San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Bobby Jones of Atlanta, winning
the national open golf championship,
took q place at the head of Ameri-
can golf that he has deserved for at
least two years.
Vardon was the first to acquaint
the world. with the fact that Bobby
Jones has the nearest thing to per-
feet golfing form ever seen in this
country.
What Harry Vardon said, exactly.
was:
This lad is the worlds greatest
stylist."
American followers OF golf were
quick to pick up the great English
golfers remark about Jones. Then
every one began to try to figure out
just why Jones hadn't yet taken any
81 the big championships, although he
had won the southern three times
Bobby Jones jinx" became nearly as
famous as Bobby Jones.
1t seemed that Bobby Jones never
would get over that jinx. Golf ex-
perts began to figure that he'd always
just fall short Of winning the big
titles. amateur or open. The jinx
was riding him hard. every time. in
spite of his magnificent natural play
ing form, acknowledge to be as near
perfection as anyone can come in
golf, his amazing records on various
courses, and his splendid match play.
Just Under Twenty-three.
Jones was getting odd" He was
on the near edge of 49,. not old for
the average golfer. but almost an
Gent for Robert. who won his first
sectional championship when he was
IA. upsetting all traditions and prov
ing that golf isn't IAN old mans
game"
There's an old saying that luck
has a lot to do with winning cham
pionships, and Bobby Jones didn't seem
to have any luck. But he kept on
TRYING. You. can.t always hold down
a fellow who never gives up!
At IA Bobby qualified in the ANA
teur championship at Merton and won
his first two matches before losing
10 Robert Gardner, who WAS runner
IN to Chick Evans. At Oakmont he
was kept away from the championship
by Heron of Pittsburg, who shot
card of even tours in the after
noon round. Then at the Engineers
he met Francis Ouimet, was three
down in the morning. and couldn't
beat Ouimet's round of one over fours
in the afternoon.
No matter how they played against
others, when theX met Jones they
sent crazy and cracked records QUIZ
s-ffet, after disposing of Body, fell
off nine strokes next day against
Evans. -
At st. Louis Jones shot IS against
Willie Hunter in the morning, fin
fishing two up. and in the afternoon
Hunter averaged tours for the seven
teen holes played, although he had
one seven.
Played Four Under Fours.
Next, Bobby Jones. trying fer the
amateur title, met Jess Sweetser when
Jess was playing like a miracle work
or. Sweetser was found under fours
for the match.
On the second hole in the morn
ing round both were about SO yards
from the green on the drive. Sweetser
played his second with spade ulashie
niblick and the ball dropped just short
of the cup and rolled for an eagle
two. Jones dropped his second ter
inches from the cup for birdie three
1t was just Jones luck to have his
birdie beaten. In the tournament jess
holed six shots rom off the green.
last year the Atlanta boy came
within a stroke of the winning score
in the national open championship
irving with John Bla for second
place Wien Gene Sarazen came
through and won in the final round
with a marvellous 6S.
Bobby 10. has turned out few
miracles himself. One of his most as
tonishing records was made on the
65OO-yard East Lake course at At
lanta, where has made a record
smashing GO. In the inal matches
OF the southern amateur champion.
shin at Chattanooga he shot so and
20. In PIG holes of play in three
open championships he had sol strokes
A performance bettered only by Wal
> t,rr Hagen, who had 500.
Started at Age Of six.
Bobby Jones began playing wis
%as only 9 years old. He laid out
a little course of his o. j the front
ward and across the road, and prac-
ficed with an old clee...
His father played at the East Lake