Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Nv the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED SreSss
SOUTHAMPTON, England, July
23.-Bobby Jones. Georgia bound to-
day, carried evidence in plenty of his
great British golfing triumph, but
could not explain the why"
The twice open champion
had his now famous grin with him.
! a new bag loaded with golf1ng equip
n1ent and several special trophies and
gifts from admirers, but he could not
explain why he was able to win so
decisiyely at st. Andrews, just after
finishing so far back in the companion
American event at Oakmont. He was
eleventh at home. which is about the
same as last for him.
AS the golf master left for home,
his proud father, big Bob Jones,
and Stewart Maiden, his golf tutor,
enioyed the cheers of their late hosts
even more than the champion, though
Bobby was by no means unappreci-
alive.
He did not say Emo, when urged
to return next year for an effort to
make it three in a row. He said
Maybe" He would like to come
back, he said. for every one has been
very kind to him, but he must go
back to Atlanta to resume the study
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course.
Unable to Tell Why.
Asked if he could offer an explana-
ton of an almost overnight reversal
in his great game which enabled him
to lead the field all the way in the
British open when he could not place
himself among the leaders in the
American open, the British champion
told the Associated Press: Nobody
can explain 1t"
you can't win them all and you
can't lose them all--and that's about
all there is to it," he said.
He talked of luck" as he said:
"The gods of luck were good to me-
The champion, who has been twice
crowned in a majority OF the major
title quests. gets his fun In winning
the championships and leaves the
post mortems to the theorists. The
chroniclers have declared that golf
championships are won by narrow
margins. The difference between a
good and a bad shot Is the thickness
=, of a cigarette paper, Bobby Jones
: thinks they may be right.
"When I stood on the thirteenth
tee of the third round at Oakmont,"
he said, II wouldn't have exchanged
places with any other man in the
field. had "a holes to play and We )
not more than 3 down to the leader.
That's just about the most satisfac-
tory position in medal competition
where the strain of setting the pace
is a furious one, as l found at St.
Andrews. Perhaps opportunity daz-
lied me. Anyway l had two bad
holes, took two 6s at the thirteenth
and fifteenth, and my chances of win
ming were gone for Armour and
Cooper were both playing better golf
than J."
Plays a New Role.
Bobby Jones played a new cham
--~piOHship role for him at st. Andrews.
He led the field at the end of each
Of the four rounds and readily adj
mittcd that the strain was terrific.
Some OF the so-called experts think
his mental condition underwent a
vast change between Oakmont and
ST. Andrews. AT Oakmont he had
just completed his law examinations
and was tired as well as lndergolfed.
lie had outstrippcd almost the same
field of stars in the Southern a few
weeks before, but that championship
was played over his own East Lake
course, where he was on speaking
terms with every blade Of grass.
At st. Andrews he took no chances
lie LOtltu HIS game dS uOGS Il boxer
preparing for the ring, went out for
the lead, obtained il and held it all
the way to the most glorious victory
in modern British golf history. Fig
ures fer his last four practice rounds
and six rounds OF championship play
including the two qualifying tests. in
dictate the marvellous steadiness of the
pace he set. They read IS, 70, 20. CT
76. II. 6S, 70, 10, ".
Various clubs of the famous Jones
collection have been praised for his
victory. First his putter, affectionately
known as Calamity Jane" was
credited as the most important con
tributor, but an old driver. true ant
tried, claimed tribute also, for the
same club with which he blasted Ions
shots from the tee at st. Anne,s las
Gsska- -sA~veA hiEss well at st. Andrews