Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-17

The temperamental lad of Merton.
inverness and Oakmont has grown
INTO the man who accepts the whims
of fate with poise. In conquering
that temper Jones has gained himself
the finest golf game in the world-a
game that the professionals them
selves admit is unbeatable. not only
from the standpoint of goifing form.
put from execution. Even when
Boldly hooked an iron shot out of
bounds last Saturday afternoon at the
sixteenth hole, when every stroke
meant the winning or losing of a
championship, he showed no sign Of
petulance. Instead, he made one of
the finest comebacks in the history of
the game.
Displays His Mettle.
That iron shot at the sixteenth has
not been sufficiently recognized. 1t
still stands back of the marvellous
shot at the eighteenth. which won the
title from Bob Cruickshank in the
playoff. but under the circumstances
IL was great shot. Bobby had hook
ed his ball out of bounds. He had to
play four from a point 1870 yards from
the hole. He might have taken eight.
and even if he reached the green he
probably would take six. But that
high iron shot wound up by the hole
side and Bobby was down in five. Had
he lost his temper he would have lost
the championship.
Jones six at the eighteenth Satur-
day afternoon was the joint result of
a bad shot and the dilatory tactics of
A lot of slow thinking officials. Bobby
himself said il was a badly hit shot,
but the delay incident to the playing
OF his third shot was the fault of the
officials. Bobby was dog-tired as he
came into that iron shot to the last
hole. The ball was hooked and
brought up against post used to
fence in the thirteenth tee. The post
and the binding chain had to be
| moved. Bobby sat down. lit cigar
cite and waited eight minutes for the
officials to remove it. He was hot"
there waiting, he became just a tired
boy. By the time he was ready to
play the shot to the green he had lost
| the dash which had heretofore car
the ball into the bunker. enabling
Cruickshank to get into a tie with him.
Answers His Critics.
Some called him a gutter when he
made that weak shot. They looked
back and saw that Jones had taken
a on the last hole of the champion
said he hadn't the punch to win.
Sunday Bobby took the unwarranted
remarks of the doubters and crammed
the words back into the teeth of
IIlOSe :" no nau OOuDleu nlU1- ne re =
deemed himself on the very hole on
which the day before he had made
such lamentable exhibition. That
iron shot to the last hole In the play
off meant more than the champion
ship to Bobby.
Last Saturday afternoon Jones
dragged himself to his room after he
had finished with a score of 296. Out
on the last nine holes was Bob Cruick-
hank. going like a wild man. Be
ginning at the sixth, he played seven
holes in d. row in two over IS. Jones
| 'ay on his bed. beside him Francis
Ouimet, one of the kindest counselors
ever any golfer had. A member of
the committee brought to Bobby
Jones the championship cap and
proffered it to him. Bobby rose up,
smiled and said: Il don't deserve It.
I didn't finish as a champion should
| finish
He was not in his room when
| Cruickshank made that great on
| the eighteenth to tie. Jones was one
| of the first to congratulate the
\ Shackamaxon Scot after he had holed
| the tying putt.
Jones' spent Saturday night with
| Francis Ouimet He went to bed