Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
HISTORY MADE
In LONG FIGHT
Former Caddy Tightens On
Prussian I'm Last
5 Holes
BY PAUL

TOLEDO. O.. July z. Rl-Billie
Burke. ironman from Greenwich.
Conn. sat on the throne OF Ameri-
can golf today. victor OF the games
longest and bitterest fought cham
pionship marathon.
His mighty. SIrefire war clubs
brought home the big prize ycs-
terday when he out lasted and out
shot George Won Elm bi- business
man OF golf from Los Angeles. BY X
single shot after a ~ hole overtime
battle over the sun scorched Inver-
ness layout.
Golf champions will come and &C.
but the stirring battle between the
rev king and Won Elm neve will
be forgotten as long a. the game
endures and the boys gather around
the 18th hole" % talk about the
old Scotch pastime. II was a battle
which lasted la holes and was not
decided until the last stroke: a fight.
which found the two dearlocked for
first place with 292's against 4 field
Cf l42 rivals after - regulation holes.
another test that found them I'M
a stalemate after 80 hoes of over
time with 1895 and q thrilling skir-
mish which ended only after 81
more nerve w~rackinR holes over the
sand traps and narrow fairways.
Long Puts
Won Elm. Eho sank a 15-foot putt
for a birdie three on the home green
TO tie Burke in regulation time Sat-
urday and then rammCd home an
other from II feet Oh the same green
in the first play-off Sunday to SHOVE
it into another play-off. ccu.cn'i
duplicate his featS yesterday when
the big showdown came, but Il
wouldn't have helped MIN anyway
After another din dong battle which
saw one and then the other come Ur
into the lead. Burke went one shot
ahead on the 32nd green and tx
tended his margin 10 two on the
satin. 1t was too late and too mucf
for Won Elm 70 make UP that time
and the long endurance battle end
ed with Burke freezing him out easi-
In with par golf on the 35th anc
with safe and sane golf on the fina
green, wSere ne calmly measured
three easy puts for a five I'd V0I
Elm's par four.
Won Elm Stacks or
The final duel was a thriller from
start to finish and not until Burke
gained his two shot lead and hcl1
il to the 36th tee did II break up
In the morning the lead changed
hands three times and four time:
the struggle was in deadlock Whip
ping his drives sure and straight
most Of the way Won Elm finally
prevailed when he Shelled the 1871
for a par four while Burke. wild and
short. got a five. The shift in for
tunes sent Won Elm TO lunch one
stroke IN front with medal cardh Ct
SO, 1916 ID Billie's 81. 40-77.
But Burke was not To be denied.
Back he came with m great burst
Of Golf 70 shoot the first nine
stretch IN the afternoon III "a, one
under par, to Won Elm's 80 to eaten
up and pass him by a shot at the
three-quarter turn. In the 2Sth
Won Elm dropped his putt. n curling
shot l8 feet long for a birdie three
To throw the match into deadlock
once more. They both missed bir-
die three's by inches on the next
green and the match stayed a.
even. But IL was Burke's turn on
tho 30th. He steamed In a putt from
Is feet and In to bound one Shot ~
front.
But ne got tangled ND with a
trap on the short 3lst To take a four
to Won Fins par three and the fight
was even again. Then came the be-
ginning Of the end for Won Elm.
The Prussian playing "a bold game
pushed his drive on the 4l6-yard
32nd hole 10 the rough and had ID
play safely, losing the hole to Bibles
par four and going down never g.
come back. He had to take bold