Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-16
HOOVER RECEIVES
KING OF GOLFERS
Jones Stops on Way to PhlIa-
deIphia to Play in McWatt
Benefit Match.

PoSseSSor OF three Of the four major
golf titles of the world, Robert Tyre
Jones, ir., Of Atlanta, known the world
over as Bobby" stopped of in Wash
ington today on his way to Philadelphia
and his final attempt to make grand
slam. In clubs to play an exhibition
match at the Columbia Country Club.
Arriving in the Capital early today,
accompanied by few friends from At
lanta, Jones went to the Willard Hotel,
where he is to remain tonight, and will
leave Washington early tomorrow for
Philadelphia, where the national anna
teur championship is to be played next
week.
Before Jones teed off at O'Clock this
afternoon at the Columbia Club with
Macdonald Smith, professional who
placed second to him in the American
and British open championships: Ro-
land r. Mackenzie, internationally IA
nous amateur golfer of Washington,
and Fred Mcleod, professional at the
Columbia Country Club, the entire
party was received at the White House
oy President Hoover. With the golf
champion of two nations were Thomas
D. Paine, Atlanta capitalist and former
vice president of the United States Golf
Association, and o. B. Keeler, famous
golf writer of Atlanta, who always ac-
companies the world-famous Bobby"
on his travels in quest for further golf
glory.
Proceeds Go to McWatt.
Jones, the most sought after golfer
in the world, has turned down more
than 200 requests this year to play In
exhibition golf matches, but consented
| to play in the match today because the
| entire proceeds at the gate will 60 to
Bobby McWatt, formerly professional at
the old Columbia Golf Club who was so
severely injured in an automobile acct
dent that he will never be able again to
| swing q club. 1t is hoped to raise
| enough money from the match today to
purchase for McWatt a miniature golf
course and thus assure him an income
for the rest of his life.
More than 5000 persons we're grouped
around the first tee at the Columbia
| Club as the fourSome, composed Of
golfers famed in all the golf1ng coun-
tries of the world, drove of, with Jones
| hitting low. hooked ball that travelled
| far up the fairway toward the green
$40 yards away. Jones and Mackenzie
we're opposed to the two professionals In
the 18-hole best ball match.
| GldpOIdIC DIGpdIdbAOIlS 1Ildu6 1OE Ildk1@
ding the parked automobiles and for
| handling the gallery worked smoothly
as thousands of members of the club
and golfers intent on watching the
| hampton converged on the course
| located near Chevy Chase Lake, far out
on Connecticut avenue.
The affair was in charge of the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
| Association, with Columbia officials
! Hov 1dIfv,n oil defoila D
chairman of the Golf Committee of the
| Columbia club, was in general charge
| of the galleries, assisted by Albert r.
Mackenzie. Robert T. Barnett, hon
orary president of the professional golf
organization, acted as referee for the
match and Hugh H. Saum, member
of the board of governors of Columbia,
effort in charge of the marshals. Every
effort was made by the gallery-men to
| prevent their marshals and gallery
members from noise and connection
/ while the players were making their
shots Recalling the amateur cham
| pionship of 1919. when Jones was de-
feated in the final round after over
jealous gallery marshals had yelled
fore at the gallery while he was max
ing his shots, the Columbia officials
made every effort to avoid any inter-
ference with the play.
| LOOKS IN rhine eCOnolJlOn.
Bron8ed and sun-tanned from a two
week vacation spent on the ocean front
| of North Carolina, the golf champion
of two nations looked N the prime Of
condition as he greeted President Hoo
yer at the White House. Jones has
this year won the American open and
the British open and amateur cham
| pionshipS, something no man ever has
done before, and next week will attampt
to annex the American amateur cham
| pionship at Philadelphia. He was beaten
| in the title chase last year by Johnny
! Goodman. Omaha youth.
| Immediately before the four players
stepped on the first tee to begin the
match they were the guests of the off,
GERS and members of the Board of Gov
ernorS of the Columbia Club at a
| luncheon at the clubhouse. Seated at
the table, in addition to the four play
ers were George Akerson, secretary to
the President of the United States Maj.
| Henry @. Pratt, superintendent of po-
| lice; Herbert T. Shannon and Clyde B.
Asher, president and vice president of
| the Columbia Club; Andrew j. Cum
| mtngs, Maryland political leader. who
acted as announcer for the match;
Thomas D. Paine o. B. Keller, Miller
B. STEVENSON, Hugh H. Saum, Albert r.
Mackenzie, and other club officials.
a OOtiCo ID W Tic guest db dinner at Tie
club tonight of S. C.. Watkins, close
,, friend of the champion, who now lives
in Washington.
Jones set at rest rumors that he had
had an attack of appendicitis and would
not be able to play in the amateur
championship next week. He looked the
picture of health and appeared to be in
top-notch condition for his attempt to
do something no man has done before
win all four of the major golf Champion
ships of the world.
Youth Versus Age.
The match today was actually a
battle Of youth versus age. although
all the principals have been PLAYING
big-time golf for many years Jones'
who started playing in major cham
plonships at the age of IA and has
held IL major titles since he first won
the open championship in 1923, is only
% years of age. Roland Mackenzie,
the Columbia youngster, who has played
on three international golf teams, and
has held all the titles in this section
Of the country, is but rs, while Fred
Mcleod, national open champion in
1908, Is AZ years Of age. Mac" Smith,
World War veteran. and one of the
greatest stylistS in the game of golf.
is AZ years of age. This year he
finished second to Jones in both the
American and British open champion
ships.
Since his triumphal return from
Great Britain early in July, where he
won both the amateur and open titles,
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