Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
NORBERT DEMPSEY
WINNER At GOLF
Captures Middle Atlantic Pa
triotic Tourney at Chevy
Chase.
EYN0N FURNISHES BATTLE

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Norbert A. Dempsey Of the Columbia
Country Club yesterday won the patriotic
tournament Of the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association over the course Of the Chevy
Chase Club. defeating in the final round
his clubmate, E. B. Eynon, jr.. amateur
champion Of the District Of Columbia. on
the last green. The final match was
battle all the way. with neither man play
ing the golf Of which he is capable. but
as neither was at his best 1t developed
into quite a struggle. With Dempsey
down going to the sixteenth hole and
Eynon going as steadily as the proverbial
clock. the chances Of the Columbia
Soungster looked anything but rosy. but
the District champion hooked his mashie
shot from behind tho trees at the six
teenth hole into = pool Of water in the
bunker above the green. and although
he made a valiant try for a half in his
well hit putt caught the back Of the cup.
going a little strong. and stayed out.
Dempsey was straight down the middle
on tho seventeenth and played a good
shot to the green. and Eynon. well be-
yond him from the tee, attempted to play
q run-up shot to the fast green. was short
and Just missed the cop bunker to the
left. His chip shot was eight feet over
the hole and he missed the putt for half.
this short mashie shot eventually cost
Ing him the match. although he had a
long putt to win the home hole after
sliced second shot.
Dempsey's Short Game Good.
Had it not been for the fact that Demp-
yesterday he would have been beaten. as
time and again he was just of the green
with Eynon well within putting distance.
Dempsey used deep faced mashie for the
shot and 1t proved very effective
Eynon. who hits a very long ball
from the tee. was not as effective as
usual in this department. but made up
the excellence of his putting. 1t was
Dempsey's first tournament win in this
section Of the country. No champion
ship was carried with the victory. Will
liam C. Ballantyne of the Columbia
Country Club retaining his title.
Both players were bunkered from the
FIRST tee. Dempsey hitting short hook
which caught the bunker to the left
and Eynon hitting a high slice. his ball
carrying into the bunker across the
FIRST fairway. The District champion
failed to get out in and was on
Dee esss q Il. The latter playing sooa
third shot from the rough. The hole
was halved in 8. Eynon captured the
second hole with a par 4. His drive
was straight down the middle. while
Dempsey missed his tee shot and his
second shot was fifty yards short Of
the green. He Clipped up we'll but
missed the putt. the hole going to
ster got back his lost hole on the third,
when Eynon's second shot carried into
the cross bunker and he failed to get
putt for a 4. but did not need It. his
win Of the hole squaring the match.
Halve Fourth in 8.
Both men were home on the short
fourth, Dempsey being near enough to
have q shot for his 2. His ball trimmed
the cup. however. and the hole was
halved in 3. The latter got good half
on the nth. His tee shot was topped.
the ball barely running over the ditch
out q screamer. which brought up close
70 the bunkers in front Of the green.
Dempsey played good iron shot to
twenty feet to the right OF the green
lance from the hole. Dempsey almost
holed his chip shot and when Eynon
was short with his approach putt the
q procession Of halved holes which was
not broken until the twelfth had been
played. where Dempsey missed short
puCt Tor q hal1.
The sixth hole was badly played by
both men. Eynon skied his tee shot
and although he half-topped his sec
ond he was in position to get home In
fourth was fifteen feet beyond the cup.
Dempsey had a grand chance to annex
the hole notwithstanding the fact that
both his long shot. were t9pRsd 10 ne .t, MT
on tho slopins green. the ball running
into the edge Of the rough beyond. He
Clipped up well. but missed sloping
ssish.-foot putt and the hole was
Dempsey obtained a well earned half
on the seventh. named Mount Zion. on
account Of its elevation; He topped
through the fringe Of heavy grass in
front Of the tee and into the fairway
From a sloping lie he played a mag
over the guarding bunkers and ran up
TO the edge Of the green.
Eynon hit q long, sliced ball to the
fisht.hand side Of the fairway and
the left Of the pin. Dempsey again
Clipped up stone dead and another half
resulted when Eynon was again short
Dempsey Tops His Drive.
Dempsey again topped his drive on
the rough to the left Eynon pounded
out q long ball into the wind. which
carried the bunker. 1855 yards from the
tee. His second shot. a little hooked,
ran around the left-hand edge of the
cross bunker into the high grass
Dempsey played short of the cross
bunker and was well down between the
second and third rows of traps in three
shots Eynon. attempting to get home
from the rough. failed to hit his third
shot well and the ball carried only to
the rough to the left of the bunker In
front of the green. Dempsey played a
good niblick fourth shot to the far side
of the green and Eynon was on in the
Ike Dempsey Clipped UP dead and got
. half in 6.
Both players were Off to the right
from the ninth tee. which is probably
the safest shot to play because of the
fact that q shot little hooked is ant
to be behind the trees. Dempsey's
pitch was badly topped and his bali
ran across the green. Eynon's second
shot being thirty feet to the left Of the
pin. Dempsey played another fine chin
shot and the hole was halved in /
leaving the players all square at the
turn.
The younger mans pitch to the short
tenth ended Just short of the green and
Eynon's shot, barely carrying the frst
trap. ran up to within ten feet of the
hole. Dempsey left himself quite a
hard putt when his opponent trimmed
the cup for .. but the ball hit the
back OF the cup and dropped for a half