The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-26
N0|GT HAS
FINE GARD
Of 145
By Davis ]. Walsh

*
ATLANTA, Ca, March 26.
Owing to one thing and another.
mostly the latter. the dash for the
East Lake club house at eventide
today will be run in two heats in
order to accommodate everyone
concerned, which will not bs too
many at that. The first heat will
Be purely an exhibition by Robert
T. Jones, Atlanta's own. He will
demonstrate over the final 30
holes Just how q Southern open
golf championship should and will
Be won.
The second heat would be COM
paratively unimportant, Il anyone
really could get around TO the
matter of considering $12,600 IN
that rather whimsical light. It
will feature all Of the surviving
professionals in stampede toward
whatever may be left when Mr..
Jones, the arnateur, gets through.
Mr.. Jones, being an amateur. has
no use for money; 90 all ne VIII
take Is the title, while the pros VIII
take . beating and the cash. rang.
Ing in seriousness from $4,000 Tor
first to $50 for thirtieth.
These arrangements, at first blush
might seem q bit premature, con.
sideriug the fact that only half Of
the required distance has been
covered, yet the scores this morn.
ing show Jones with lSS strokes;
Johnny Farrell and w. Il. LIVE
with 14S; John Golden, George
Voigllt, washington p. g. ana
Larry NabholtS with Las; Clarence
Hackney and Al Watrous with l4B;
Bill Mehlhorn with lat and the rest
Of them with severe pain In the
neck-band.
The situation, therefore, 70.
solves itself into o mere quess
ton Of fact over fancy and
everyone knows that you can't
go behind facts any more than
you can 60 behind strange
bar; that Is. Not without .
punch on the nose.
The facts, therefore, are briefly
these: Mr.. Jones has 1SS for half
the distance; IL 10 conceded that
Mr.. Jones requires all Of two 76's
today. which he won't, the title
would be his anyhow. The betting
however, is even that Mr.. Jones
will break 20 on at least one Of his
rounds today.
Therefore, it may be seemly TO
forget Mr.. Jones forthwith and re-
member the poor but honest profess
SIGNALS.
Farrell and Livie hold the
strategic position for the final
sortie against the $4,000 first prize,
but Johnny is just recovering from
an illness and Livie, a public course
man from Cleveland, lacks tourna-
rnent experience; so either or both
may fail to last.
Weight ID . Washington ans.
teur, which leaves NabhOltZ and
Golden the next heirs apparent
with Hackney and Watr0us
crOwding close and MehIh0rn
only four strokes back Of the
professional leaders. The stu.
alton makes for ding-dong fin.
lsh and, AZ far 40 that goes, o
couple Of low 7O's from any Of
the 148 men, Eddie Towns,
Bobby CruiIxshank, Freddie Nc
Leod, Jim FOULS, Emmett
French, Willie Klein and Jim
Thompson, might very wen take
the play away from those In
front.
Joe Turnesa, Harry Hampton,
Charley Manning and Joe Devany,
tied at 1A7, are Just a bit too far out
of focus to be figured too seriously
FOR first prize. which also kills the
chances Of Jock Hutchinson, Leo
Diegel, Tom Armour and Mike
Brady. too. They are tied at 15O.
AZ for that debonair man about
sand traps, Walt Hagen, he IL tied
at ISL with q lot of casual strangers
and will have to shoot two 70's to
even make It close. Walt may have
j couple OF rounds like that coming
to him but the odds are dead against
It. He had everything with him but
his stamina yesterday and probably
will have less Of that today.
The fight will be among the fight.
ers well under $50 and. since most
Of the boys would rather fight than
eat and haven't missed q meal while
conscious, It viii be a matter OF pick
your opponent and let the worst
sansy1 Inca