Evening star., 1928-04-08
RT w. &. MeC ALUM.


~ golf jun&et by picking up 9
piece of easy change for three
dsys' uiav. much of the conversation
touched on the coming British open
championship and the national open
title chase. The British championship
now held hy Robert Tyre Jones. lr.. oi
Atlanta, will be played at Sandwich. the
tail end Of the firSt week in May-~MaS
= and S-n We remember correctly The
national open crown, now adornlng tEis
classic brow of Tommy Armour ot Con-
e-esSiaaai. Is to be completed for on June
q. 80 and eS. the presumption oene:
that the cities OF Phiiaoeipnia ano
Richmond again will be the places
where most Of the Washington protcs-
Eiorals will try their luck at qualifying
Last wear the Capital had quite dele
catior st both places. Ralph Beach
was the only Washington player &c
make the grade outside of Tom Armour
who was automatically eligible, since ne
piayed well at Columbus the year pre-
viouS
The sharpshooters at Richmond cut
loose with all the golf they had and
considerable CONVERSATION. and settled
or two thingS-that Bob Jones, not
withstanding the smoke screen that has
heen thrown around his intention to
plav--in the way of denials-again wall
make an attempt to annex the title ne
has won for the last two wears, and
that Tommy Armour. unless he prac-
ticeS aSSiduously n the interium De-
tween now and June and RECEIVERS from
the speli Of overgoif he now has, VIII
not successfully defend his title.
Helds Jones Must Play.
OF course any rcif talk that Smacks
- -, ~
winners Is quite interesting and We
pricked I'd our ears when a professional
ranked high as q player and as q man
ventured the unqualified prediction that
Bob Jones would again 60 abroad. And
ne were even more amazed when this
man I'VE wont mention his namel~ said
that Jones was practically forced 70
make the trip 70 Britain II he would be
sure Of Q field for his syndicate writ
ings this year and next.
OF course, we demonstrated with some
show of heat that Bob Jones Is simon
pure Of the first water. doesn't need the
money. wouldn't take 1t II he could get II
and all that sort of thing. But our in
fornaant stuck to his yarn. and insist
ed that Walter Hagen and Bin Mel
horn would have the company OF the
worlds most famous amateur when they
saii for Britain on April 10.
OF course we lay no claim TO being
q golf seer. or In fact TO know much
about the game. but we have always re-
rsrded Bob Jones as one Of the out
standing amateurs Gin every sense OF
the word n the game. To connect his
name with such mundane things as
svndscates and money and anything else
than amateur glory sounded bad TO our
unsophisticated ears. We had in mind
certain offer Of a vice presidency In Q
southern bottling company that Jones
turned down back In 1928. which would
ilase paid him something like $4,000
a year: and the offer Of promoter, aft
er Jones Won his first open at Inwood,
for some such fabulous sum as sT5. 900
for tour. -
EumOrs Discounted.
OF course re had heard inxidious ru-
nsors about hts connection with Whit
field Estates at Sarasota Winter before
last end hcw he signed on the dotted
line for S35. 900 for three months and all
that sort Of thing But we discounted
them all exactly 100 per cent. knowing
the kind OF man Bob Jones Is and how
he hewx TO the line. and steers his
course fer away from the shadow of
anything that would SAVIOR Of CONNER
rializing the game that has made him
and that he has aided IN no small way
TO elevate-
OF course Jones might go abroad to
6efsnd his title without any thought OF
the syndicate for which he writes He
might yield 70 a pure sporting desire
again 10 ct in big time composition
eraiFasf his fsyoMte foes-tl1e profess
f.1nala. And we sincerely believe that II
h. gors abroad this year. the money
making angle viii be the last thing that
enters his mind Nevertheless we shall
be vastly interested-and so will many
thousands ot golfers-to see the way
things move In the next fortnight-aTd
vh-tfer hs viii 90 70 Join Hagen ana
aEelsznTn n another bid for the Brisisn
pc.1
Armour Apt. To Rally.
Knowing perfectly well that Tommy
Armour was In bed with . bad, case Of
influenza. and felt very badly that ne
could net play In the Richmond tourney
after having promised 10 dn 50. we wers
vastly irtrresteo in the talk touching
or has chance To win tfe open again
hy tne men with whom he had played
IL ,ne South and the West.
All agreed that Armour is very much
ovefsoifed. cut Of condition and not at
Ell the keen Tommy who won al OAK
T7ent In such impressive fashion. And
~ reflected back over the tournaments
5Y2 California. Oklahoma. Texas snc
Florida. and ne failed 70 remember
wi1>re Tommy had won single event
nTeY the Winter sessoD--that Is. an
sTent where the competition was oi
high class
He Old win State title In the North
vest before Christmas. bat his tour
fnce that time has drawn blank ss
Ear as winning Is concerned. NeveTtne-
ie1s We sincerely believe that man ol
Al ours golf ability and intellectual
ability and physical ability viii take
fucn care Of himself between the pres
ent and the third week In June tnal
ne viii move out over Olympia Field u
rat stretches, st least not an ohtsidf
ssYor3te 70 retain MS title
Wanted 10 Eater MEET.
we happen to know that Tommy Il
tired nY ths strain Of the Winter cam
naigY fand q national crown rests none
f0e lightly on the head 0f A. corlScien'
saG9s q man as Armour. that he nas
been ill and that he win need rest ol
At ieast month before he viii b. him
fklf again HIS proposed trip " Britain
Is of postponed by. the attack OF ~
that came on him day after the koftf
ard SosstB ~ Pipehufst
We happened 10 be- IN the room wnef
Tommy telephoned Bob Augustine
president " the GlenWoos Club ~
Richmond " express his regrets ina
10 could not compete In the tourney
kno We knoy from Toumy's tones tha
De really wanted W play and could mol
A rest of a. least q month Is Tha'
l9e admits he Needs He tod SPONSOR
fgT the tourney In Richmond that "
make amends for his non appearance
he would play an exhibition In ths
Monumental City free Of charge, ant
the time and play of national cham
pson commands = good price per dsl
IN these times 0f Bigh power golf ssles'
HaaDSbip.
Gtenwe0a Good Course.
Clenwooe by the wsy, h a very I'm
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