South Bend news-times., 1922-09-09
DEFEAT OF BOBBY
JONES BY SWEETSER
IS BIG SURPRISE
Winner Plays Spectacular Golf
Evans Shooting Consist
ant Came.
IN aCHICKn EVANs.


BROOKLINE COUNTRE CLUB.
Sept. 8. - Having won my match
Friday with Rudy Knepper aud
thus my way 20 the finals in this
year's national amateur golf cham
pionship. this course on Saturday
viii be the scene OF a struggle be-
tween east and west. and oddly
enough. between Chicago and New
York for the great golt title.
While ] have taken part in scores
OF important golf matches, I look
forward 20 the match OF nv whole
career here Saturday.
Apparently every condition favors
Jiptop golf. The course, under Fri
day's sun, has improved wonder
ful and right now II is in the very
best shape for championship golf.
The fairways are just r-ght 20 pre-
vent roll. offering every opportuni-
q for the placement Of shots from
the tee. The green's are just right
90 grab the ball and make il Ao!d
off the mashie
Jess Sweetser. the riAnt Blonde
boy from the Siw~noy club OF New
York has justified the claims of
many critics Of the game thar this
year he would go 20 the finals in the
championship.
Big Jess Is much better than he
has been at previous champ!
how much better Is Indicated by his
round in So this morning His ac-
curacy in .aproa chilg is reflected in
the fact that thrse times during this
tournament he has sunk m4shie ap-
pTOaches. a feat nevc- heretofore
written down in armament records
so far as I know.
Sweetser. incidentally is the only
golfer in America Of Bjbby Jones
age who ever defeated Bobby.
Bobby's downfall turned one moe
page in the book Of the sparkling
southern champions rougn path 20
the title. I seemed 70 have earlier
in the week a sort Of premonition
that this was Bobby's year
I have watched him fOr years ana
one OF the amazing aspects OF the
championships to me. = that some
thing always stops Bobby short CT
the title.
10 seems Impossible that any play
er could possess the game he mas
and be denied the e-own FIR so
long ! said years ago that Jones
would own the title IN zine ard
stick TO that assertion more firmly
than ever since having opportunity
TO see him twice this year. at the
open championship in Chicago and
again here. It must be recalled that
Bobby entered the championship
Competition first when he was but
Il years old. He is on,y % NOW.
was 26 before I wol the ti.is.
Jones has plenty OF t,ms yet
The tournaments ;urn up some
golf that should not be overlooks sd
because II chances to be on the .as-
ing side OF the matches For In
stance. the playing OF Rudy Knep-
per during this meeting. Knepper
has been the one bright star Of the
week and the fights re has made
against the luck he had in the draw
in other years would surely have
made HIM a champion
The student Of the game has but
TO recall the road Knepper has
travelled this week to sum up his
accomplishments His first match.
Torrance. British star; the second,
the veteran Francis Ouimet: third.
the former British champion. Tot
ley. and Friday he drew me 1t is
little wonder that he was tired out.
and those who follow his game with
interest should understand that he
came here almost directly from an
operation for the removal OF his ton
sis
Every golfer in the tournaments
is almost certain 70 get at least a
few breaks OF luck. but Knepper
didn't have a one Friday. Not a
long putt went down for him. and
il seemed az n his ball always
sought, between good and bad lie
and took the bad. 7 observed more
than once that matter OF few IN
ches would have given him q much
better chance. There are days
when things persistently happen
that way-it's golf.
Obviously. I shan do my best
60 sake the title bacl. 10 Chicago.