The Washington times., 1930-07-02
BOBBY JONES
GETSHERO'S
HONOR
Winner of British Open
and Amateur Titles Given
Royal Welcome by City
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ACla0Ea paper put IL. we came
UP to yell for the home towr
boy who annexed the British EN-
pire to the Last Lake (Atlanta)
Coli Club"
"A great harbor demonstration
participated in by tugs, yachts
fiIeboats and other craft, viii
greet Jones as he steams UP the
harbor. Squadrons of airplaneS
will soar overhead. The Major!
welcoming committee, headed by
Joseph johnson, will go dowr
the bay on the s. S. Macon, tc
meet the famous golfer. At the
same time, the Georgia delega
tion, headed by Major John S
Cohen, will sail out to quarantine
aboard the s. s. Mandalay to
greet "the home town boy"
And when Bobby" is landed
at the Battery he will be paraded
In triumph UP lower Broadway to
City Hall where Mayor James j
Walker will present him with the
city's scroll Of honor. Bands will
play, and Miss Helen Schafer
soloist, will sing the Star-Spangled
Banner. A huge crowd is expected
to see the ceremonies and cheer
Jones along the line Of march.
"sBobby'S" father, Robert p.
Jones', a rugged, bronzed-faced
man Of 81, went down the harbor
with the Georgia delegation. He
said:
'"We'S very proud Of our boy.
We think we have reason to be
proud Of him. He is not only a
good golfer, but q good son."
Mother" Jones Played
Jones, ST., talked quite frankly
about his famous son, and about
golf. He revealed that "Bobby'S"
mother is an ardent golf fan, and
once a fine player herself. She
used to shoot in the low COS.
Asked what he shoots, he declined
to say, although a friend who was
listening to the interview classi.
fled him as "one Of the 10 best
players in Atlanta" He won the
sweepstakes at the Eastlake Golf
Club in Atlanta recently. He
laughed and said:
"My game reminds me OF q
story a newspaperman wrote
about the late Leo p. Flynn's
game. He said Mr.. Flynn
played the game furiOusly and
bitterly"
Mrs. Jones, "Bobby's" mother.
hasn't played in six or seven
years, he said. When she was
playing regularly she won several
cups.
"T do not know BObby's
plans. But we think he will
leave tomorrow for Minneapolis
to play in the national open.
My wife wants to go to Min
neapOIis, but I do not know
whether she will be well
enough to make the trip.
"After q match BODY fOrgets
to cable me. He wires me only
after I cable him demanding
information. I used to think l
could take these tournaments
Of his casually, after experienc-
ing his going through q few of
them, but / always find myself
getting worked up as he gets
into competition"
Atlanta AgOg
Atlanta gets excited too, Mr..
Jones said. When Bobby wins
Atlantans are sitting on top Of
the world" he explained; when
he loses they are ION low"
Bobby manages to keep them
cheered up, however. When
Bobby is playing his father does
not ''hang around the tickerS." "
He receives information concern
ing the progress Of the .tourna-
ment from the newspapers. He
relays the information to his wife,.
but often finds she has heard
the result before he has learned
it. Mr.. Jones said:
Bobby was born March II,
1902, that's st. Patrick'S Day.
You know, BObby'S wife is Irish.
I'm part Irish. I'm Irish and
Welsh. Bobby was a sickly
child. When he was five years
old we moved near the East
Lake Golf Club. We put him
out on the course for the fresh
air. He used to play with Alexa
Sterling, now q famous golfer.
She was only four years old
then. BObby's mother used to
play with him ut that time.
So did I. Up to that time I
never had . golf club in my
hand. / used to play baseball.
"BObby'S grandad, Robert
Tyre Jones, now 81, who lives
in Canton, Ga, was opposed to
me playing baseball. But it
was all right with him for my
son to play golf, especially
when he saw Bobby getting
strong. I credit the East Lake
Golf Club for making Bobby q
healthy yOungster."
Atlanta, he revealed, is build
ing a Bobby Jones" golf course
which they hope to have finished
by the time the peerless golfer
returns to Atlanta. 81
Atlanta Sends 100
The Atlanta delegations en-
thusiaSm was at a high pitch this
morning as the hour Of the be-
ginning Of the reception neared.
They planned to give Bobby a
dinner this evening" It will be a
Homecoming" event that should