The Washington times., 1938-08-10
.FEREBEE'S FEAT
''PUNY TO LOCAL
RECORD HOLDER

"Why, dat guy out IN Chicago
what done la holes Of golf be-
tween sunup and sundown is
jest a piker alongside mel"
The speaker was rotund Eddie
Upton, we'll known in Washington
sporting circles, what with back
ground Of playing football and
baseball with the old Mohawk Ath-
letic Club in the days when semi
pro football was enjoying a flare
Of popularity around the District,
and sandlot baseball was an en-
pire in itself.
Eddie is a dozen years older now
than when he shot 216 holes of
continuous golf over the East Po-
tomac Park links back in 1926,
but unlike j. Smith Ferebee. the
Chicago broker, Eddie wasn't
afraid to do it the second time.
144 HOLES? HUH!
For three years later he went
out to break his own record, stay.
ing on the burning course until he
had bettered his previous mark Of
ZIG holes by one hole.
yea, and furthermore" Eddie
was saying today, I'll get into
condition and meet dat Chicago
guy, either here or in Chicago.
at any time he wants and it
won't take no Virginia planta-
ton as a side bet to get me into
the argument"
Outside of the fact that Upton
did 2l6 and 217 holes, respectively,
in his brace of marathon golf
escapades, against la for J. Smith
Ferebee, their experiences ran
more or less parallel insofar as
nonstop golf is concerned.
QUITE A STROLL
Like Ferehee, Upton, in his
first flight, wore out three pairs
of shoes, but he tired out is cad
dies, against only 10 for Ferebee;
the difference, no doubt, being
due to Tipton's extra holes.
When Eddie's third pair Of
shoes were gone, he played until
his socks had no bottoms, continu-
ing in his bare feet, despite great
welts and blisters which formed
on his soleS.
Upton figured that he travelled
II and 3-10th miles back there in
1926 when he was pioneering in
continuous golf. At least that is
what the pedometer he had
strapped to his ankles registered.
Ferebee's distance was 40 miles,
but it must be remembered he
shot only IA holes.
Eddie Tipton'S average for 18
holes was 81 strokes on his first
expedition and about 80 on his
second. His lowest 9 holes was
IS and his highest 40.
LOST Is POUNDS
He stopped only for three
showers baths and all the nour-
ishment he took in his Is hours
and IA minutes of play, was
acknowledgement quantities of
cool, sweet lemonade. This kept
him perspiring freely. an essential
function in any sustained action,
and the sugar gave him all the
nourishment he needed to keep
swinging and walking.
Upton lost 13 pounds during
his original ordeal and about the
same the second time out.
On the latter occasion, he fig.
ured one innovation which would
give him greater body comfort
during the slightly more than Is
hours he was out on the links.
USED THREE CLUBS
Instead of shoes, he wore san
dals, permitting his feet to be air
conditioned and staving off bliS-
tiers. At that he wore out one
pair Of sandals and had the
second pair just about ready for
the discard.
Upton played both Of his sus-
tained exhibitions with three clubs
"a mashie, midiron and putter.
Forty-eight years old now and
weighing 100 pounds, all Upton
would want to meet Chicago's Mr..
Ferebee for chalk or marbles
would be two weeks to take off
about 18 pounds and perfect his
golf swings.
He said he would accomplish
both by-of all things
Golfing.