The Washington times., 1926-06-30

He was back again in 1922.
when he qualified second with 4
score Of a145, but lost to- Jess
SWeetser, the winner, and q.
Not disappointed after his repeated
failures, he tried again in 1898,
and won the medal with 81 ~
after having tied with Chick
Evans. In the second round, now
ever, he was conquered by Max
Marston, who eventually won the
crown.
In 1922 he. also made his first
major attempt at the open title
and tied for second place with u,
Il. Black, these two being stroke
| 2S8 to win. The next year he won
the open after tie with Bobby
Cruickshank at 296. He scored q
20 in the play-off. while CruIl.
schank had AIS.
/ He took part in the amateur
1 and open In 1924 and qualified sec
| ond In the former with q 146 and
i defeated George Won Elm for tlls
title by 10 and 8. In the open ke
finished next to Cyril Walker, the
1 victor. Last year he repeated Iii
/ the amateur, but lost the open on
Il q play-Off with While MacEariane
Dy q single stroke.
Jones, iD addition, has been
member Of every American Walk.
er cup team and has become
known on both sides De the All.
iantic as the worlds premier
medal play exponent and the
/ greatest amateur golfer. =
al Watrous. runner-np to Jones in
the British event, began to nIay
golf in 1912. lscrn in Yonkers
N. T. he gained most Of his ifonors
outside the metropolitan district. in
1922 he won both the MICHIGAN and
Canadian opens and in the p. b. Al,
event last year he captured the
medal with 4 score Of 40. He was
beaten, however, In the first round
by Walter Hagen, / UP on the
thirty.ninth green. He qualified for
the National open last year, but did
not advance far.
Hagen, who tied for third honors
in the British open yesterday with
George Won Elm, Ii known as the
worlds greatest match-play golfer.
No better proof OF this il to be
found than his victory on June 20
over Abe Mitchell, the great British
star, by and /. Starting ghe last
36 holes 4 down he staged one OF
the greatest rallies ever known and
triumphed by d safe margin. He
won the American open in 1914 and
1913 and was rlinner.up in 1921.
He took the Western open in 1915
and 1921 and the Metropolitan open
In 1916, 1919 and 102O.S
He was the French omen cham.
piOn I'm 1870 and the next year
carried off the r. q. A. crown. I'm
1922 he won the British crown
and repeated In 1924. Last year
he was well down the list Of
r. q. A. qualifieFs, but carried off
the crown by beating Bill MelIl.
horn by 8 and s.
George Won Elm, Of Los Angeles.
has been a famous figure on the
coast for the last few years. He
was selected for the Walker Cup
team this year, and his fine show
ing in several of the major Journeys
OF the West, and proved an able aid
to the American cause.
He captured the Pacific North.
west. crown In 1922 and was the
first amateur in the California open
for 1924. Last year he swept all
the California events, gaining the
North and South amateur and open
crowns. He also won the State
final.
He also took the Northern Cali
fornia amateur. after having won
the medal, and triumphed in the
Southern open with Al card OF $50.
I'm the British amateur title play
at Muirfield this year Jones was
off to a good start, but was beaten
in the semi-finaIs. His cards for
the amateur, starting with the Sec
ond day, as he drew a bye on the
first:
JONES vs.. ORAEROD