Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24

true sportsman, as well as the greatest
of golfers" That paper believes the
decision comes at q time when che
may fairly and without exaggeration
be called the Colossus Of golf" and It
concludes that "his retirement will not
diminish his glory in any way" for, "as
long as golf Is played the name Of
Bobby Jones Is sure to lead all the
rest"
"It may be-" suggests the Newark
Evening News, chat Jones Is leaning
over backward in his stand that accept
ance of a contract with one of the
leading producers of sound pictures
might affect his amateur standing, but
that attitude Is in line with his prin-
ciples from the beginning Of his career.
His amateur standing always has been
jealousy guarded and has never been
questioned. He believes he might be
criticized, however, and that is enough
for him. In way, the retirement of
Jones win be q good thing for golf In
its wider aspects. For the last few
years, competition, with Jones in the
field; has been mere striving for sec
ond place, among both amateurs and
professionals. With the Albanian out
there Is bound to be an access Of inter-
est in both championships, extending
to the British Isles. Jones the lawyer
succeeds Jones the golfer. but there Is
more to 1t than that. Robert T. Jones
goes on, but Bobbie Jones becomes q
figure in Valhalla, symbol Of romance.
For many years he will represent the
perfect golfer the aspiration of count
less players of the ancient and honor
able game"
Pr,I.a Ionin - I,;c xa0cifioya fe diona,eead
by the Rockford Morning Star with the
statement: 1.-THE true amateur spirit
consists as much as anything else in his
realizing, as sober maturity came, that
galleries and praise are not the serious
business Of life and that the honor Of
being the greatest of golfers does not
compensate your soul II you slack at
LIES demand that you leave your mark
on something more lasting than
game"
His loss will not be felt by an admir-
ing public, because of the nature OF his
retirement, as viewed by the st. Paul
Pioneer Press. which states: "And so,
while Bobby Jones quits golf, more peo-
pie than ever before will see him play.
The galleries which have followed him
across courses on two continents will
be multiplied by the number Of motion
picture theaterS in the world, and
thousands of the games humblest duff
ers will be given an opportunity to see
how golf should be played, even If they
never are able to play it that way.
Alexander, the Macedonian conqueror,
resting upon his laurels, cried because
there were no more worlds to conquer.
Had his been q twentieth century career
there would have been no call for tears.
He could have gone into the movies"
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette points
out that "for twenty years he has made
gol1ng history" and concludes as =
his decision: "Jones made it clear
some time ago that II he accomplished
this objective, he would retire from
strenuous competitive golf. This did
not mean that he would give up. the
game which he has mastered, and
which he loves, but It did reflect his
WEAKNESS Of the strain Of one major
test after another. The demand upon
his time, too, should not be overlooked.
Playing as consistently as he did the
past year, there must have been little
time or opportunity for him to practice
law" L, - Ls-A.a-.-