Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-16

JIMMY HERMAN, long hitting
:. yoiIngster Of the Washington Golf
and Country Club, today is on his
way TO North Carolina to visit a friend
and remain in the country they write
songs about for few days. Some
where in the luggage of the likeable
chap who claims Dayton, Ohio, as his
home Z the Taft Cup. emhlematic of
nrSt prize IN the annual invitation
tournament of the Chevy Chase Club
one OF the major golf tripfies any
where about the National Capital end
prize that has been won only by a few
fine golfers. Jimmy will be back about
the middle of next week, prepared to
go after his second tournament in a
row in the Indian Spring invitation
event. His last two weeks have nct
been such band campaigning affairs.
for he was runner-up at Woodmont
last week and yesterday he upset
Bradley H. Burrows. District municipal
links champion. TO win the Chevy
Chase tournament by the convincing
margin of and 4.
Herman won the Chevy Chase
event in such convincing fashion that
he cannot now be overlooked by any
one in any tourna ment be enters. The
long-hitting Washington club player,
who Is connected with the Capitol staff,
Cup contest IN 1924, when the national
municipal links title chase was played
in Dayton, Is a very fine player, at his
best when the other fellow is coed
He showed this yesterday to stage
winning comeback against Everett Eynon
Of Columbia, after Eynon had won four
holes in row to square the match in
the semi-fnal. And he continued the
same steady. plugging game in tie
a.
rows. Had Herman waYered anywhere
along the final trail the rugged Bur-
lows might have caught him. But
Herman was good when he needed to
be good and although Burrows put up
a sturdy fight. the golf that Herman
shot at him from the fourth hole on
was too fast HERMAN played those
holes in four over par bit this in
Guided a on the par tenth, where
ne made too bold bid for his and
took three puts.
Herman was 4 up on Eynon in the
seni-final playing the twelfth hole, but
at that point the popular little CO.
luInbia star rallied 10 win four holes in
a row and square the match. The
finish canle--dramaticslly enough--on
the eighteenth green, when Herman
knocked IN a 20footer for winning
birdie. Meanwhile Burrows was out
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ing Tree by and 3.
THE final round was not brilliant
j exhibition Of golf, but It was char
acterized by consistent plugging on
the part Of both contestants and a
winning fash at the end which enabled
Herman 10 annex the contest by and
4. They started in ragged fashion, with
Burrows winning the first hole, only TO
toss IL back to Herman by three-putt-
ing the second green. They halved the
third and fourth and at the fifth Herr
man went into lead he never relin-
quished. Herman jumped q stymie to
retain his slim lead at the sixth and
then won the seventh with a par 4.
AT the Icing eighth Burrows knocked his
second shot so far 1t caught the bunker
in front Of the green, but they halyed
in par SIS. Herman drove the ninth
green within 10 feet OF the hole to win
and turn up.
Burrows won the tenth with a fine
eilot from a bunker but that was his
last effort. rithoucil r. rli-i1t have ron
tiae eleventh. haa his cnip snot been a