Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
NEW RECORD SET
BY BOBBY Jones
Fourth Major Championship
in Year, and 18th Title,
Won by Georgian.
CONTINUED From First Pase)


fairway. Romans putted from 20 feet,
the ball rolled close. but missed, and a
wild shout went up from the crowd.
Almost instantly there was wild rush
for the green and Jones.
For few seconds 1t looked as If the
Quadruple monarch of all the goling
kingdoms would be overwhelmed, but
as II by magic command, the Marines
der Lieut.. Whitley Lloyd, former An
napoliS fullback. to form solid pha-
lanx around the Georgian. The van
guard hit Lloyd and bounded back,
shaken off like he used to block would
be tacklers. Others slowed up as they
saw the protective Gordon and the dam
ger. of a mob scene was avoided.
In flying wedge fash'''n, the Marines
escorted Jones, Homay5s and officials OF
the United States Golf Association
through the throngs and up to the club
house lawn where the massive cham
!. pionship trophy. on a spotless table,
cloth. sparkled in the sup for the cere-
nnony Of presentation again to this
Georgia marvel.
Crowd Hangs On.
Twenty deep as many of the specta-
tors who could jam themselves about the
scene stood to watch the last act OF
the great Jones drama of 1880 and
Justify cheered the quiet, stocky young
man who has knocked the statistics
of golf groggy.
In his unprecedented sweep through
the British and American tournaments
this year, Jones today registered his
fifth triumph in the United States ANA
teur and his thirteenth national cham
pionship victory within the period of
the last eight years These achieve
ments also stand alone as records. The
only man who has ever won so many
as four American amateur crowns Is
Jerome d. Travers and no other man,
Briton or American, has piled up so
staggering a grand total of victories
as Jones.
AS ne accepted the championship cup
Jones paid tribute to his opponents, to
the galleries and to the Merton Club,
where in 1916 he first played in the
amateur tournament, and where. in
1924. he won his first amateur cham
pionship. He has now won five of the
last seven.
Will he continue to play or rest on
his laurels? These questions buzzed
among spectators as well as the experts
after It was all over. Jones himself
furnished the answer, so far as 1t may
be given.
Plans Are Indefinite.
II expect to continue to play golf, but
just when and where cannot say
now" he told the Associated Press. Il
have no definite plans. either to retire
or as to when and where 1 may con-
tinue In competition. I might play next
year and lay of in 1882. I might stay
out of the battle next SEASON and feel
like another tournament the following
year; That's all can say about it
now"
The significance of Jones' victory
furnished much more excitement and
interest than the final round match it.
self. That Bobby would win was ac-
ceptee as a fcregone conclusion almost
from the start Of the tournament He
won the medal in the qualifying play
with rccord-bTeaking score. 142. and
he overwhelmed i've successive oppo-
nents. His golf was not ALWAYS Jones
golf" In the rnachine-like perfection 1t
IS thought Of. but 1t was much too good
for any one else to match.
jones was never down to any of
MS I'VE opponents IN match play Ex-
cept for perhaps two or three lapses
In his putting. he wss never far enough
"od" his game to cause the slightest
concern to his intimate followers or
alter the conviction that this was his
tournament. Alone of the favorites
who entered it. he swept along without
the slightest interruption and with few
challenges to his supremacy
Romans. in the first flr1al Of his career
offered scant opposition. although his
courageous finish extended the match
farther than it seemed possible after
Bobby assumed seven-llole lead in the
fr5t eighteen.
Romans Won Three Holes.
The bespectacled New Jersey youth
won exactly 3 holes out of the 49, Two
Of these were on brides which he
scored a. the 2l5-yard seventeenth and
at the l70-yard twenty-seveuth. The
third was the result of a stymie that
Jones failed to negotiate on the seventh
hc'a.
Jones shot his best golf on the inward
nine Of the morning round. He covered
this nine in 80 strokes. under par,
sinking puts Of IS and feet at The
eleventh end fifteenth holes to Offset
a lapse ct the seventeenth. These were
the only good sized puts he holed in
the entire match. but from tee to green
his play was much superior to that of
his opponent The Georgian covered
the first Is holes in 70, over par, to
Romans 10. Bobby WIS 4 over par
for the remaining IL holes and So was
Ecmans.
The answer was that Jones did not
need to putt on pressure. He drove
frequently with his SPOON and he played
for the green's. rather than for the
pin, "safety-f1rst" golf that was good
enough to win, but not spectacular.
Throughout King Bobby gave the inn
preston OF Just enjoying a good work.
out. while his opponent beat himself.