The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-27
Wizard Completes
Grand Slam in Golf
By Beating Romans

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Grand Slam in Golf
By Beating Romans
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good puts left for their pars. They
missed and halved In fives.
Twenty-sixth hole, $50 yards. par
four.
Bob nearly drove the green and
Clipped to within ten feet Of the cup.
Romans was too strong with his APP
preach but Just missed sinking a Is
footer. It a q half in tours.
Twenty seventh hole, ITO yards.
par three.
Jones missed the green with his tee
shot at the twenty-seventh and went
into q trap. Romans was 10 feet from
the cup. Jones was 10 feet short in
2 and was down n 4, c%onccding Ho-
mans his putt and the hole. Jones
8 up.
Twenty eighth hole, 1876 yards. par
four.
Jones drove a long ball at the
twenty-eighth but in rough. Romans
was In the -fairway 80 yards behind.
Gene put Is second in a trip to the
left. Jones second found the same
trap. Bob failed to get out on his 3rd
and took four to reach the green. Is
feet from the pin. Gene went over
the green to q trap on the other side
in four. They were about the same
distance from the cup. In a was halt
In 6's%nd Jones was dormie eight.
Twenty ninth hole, 378 yards, par
four.
The. drives were long at the 18th
Romans on the right Of the fairway
and Jones on the left. Romans
pitched on past the cup. Jones was
short In two and each took 2 quits fol
q half In par 4. Jones winning 8 up
and Z to play.
The card:
Romans IN o4A1
Jones In 64x1
Jones needed to produce so lew Of
his characteristic fireworks to gain *
commanding q lead over the 22- year.
old Romans that his victory was
assured, with the match only at the
halfway mark.
Romans, as q matter Of fact, saved
himself from being as much as nine
or 10 down by sensational work or
the last two holes Of the morning
round. ,
After losing three straight holes tn.
T. youngster laid his tee shot dead or
the 215-yard 18th for q two, which
Jones conceded after driving into TIT
rough and missing his putt fer 9
three.
Then on the 18th, the Jersey stal
holed q 20-foot putt to save q hal
after ~overshooting the green. whil'
Bobby was ID feet from the cup witt
his second.
Takes It Easy
Jones took matters very easily a
the outset and his margin of 3 up a
the turn was more the result o
Romans very cratic play than an.
superlative shooting on the part o
the triple champion. Bobby three
putted three Of the green's on the out
going nine but on two Of these h
got no worse than a half, losing tn
7th when he was stymied. That wa
the only hole Romans won On tn
outgoing nine and his birdie on tn
18th was the only hole he capture.
coming in.
Coming In, Jones settled down t.
more workmanlike golf. He o fiv
out of seven holes in q row to 60 eigh
up at the 18th. He sank a 25-foo
putt for a birdie on the 18th an,
holed q six-footer on the 18th TO
another birdie.
His greatest shot. however, was
No. 3 iron that cleared the trap:
guarding the 14th and fell Is fee
from the cup, after Romans ha.
failed to get home with a spoon. 30
made only a gesture for his birdi
here, for Romans was on in thre
and still short in four.
A ~galloping gallery of 1900 fan
followed the match as Jones piled u
q lead that forecast another decisiv
victory and the clean sweep that ha
been his goal for 1880.
Although 1t had been u~nseasonabl
hot during the opening rounds of tn
tournament. 1t was chilly today wit
a strong northeast wind blowing q
Jones and Romans began their fins
36-hole match.
A gallery Of $500 fans was presen
at the start, bundled in fur-tr;mme
coats and sweaters.
Jones hit some practice shots wit
the wood before going to the firs
tee. He wore q heavy sweater and s
did Romans, making his debut as
finalist in any national champion
ship.
Jones drove with a spoon from tn
first tee but a slightly in front Q
Romans long tee shot. Bob pitche
IN 20 feet from the cup after Gen
put his second In a trap. Homan
came out Of the sand IS feet from tn
cup. Genes long putt for a fou
stayed out. Jones putted close an
got his par.
Jones one up.
Jones drove to the rough and Ho
mans to a trap at the long secont
Gene came out to the rough and 30
hit a long iron down the fairwa!
Jones was barely on the green wit
his third and Romans was shor
Jones putt ranupthe green's bank. o
which the pin was placed. but role
back and each was q long way off |
four. Romans 20 feet and Jones II
It was q half in skies. <
At the 3rd Jones sent an iron t
the green but Homan'sspoon shot wa
on top Of a trap to the left. Homan
Clipped 8 feet from the cup. Jone
putted short from 80 feet. Homan
missed his putt for a three. 30
holed his par and went 2 up.
Bobby Is Trapped