Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-11

Anybody can step out on links,
take a flier at something no one has
ever essayed before and claim the result
as record. The mark has got to stand
until some one else tries the same
sunt.
But here's one that looks as though
It will stand a terrific lot Of assault
and battery.
A local golfer recently played 100
consecutive golf holes in 800 strokes, or
four strokes better than even fours.
Try that out on your favorite links
some day. being careful to hole all the
puts.
Anyhow, they are discussing this feat
as accomplished by Marcus Greer In
Canada the other day. Greer Is a
product Of the Cobbs Greek public course
here. He began to reach top form just
before the war, but hostilities broke In
on the program and the stocky munich
pal linksman marched away behind the
tiag, as they say.
He was badly wounded in the Ar.
gonne, shrapnel spraying his wrists and
inaicting injuries very serious to
golfer.
Greer's first tournament start was in
the Lu Lu tournament in 1919, where
he scored a notable triumph over George
Hoffner, just back from going to the
third round Of the national champion
ship. The wrists, however, were still
shaky and Greer did not really greatly
recover from shell shock and wounds
till last season. when he went to live
for time in Canada.
He played in the Dominion amateur
championship and established the course
record at Beaconsfield with a sizzling
6S. 1t was then admitted that the long
hitting Philadelphian had arrived, even
If he failed to win the title.
But this year Greer Is rampant
favorite up there to move precariously
close to the title, and his rehearsals
have almost made the opinion unani-
nous.
The championship will be played
week from Monday at Winnipeg.
Here is what Greer did for 100
straight holes:
First round--out. 35: in. a8-71.
Second round--Out. 80; in, 95--Il.
Third round-out. 80: in, $500.
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These scores were made on three diff
ferent days, not a Marathon feat or
| anything like, just a consecutive run
OF good scoring that looks mighty hard
to beat.
Sayers Scores Well
George Sayers ran out streak of
golf the other day over the east course
at Merton which includes remark
able back nine of 32 strokes for total
OF 6S. Sayers has been the pro at
Merton for several years, and knows
that course as well as any one. He
Is an experienced tournament player.
| nj thn 10
year and for the p. G.. A. championship
last summer Mt Philmont.
II he can get just one card like the
one below in the play for the open
championship Of Pennsylvania, to be
played at Merton the last of the month,
he will be sure winner. The tour
nament Is at thirty six holes. and it's
the real low card that generally does
the work.
Savers was playing with Major J.
Brookes Nichols. Merton player,
when he made his 6S. Examination
OF the card will show where he could
have saved strokes at that Here it is {:
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Cards of 65 or better are rare as the
flowers of Sahara. The reason is that
~. as above, evens the count with
80. An eagle 2 is set off by a
snappy Z. The golfer has never lived
who could maintain birds, pars and
eagles, with nothing worse, over given
stretch of eighteen holes.
Chip Shot Champ
DIR. Walter Johnson, a well-known
linksman, Of Brooklyn, deserves the
title of the worlds chip shot champion.
He loves to be in the rough. He is
as near to one-club artist as there is.
and that stick of his beloved mashic
! niblick.
But for public opinion he would use
It off the tee. When he comes to a hole
like the binniekill at Shawnee he uses