The Washington times., 1930-10-24
BOB GORMLEY
HITS RARE
DRIVE

UIuVI
Golf members of the Congress
sional Country Club are looking
forward to the Tatum Cup play
Sunday with the greatest Of an
ticipation.
The Tatum Cup, play for which
will be at 10 holes medal handi-
cap, is the final Of the regular
club events for the year. It is
expected to attract representa-
tive field.
The cup was donated by
S. M. Tatum, q life member
Of Congressional, who now
lives in Miami. It was first
competed for in 1926 with
DIR. Robert G. Davis rs the
winner.
Judge C.. s. Hatfield was the
winner in 1927, while Oscar w.
Underwood, jr., son of the late
Senator Underwood, proved to be
the winner last year. The cup Is
the property of the club, but the
winner keeps it in his possession
for one year, besides having his
name inscribed on the trophy.
Bob Gormley, quarterback of
the 1925 and 1925 Georgetown
University football teams. had a
rare experience on the Columbia
course while playing with Johnny
Merritt, Jack Chase and Eddie
Walsh.
The four had reached the
seventeenth tee, and GOrmley
was driving. He took vicious
swing and expected . drive
of about ESQ yards down the
fairway.
To his surprise, the ball struck
the front tee marker and
bounced high into the air. It
finally came to rest on the rail
road tracks that lie between the
fourteenth and seventeenth tees
and the fifteenth green. It was
as though Gormley had been
tossed for a 10-yard loss attempt.
ing a wideend run on the football
field.
The Eynons are a family name
In local golf.
First. there is Edward
EynOn, jr., secretary Of the
Washington baseball club and
. member of the Columbia
Country Club. Way back in
the misty past, the senior
EynOn was District amateur
golf champion and one Of the
great players In this District.
And he's a great player today,
O match for any of those who
think they are experts at the old
Scotch game. OF course. he's no
Jones. but the elder member OF
the golfing Eynon family knows
a few of the inside points.
He hasn't appeared in many
championship tournaments in
recent years because his duties
with the ball club keep him &C.
cupied. However. he finds time
for an occasional match during
the summer and is a busy golfer
In the winter.
Yet, he isn't as proud of his
own achievements as those OF
his son, Everett, and his
daughter.in-law, Mrs. Everett
EynOn. First, Everett stepped
out and captured the mems
championship at Columbia
Country Club, a worthy feat
for the Columbia member
ship includes some tOpnOtch
golfers.
To make it complete triumph
for the Eynon clan, Mrs. Everett
Eynon added the women'S club
championship yesterday by de-
feating Mrs. j.. Marvin Haynes,
the defending champion. 2 and
/, in the final round. She
showed a fighting heart to come
from behind after being 2 down
at the turn. Mrs. Eynon sue
ceeded in winning four holes i'll
a row and ended the match on
the seventeenth. Summaries:
First Flight-Final round-Mrs, Ev-
erett Eynon defeated Mrs. J. NJ Haynes.
and /. Consola tion--Final Tound--Mss
Elizabeth Brawner defeated Mrs. n. B.
Frost. 2 and l.
Second Flig Final round-Mrs.
Frank Tomlinson defeated Mrs. c. Ar
thur Slater. 3 and l. Consola tion-Mrs.
A. s. Gardiner defeated Mrs. H. c. Flynn,
2 and I.
Third FliEh Final round--Mrs.
Charles r. White defeated Mrs. T. w.
Brahany. and !. Consola tion-Final
round-Mrs Herman Stabler defeated
Mrs. James Bergman, 4 and 3.