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Show 0RON NEW NATIONAL ! AMATEUR GOLF CHAMP; ; DEFEATS JONES IN FINAL sburg Golfer Forges Ahead of Young- Rival in ust Round, and Soon Gains Commanding 'Lead; Wins by Score of Five Up and Four; New Titleholder Especially ;; ' Good at Driving. the green. Herron's approach left him a ten-foot putt, which he sank. Jones missed a five-foot putt and Herron won. 4 lO 3. ' Horron one up. Twenty-third hole, 2M yards: par, 4: Jones 5; Herron. 4. Herron outdrove the Atlanta yout.i by 170 yards when the Intter Int-ter lopped his drive. Herron dronped his second on wnile Jones sliced onto the fairway, leaving him a difficult apptoach over mound and irap. He made the green, however, but overran the hole and missed his fourth. Herron took two puts for a par four. Herron two up. Twenty-fourth hole, 172 yards: par 3-Jones, 3-Jones, 3; Herron, J. Jones overdrove the short sixth wnile Herron's iron was in an embankment at the left. Herron was snort witn his second, being twenty feet trorn the cup. Jones's second jumped over the cup and stopped two feel beyond the ?' Perron's t'utt was six inches short and Bobby sank for a win, 3 to 4 Herron one up. Twenty-fifh hole, 370 yards: par 4-Jones, 4-Jones, 4; Herron, 4. Both drove in 'the fairway and Jones had to play the odd Herron's second was on twelve feet from the flag. Jones hit a high one to the green, which dropped dead six feet from the cup. Both missed their third, and they halved in four. Herron one up. Twenty-sixth hole, 233 yards: par,. 3: Jones, 3; Herron. 3. Herron's drive was just over and Jones's on the edge of the right. Both seconds lay within two feet of the cup and they halved in three. Herron one up. Twenty-seventh hole. 462 yards: par, 5; Jones, 5; Herron, 4. Herron smashed two perfect woods to the green. Bobby's second sec-ond was in the rough at the right and his bird was on, but he was away. Herron putted dead, leaving Jones partially-stymied. partially-stymied. Jones was unable to negotiate the putt and needed five to Herron's four Herron two up. Jones Loses Chance. Twenty-eighth hole, 461 yards; par, 5; Jones, 4: Herron, 4. Jones overdrove the Oakmont club player, whose ball was in the rough. Herron laid his second at the edge of the green, whiie Bobby's was on the extreme left. Herron ran past the line eight feet. Jones's putt was dead. Herron sank his eight-foot putt for a halved four. Herron two up. Twenty-ninth hole, 365 yards; par, 4; Jones, 5; Herron, 4. Jones's second landed land-ed in a trap to the left of the green, while Herron was in a pit on the right. Bobby chipped to within seven feet of the pin. Herron's third hit the cup and rolled four feet. Jones missed his putt, but Herron sank for a par 4. Herron three up. Thirtieth hole, 601 yards; par, 5. Jones picked up; Herron wins. Both hit long drives. Herron's second was safe and Jones topped his second to a trap and after playing three picked up and conceded con-ceded the hole to Herron. Herron four up. They walked to the thirty-first tee. with Herron leading by four holes. Herron stuck his iron to the green, 1G4 yards away, and Jones was in a trap. Bobby played his second over the green to another an-other trap, got on in three and was down in four, but he lost the hole when Herron's Her-ron's approach putt was dead and he was out of sight in three. The match was then dormie and the players halved the next hole in perfectly played fours. This gave Herron the championship cham-pionship by a 6 and 4 score. -BTjKG, Auff. 23. S. Davidson "; of the home club won the national eoif championship of the United ':i:'ta by defeating Robert T. ':: 0ftlanta, by five and four. cv0t a brand of golf that it . :--:'3 'ble for the Georgian youth to -rd'he finally cracked. - . ' ' P-k came at the twenty-ninth 1 - .r;,h holes. Herron was leading : :;Vis tliev came to the twenty -:" a Jones" trapped his second and ' av o' erpiaved his third and lost Tiev were both safely off the ' '"J tee' ' Jones was forced to play ''r; -n.j lie topped his shot to a After plaving three shots, lie ::.'r in che bunker and conceded the -r.oie, 4S2 yards; par, 3; Jones, 4; : ;:n-'Lve off at 10:37 a. m., and ac-Vd ac-Vd by a large lorenoon gallery. '""'-ct out on their ehampionehip :Ve Atlanta poller had the lone,'-i," lone,'-i," te tee and the seconds were ' '. -e edse of the- green. They were " ;- jj'fj chips and putts and halved ';-die fours. 'A hole, 303 yards; par. 4; Jones. "':--nn " u Jones's second was too -"id lie found a trap over the -: but he chopped out absolutely ' He-ron putted his third from the :w and overran the hole by several r'Ve won, 4 to 5. Jones one up. -'hole 42$ yards; par, 4; Jones, 4; 4 Both had long drives, but ' .'-'.-econd was short, while his oppo-::,'i oppo-::,'i was on the edge to the right. '' 'chip wps short, hut he sank a "'-0 pu:t and they halved in par -"is Jones's chip was also dead, one UP- , :: Long Drives. :. -'h hole-, 51'i yards; par, 5; Jones, .-on 5. Bh had long drives down ' '.i'-xay,' -wi'h Herron in front. The ; . -:; tremendous woods, but Jones had -n' the odd. Herron's chip was ' '-"i,jt he missed a three-foot putt for ". ' -.'and they halved in fives. ; one up. -.-hole, 3T1 yards; par, 4; Jones, 5; . .. i, Jones's drive landed in heavy i'-rri he had to play safe. Herron's ', 1 found a pit in front of the green. .ips were close, with Jones away, -vn " sunk his putt, winning four to " 'even. hole, 172 yard?; par, 3; Jones, :-'ron, 3. Jones laid his iron within . '.-; of the pin, while Herron was e far edge. They halved -Mn threes. i:h hole, 370 yards; par, 4; Jones, ;;rron. 3. Herron outdrove Jones Jor.ea'a second was wild, being in i .j at the left. Herron laid his within ; of the pin. Bobby's niblick shot viiiiln two feet of the hole and he . for a four, but Herron won with a i -mn one up. ; :.;th hole, 233 yards; par, 3; Jones, ' -non, i. Herron drove to a bunker -:J was short In two. His chip over-'nf over-'nf hole five feet, but he sank for a . 7.f,en Jones took three from just oft , ; ::on one up. -ih hole, 462 yards; par, 5; Herron, 5. Herron was off the edge in r ind chipped to within three feet. He ': tie putt. Jones's second . was ''A beside the green and his out left ;. ' a ten-foot putt, which he missed. i-Ton two up. vM hole, 401 yards; par, 5; Jones, jfron. 5. Both had long true drives, "tn's eoond was in a pit to the right ? ifroen and he took two to get on. -'laid his third within a foot of the . ad Herron conceded the hole. -Ton one up. ! ;vnth hole, 365 yards; par, 4; Jones, won, 4. Herron was still outdriv- whose second was In a trap of green. The local player was 1 eedfe In two. Jones chipped past ;ile with his third, while Herron , -r a par 4. jj 'rnn two up. Si. Misses Short Put. ,L" hole, G01 yards; par, 5; Jones, :.-ron, 5. Herron sliced to the rough . Jones on the fairway. Jones's i- .J tfi two feet from the flag and i? lo lowed suit. Jones missed his Herron was down in a par Ave. ; : Iteee up. ';: 'inth hole, 164 yards; par, 3; ... ', : Hmwi, 4. The Pittsburger's ,'. a pit to the left of the green, ., laid his ball ten feet from the ... -.mon chipped a few feet over the , wooys putt was dead. Herron P ' a Hard putt and conceded the two up. IWHli hole, 349 yards; par, 4; (- ; . rlerron, 6. Herron's drive land-, land-, . 2 a,' tho left- He broke his V ;;.n he cut deep into the sand ?! ",h, remained in the pit. His .;. "ot was short of a trap guarding ;,'. ?ncs put llis second on and u.1' won with a four. , i un one up. ?-on'ho1?' 420 mas; par, 4; Jones, 'r ion L nes was traPPed and re- V hrhVecond. t his third was I -Mr side of the green. Herron's '. "Uwitk? eet ofr th0 Srn. His Is' ' in five 8 feet of the P'n- Tlley . '"n "ne up. l ",h0,0; 226 yards; par. 3: Jones. r Vi',;H J. drove In the rough '' m it lnon ws trapped. Both " .r-m , but Jones won the hole - Jutt nr 1quir'ed three Putts mis3" 01 less than two feet for a ? m yards: par, 4; .' :u"vS.: 5- "error, was in the V'ln,'a secoml was In trap. i drivo , antt clown 111 2 more. V : 10 L ia,3 traPP'l and he re-I re-I , lu set out and two more to fl','' ! ' 'l; Hhcrrho,0' 442 yards; par, 4; to T,? "V1; Bobbys drive found '-iliX "erron was in the f-H'cd , , S(,cond to the green. '' i;-o tL . Uful mashie to the j ;., inty both were down with i :.!lBir(lies- olo. 482 yards; par. 5; Jones, ' "'Won ,1 ? 5"1 ond was safe 1 '"l to , V e ertffe- Herron sliced : ' Pin ,,, p' Put his third six feet , "i a v,'", 5anlt a putt for a birdie I up. ;:,.n3h0lR3,53 yards; par, 4; Jones, :; and u screamers down St i ,ep,ut thel- seconds on. - wen? ?ot putt for a lhree. nt down with a six-foot "P. , Her-01?' 42S yards; par. 4: '.; in .a- Jns was trapped ' '"i!"rtI V1?Jorced to play safe. .'a; 4. Ho Khln six feet and sank '"OatwSS Playetl Perfeclly to , , - m'ssed a two-foot putt for .:-'n S 5le; 516 yards, par. 8. 1 :i secen'rt. Jones outdrove Her-, Her-, s were twenty yards off |