The Washington times., 1929-02-04

The discovery was made coinci-'
dent with the annual announcement
of subcommittee for 1929, the
significant feature of which Is the
fact that Jones, already member
Of the general executive committee,
Is named on three others
The indication is rather clear,
therefore. that the impressive sue
cess that has fallen, to Jones, the
competitor, is following him inevit-
ably in his more OF less recent foray
into the administrative side of golf.
This initial success. 1t seems, is
only the beginning of the story.
1t is my information that
Jones is in line to 20 "up" to
one of the vice pTesidencies Of
the association on the 1880
ticket Or, at the worst, not later
than the following year, Then,
if all goes well-which ! fear
means that If the association still
Is as rapt in its admiratiOH--it
will place his name in nOnlina-
tiOn for the presidency within
four or five years.
Harrison Johnston. the remark
ably nice young man from Mime
apolis, is another competitor who IL
slated to 20 ''up" to executive hon.
ors with the coming years. He is
named with Jones on each Of the
membership and reinstatement, the
selection of courses. and the imple.
ments and BAH committees, and the
word is that he is going as high as
the association can &C Itrive to send
him.
That he ever will be president of
the association is a question: with
Jones, the matter is a certainty.
am told-if all goes well.
Robert thus is destined to follow
Bill Fownes. ]. Frederick Byers and
Findlay Douglas, the current In
cumbent, to the throne room. All
three are former amateur cham.
pions. who turned to administration
when par began to mock them. Par
still figures to be Bobby's push
over when he is bowed formally to
the presidents chair and, besides,
none of the three mentioned ever
saw the day when they could match
stroke for stroke with him. In
fact. no player with the. right to.
contest Jones' ability ever was &C.
corded an honor 50 high.
When and If elected, he win
be the youngest president in the
history Of competitive golf in
America and Great Britain.
which virtually means all golf.
Jones win be in his early fI1ir-
ties by the time his proposed
election is cOnsummated.
Thus, the appropriate climax to a
life that might have been lived
within the covers of fiction: A third
round competitor in a national cham
pionship at the age of "a; finalist
at IL and the national open cham
pfon at %. Then the amateur
champion the following year. after
which three American amateur
titles, two British open events and
another American open champion
ship fell to his bag within period
Of four years, TO say nothing of
two ties for the national open
championship.
This record might indicate that
the man can't go wrong and there
would be exactly no doubt about it,
il 1t wasn't for one fact. The
supreme test still awaits him. This
win be applied at the conclusion
Of the 1885 championship when the
president of the association prob
ably will be. required to make two
slightly divergent speeches-one as
the chief executive presenting the
championship cup, to be followed
Immediately by graceful address
OF acceptance BY the champion. That
ought to be almost rs good as q
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