and he had to appear
again in the rose jacket, which added
the only color there was to drat
day.
The summarizes:
FIRST SIXTEEN
First round-W e. Donahue. Shack
amazon, defeated DR.. A. r. Iiaight, Belle
feated G. NJ, Phillips. Atlantic City, ant
/: j. ". Platt, North Hills. defeated J.
Parrish, National. and 5, T. Wooton, At
lantic City, defeated G. W. Rainear, Arono
mink. . up: f. W. knight, Whitemarsh
defeated e. Endicot. Atlantic City, up; L
| NJ Adds, Huntington Valley. defeated W
G. Lark, Atlantic City, and 8; E STYLES
North lIills, defeated Fl. w. Wood. Allan
tic City. . and !; NJ. Risley, Atlantic City
defeated II. T. Blair. Erie, and 8.
Il SECOND ROUND -- Donahuc defeated
Satterthwaite. I and s; Platt defeate'
( Wooton. and 8; knight defeated Adds
and !; Risley defeated Styles, l up >