Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-17
BOBBY Jones QUITS
|GOLF COMPETITION.
;hamhlon Signs Contract to
Appear in Movies OF Edu-
! cational Character.
CONTINUED From. rirs. Page

mo Otkler KING OF sport ever QeCloed
u leave the competitive arena at so
youthful an age or when at the very
height of his powers, with the excep-
ton of Gene Tunney. Tunney quit the
heavyweight boxing ring in 1928, at the
ake of 80, but for different reasons
The heavyweight champion disliked the
sport inswhich he had reached the top
Golf still Is closest to Jones heart and
interest.
= Brilliant From Start.
Zones won his first golf tournament
ct the age of 8 on his home course of
East Lake, Atlanta. He was q sensation
from the day he made his debut in ma
ti0nal championship competition at the
aye Of "A at the Merton Cricket Club,
philadelphia, in. the amateur tourna-
naent Of l916.
He did not win his first national
championship until 1928, when at the
voting age Of u he conquered Bobby
0rnickElank in play-off for the open
crown OF the United States on the links
of--ths- Inwood Country Club. Long
Island.
fure then he has never been with
out possession of at least one national
championship of the United States, to
which he has at intervals added the
conquest of British links.
sA1l told, Jones has won the astonish-
ing number of Is national golf titles
OF the United States and Great Britain
in O span of eight years, in which he
has been the dominating competitor in
tie royal and ancient game as well as
tbs greatest drawing card" in the en-
tie history of the sport. ee
Many Times Champion.
He captured the United States anna
49, sue, Afr<aN hn TTvRf@ 20 ae
OlSen four times, the British open thrice
and the British amateur once. His scor-
Inn records have few rivals.
This year, in q campaign started in
thu Spring and closing in September, at
tlle Merton Cricket Club, where he
made his debut in 1916, the Georgian
Won them all, in addition to captaining
TIN Notorious American Walker Cup
In tie team match with Great Britain
oyerSeas.
This made golf history Of a brand
ndFer even dreamed of before Jones
bftan doing stunts with his bag of
w$tn, susted clubs. For the flrst time
lis the annals OF the game, all five of
tbs major trophies, including the
walker Cup, reposed IN the custody of
one man IN Atlanta. 1t seems as GER
tA3nW anything IN this sporting life
TINT they will never be together again.
aAAAA1AEAlOub. LAG IL SOAQ@1ktAktEIAllb
competitive career, in which his
trif,nsnhant achievements have been
ullteilEd by spertsmanship Of the high
EST order, Jones has been held up not
a11ne Is supreme genius in his chosen
Aeid, but IS an example of unspoiled
aN.lity.
Liked In England.
IN England he has been regarded as
an "ambassadorsuf good will, honored
BIT life membership In the exclusive
Royal and Aficient Club Of st. An
dxNws, the very inner circle of golf, and
hailed for his achievements as en-
enthusiastically rs though he were-a ma
Tire son. -
l56ntil recently. Jones had resisted all
eVertures that involved even an indirect
specialization Of bis golnng, skin, He
wAk and always has been shy of inter-
Waivers. In. fact. the first newspaper
a11ty In which he CONSENTED % discuss
frankly the features Of his golfng skill
wAe written Ax6BuSivcay f0r the gAsso-
lun1 Known Jones Boswell and
closest journaliatip 4fiend.
when JChgs Nc last signed q news
paper syndicate contract for by-lined
stories containing instruction in the
game, he did 80 only with the under
TIE copy. and thereby In no. way
1eppardiYe his amateur standing
When enthusiastic Georgia friends
S,lbscribed for ana sought to present to
HIN q $4,000 home In Atlanta as a
testimonial several years ago, Jones ex-
pressed bis appreciation of the spirit
manifested, but declined to accept 20
Substantial q gift.
Z. win Not Be Professional.
Jones declared 1atly he had no inten-
ton whatever Of turning professional,
explaining that he was prompted to
retare from the competitive field because
he was convinced his motion picture
cVntract conflicted with the spirit, If
net toe actual letter Of the amateur
He did not, specifically refer to
whether he would continue, at any
time, In open golf play, but indicated
~ was through altogether with cham
pinnehipss ~
The text Of Jones statement:
-.unone the close OFT the 1890 golfng
season, determined Immediately that
] SW0ulA> withdraw entirely from goihng
competition Of a serious nature. Four
teen years of intense tournament play
in this country and abroad had given
me about all I wanted in the way Of
hard work in the game. ! had reached
appoint where felt that my profess
eien required more of my time and ef-
fort, leaving golf in its proper place,
a4means Of obtaining recreation and
enjoyment.
Changed His Plan.
my intention at the time was to
make no snnouncemeDt OF retirement,
bpt merely to drop out quietly by neg
Letting TO send IN my entry TO the open
championship next Spring. There was
a. that time no reason 20 make defi-
mite statement of any kind, but since
then, after careful consideration, have
decided Upon a step which think
ought to be explained to the golfers OF
this country, In order that they may
have clear understanding of what the
thing is and why It is being DONE"
fOn November 10, 1880, signed a
contract with Warner Bros. Pictures TO
make q series Of IL one-reel motion
PICTURES. devoted entirely to exhibiting
and explaining the methods which ]
efAploy In playing the various shots
ordinarily required In playing a round
or golf. These pictures are TO be pure
~ educational In character, and it Is
the ardent hope of both parties that
they win be of some value. first, by inn
proving the play and thereby increasing
thu enjoyment Of the vast number Of
people already interested in the game,
and, second. by creating an interest
where none exists now among the many
WOO may md enjoyment and beneficial
exercise on the golf course.
1.-The talking picture, with its COM
hlnation OF visual presentation ana
demonstration with the possibility of
detailed expiration appeals to me as
tle ideal vehicle for an undertaking of
tbs nature.
Question Of Finances.
s'of course, the matter Of monetary