The Washington times., 1930-07-24
DISTRICT PRO
LAUDSJONES'
STYLE
BY JUNO KINERK

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Jones' astounding success?
A pretty large order, that ques
tion. and one that evokes a mul
titude of answers, all of which
not only are plausible but true
His courage, his brains, hi.
competitive spirit, and all kin
dred attributes that every cham
pion possesses are Bobby's. But
does he possess more of thest
qualities than any Of the othel
frontranking gentlemen Of thu
fairways? Possibly yes, and agar
maybe no, but more than likely
not.
What then is it that makes
Jones pre-eminent, if all othel
things are equal, or apparently
equal? This question evoked ar
interesting reply from Arthur
Thorn. Woodpont pro. who hac
a chance to study Bobby at close
range in the. open at Interlachen
Thorn says:
"BObby's grOOved swing Is
his most outstanding singular
asset.
"BObby's swing, Of course, is
perfection itself. There are
others who also have beautiful
swings, but there is none like
Jones in this respect, for he
stands alone.
"The reason for his marvellous
perfection and rhythm of StrOk-
ing comes natural to him in a
way. But the most important
factOr in this is that he started
at the tender age Of 6 years.
Had he started 4, 5 or 10 years
later 1t is doubtful il he would
have attained the perfection and
SmOOthness he now possesses.
by this 1t isn't meant that
every yOungster who starts
swinging a golf club at 6 years
Of age will become another
Bobby Jones. He is a true genius
and another may never come
along like him. His swing Is
the envy and despair of golfers
everywhere, because IL is perfec-
tiOn itself In its flowing
rhythmic motion that is as con.
slant and consistent as the flow
Of water.
add to this perfection Of
swinging his pivot and you have
the answer to his success. His
pivot is just as important and
just as much q thing of beauty
as his grOOved swing. His
weight is taken back evenly, and
he turns so far back that before
he commences his down swing
he Is playing the ball on q spot
off his left shoulder blade. Then
when he starts his down swing
his weight comes through per.
fectly and he gets every ounce
of his avOrdupOiS into his shot,"
Thorn also went on to say
that it was his opinion that Jones
would continue competing in the
United States Open until such
time that he gave up competitive
golf altogether. He also added
that the pros welcome Jones in
this tourney, not only because
they respect him so highly, but
also because of the added pres
tige and honor one Of their
ranks should gain by outscorine
the Atlanta genius.
All of the golf clubs are
suffering badly from the
drought, but those in nearby
Maryland are the hardest hit.
Unless these clubs possess
their own watering systems
such as Indian Spring and
WoOdmOnt do, authorities In
Montgomery county have or.
dered that spfinking be
halted until such time that
the threatened meager water
supply is repleniShed.
Some of the best golfing OF thu
year locally is promised TUESDAY
when the midatlartic pros gather
at. Indian Spring for the qualify
/ ing test for the national P. @. A
championship. The two players
having the lowest score for th'
SO holes of play will automalcall!
qualify for the championship
event at Gene Sarazen's Fresf
Meadow Club, Long Island, IL
early September.
Something like % entries havI
already been received for th'
local test, while others also ma!
come in If the present entrants
decide BY vote thai those player
not yet Strengthened UP with th'
national association may becont
eligible for the competition by
paying their entry fees by pos
time. Last year AL, Houghton anc
Fred Mcleod won the two place:
from this district in the competi
ton at Rolling Road, in Balti
more, Houghton scoring la anC
Mcleod a lat.
The second local club to joil
the Maryland State Golf Asso
ciation this week is the Chevy
Chase Club, the Columbia Coun
try Club having joined earlier il
the week while Chevy Chasl
Joined yesterday. Burning TreI
is expected to join this week
while the other local clubs il
nearby Maryland also are eX