Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-12

~ OBBY JONES is undoubtedly the
greatest general favorite in golf.
The professionals and amateurs
IL alike have only admiration for
the Georgia miracle man. Bobby
Is a good winner, a generous loser and
o fine, gallant sportsman.
I think it is true that officials are
tempted to give him the better of the
draw on account of his value to the
gate, but 1t is true also that Jones never
would of his own choice ask the slightest
favor. Why should he? He always
goes to bed early when playing in an
important tournament, and could do
Just as we'll If the starting time were
6 am. as If it were 10 o'clock. 1t is
not because of Jones, but because of
the spectators that he usually is started
at convenient hour.
But, with Jones out of the running /
doubt whether more popular player
could have won the amateur title than
Jimmy Johnston of St. Paul. The golf
crown passed from one fine head to an
other. Johnston, too, is splendid
sportsman. with fighting heart. More
over, he is fine golfer. 1t was no
mean feat to turn back Or. Willing
when he was in reaching distance of
the championship. The doctor is an
other fighter, one of the toughest to
beat. It took a game opponent to put
him out of the running.
This amateur championship, like all
tournaments, again emphasized the
value of putting. When it comes to
counting strokes, a 6-foot putt is of the
same value as a 250-yard drive. And
it is noticeable that both amateur and
professional stars have much more
trouble with hook than slice. Some
of them play a slight hook to get the
extra roll, but even the best are likely
to overdo it. Control, rather than
power, is the great thing in all games.
George Lott tells me that Stage is
likely to have tough foot ball eleven
at Chicago. The proof of Amos Alonzo
Stages ability as a coach Is demon
strated by the surprisingly good show
ing he makes against opponents who
consistently have more and better ma
lterial. The policy at Chicago has been
toward graduate schools and the fresh
man classes are small-so are most of
trouble getting weight for his line. Lott
is as interested in foot ball and base
ball as he is In tennis. He takes as
much interest in playing the infield
as he does in playing the net. After
his graduation In March Lott is now
considering entering the brokerage
business.
Detroit University has q skillful
center by the name Of Lardner. You
might never guess it, but his nickname
Is Ring" Not quite as tall as the
original Ring Lardner, he has more
hair and weight. Still, he Is plenty
tall enough. Laid end to end, the two
Lardners would easily reach from
Miles, Mich, to Detroit.
Every time Helen wills reaches the
aid Of her opponents. First they took
away her appendix and now they have
departed with her tonsils. But the
chances are that while they leave the
California star her arms and legs she
still will be too strong for her adver-
SarieS at tennis. Miss Wills is a great
tennis player. It seems to me that
those who compare her with Suzanne
Genglen are a bit apt to overlook the
fact that the game has advanced
There are more fine woman players
today than there were q number Of
years ago.
Victoria Maria Campolo Is suffering
from an injured back. It is rumored
that, in going through exercises, Senior
Campolo tried to touch his toes. BY
the time he got down near where they
were the distance was so great that he
strained muscle boosting his weight
back to an upright position. I am in
formed that q gang of paperhangers
with ladders have been hired to cover
the injured spot with porous plasters
{Copyrisht. 1929, by North American News
i paper AllianceO