“Charge Sir Knight” is called Welby ‘Pud’ Hennesy, titled “Knight of Old Glory,” charging full tilt, lance in hand spearing one-inch rings, one after another, trying to spear the most rings to win. At times, if there was a tie or a ride-off, the rings got smaller. Sometimes the hole was the size of a LifeSavers candy.

1935 brought ‘Pud’ a state championship, spearing 18 straight rings. He won both amateur and professional titles. Competition came from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

“Pud” achieved fame by spearing 36 straight rings. He had articles written in many newspapers. On June 1, 1962, a bill submitted to the General Assembly by the Honorable Henry J. Fowler, a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, was signed into law by Gov. J. Nillard Tawes — thus Maryland became the only state to have its own ‘official’ sport — Jousting.