Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-07
HISTORY MADE
In LONG FIGHT
Former Caddy Tightens On
P~russian In Last
s Holes
BIZ PAUL NICHOLSON

TOLEDO. O., July z. Pl-Billie
Burke. ironman from Greenwich.
Conn. sat on the throne OF Amefi-
can golf today. victor Of the games
longest and bitterest fought cham
pionship marathon.
His mighty, slrefire war clubs
brought home the big prize yes
terday when he out lasted and out
shot George Won Elm big business
man of golf from Los Angeles, by q
single shot after a ~ hole overtime
battle owe the sun scorched Inver-
ness layout.
Golf champions will come and 90
but the stirring battle between the
rev king and Won Elm never viii
be forgotten as long a. the game
endures and the BOYS gather around
the 18th hole" 10 talk about tie
old Scotch pastime. ~ was a battle
which lasted IA holes AMI was not
decided until the last stroke: a fight.
which found the two deadlockel for
first place with 292's against a field
u l42 rivals after y regulation holes.
another test that found them In
a stalemate after SO hoes Of over
time with 1895 and a thrilling sklr-
mish which ended only after 81
more nerve wracking holes cye the
sand traps and narrow fairways.
Long Puts
Won Elm, who sank q I5-fo3t putt
for a birdie three on The home green
to tie Burke in regulation time Sat
urday and then rammCd home am
other from ~ feet OF sh2 same green
In the first play-off Sunday TO shove
IL into another play-ofg. cculcn'i
duplicate his feats yesterday When
the big showdown came, but II
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 = shoi
ahead on the 32nd green and eX'
tended his margin 20 two on TIT
Saith. 1t was too late and too much
for Won Elm to make up that timi
and the long endurance pattle end
ed with Burke freezing him out east
~ with par golf on the 35th anC
with safe and sane golf on the fina
green, wscre he calmly measured
three easy puts for a five 70 VoT
Elm's par four.
Won Elm Stacks OFF
The final duel was a thriller from
start 10 finish and not until Burk'
gained his two shot lead and nclS
il 10 the seth tee did II break UP
In the morning the lead changed
hands three times and four tiEleI
the struggle was In deadlock. Whip
ping his drives sure and straight
most or the way Won Elm finally
prevailed when he shelled the 1911
for a par four while Burke. wild and
short, got a five. The shift IN for
tunes sent Won Elm 70 lunch one
stroke III front with medal cardh O.
80. 1916 TO Billie's 81. 40-I7.
But Burke was not TO be denied
Back he came with a great burst
OF Golf to shoot the first nine
stretch iii the afternoon in "a. one
under par. to Won Elm's SO to catch
up and pass him by q shot at the
Y three-uuarter turn. In the 18th
Won Elm dropped his putt. a curling
shot Is feet long for n birdie three
to throw the match into deadlock
once more. They both missed Dir
die three's BY inches OH the next
green and the match stayed a,I
even. But III was Burke's turn on
the 30th. He steamed w a putt from
- feet and IL 70 bound one shot II
front.
But ne rot tangled Nm With n
trap on the short 3lst 70 take a four
70 Won Elm's par three and the Eight
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
Sind hole to the rough and had o.
play safely. losing the hole TO Billie's
par four and going down never Z
come back. lie had To take bold