Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-20
BOBBY JONES DROPS NATIONAL
GOLF TITLE TO &C. RCE Won ELM

Short Hills, n. j.. Sept. 1S.-The
tall, gaunt trees at Baltusrol noun
tain looked down on George Won
Elm of Los Angeles this pleasant aft
ernoon as he brought to a dramatic
climax the two year reign of Bobby
Jones as amateur champion. Before
one of the greatest galleries that ever
saw a golf match in America the
fallen emperor resisted stubbornly.
He tried valiantly to produce one OF
his characteristic par-shatterlnS nm
ishes. but he was forced to yield
with increasing reluctance on the
Both green with the Californian
blonde having a lead of two holes
with one to play.
Jones was not beaten because he
PLAYED poorly. He lost because Won
Elm matched his fine strokes with
shots of even greater brilliancy. The
new champion was one over tours
for the So holes, which is notable
scoring over a course OF Baltusroi
difficulties. Jones medal was the
same, but the difference in holes up
is accounted for at the 18th anu
10Th, at both of which Jones hdu
two strokes to spare in winning.
Won Elm has been Bobby's most
persistent challenger in recent years
and when one stops to anaiSZe ms
CAPABILITIES as a shot maker MS sue
cess here today came as no surprise.
Recause of Jones outstanding record
in winning the title in successive
wears and also adding to that &C
complishment the winning OF the
American and British open cham
pionships, it comes as painful task
to hail Won Elm as the better OF the
two. At least he was the greater
golfer here today.
Jones very loyal supporters may
fnd some consolation in the hlstorl-
cal fact that they paid off on Grant
in the Civil war in spite OF the su-
perior rating as a warrior that the
historians give Lee.
Won Elm smashed his way to the
championship today with his inner
iron shots. lust as Willie Macfarlane
conouered Bobby at Worcester IN
1925. The Californian's second shots
tn the flags and his bold and accu-
rate putting, produced his margin OF
supremacy. With the woods, Jones
was the better. Frequently he was
MANY wards ahead of his rival on
the long holes when tney "alheu
ont to their balls. All the more not
able, therefore, was Won Elm
achievements in laying his longer
seconds closer to the pin.
Two down going to the 18th, Jones
stiu saw a faint chance to pull out
when Won Elm was short with ms
second and then seven feet by the
cup with his run-up from the edge
of the green. Jones laid his third
dead on the pin and then came one
of the most crushing blows that Won
Elm was to deliver. He faced the
most difficult putt of the afternoon.
and he dropped it, withal there was
almost a complete pause in its prog
ress Just before it went out of sight.
Among Bobby's staunch friends,
all hope fed at the o1st, where he
hit a poor drive and had the mis-
fortune to have it drop into a creek
some 200 yards out from tee, he
played a fine out from the stream
but he lost the hole to become two
down.
Once more hope dawned at the
32d hole, when Won Elm suffered his
only putting lapse in three days. He
took three puts and lost the hole,
but three successive halves in par
figures brought about the GROWING
glory OF q new champion.