The Washington times., 1930-09-20

golf as possible in connection
with his attempt to win the ma
tional amateur championship,
thus obliterating ALL known ac-
counts of golfers who have won
championships here and there,
but never in both places.
Naturally, Mr.. Jones needs
plenty Of protection and, when
the championship proper
starts at Merton, two days
hence, he will get all that
the United States Marires
can give him, meaning that
. If he 35 any more he viii
be positively aloof.
To be explicit, the League
island Navy Yard, where the local
Marines are quartered, admitted
today that there was detail
ready to accompany Mr.. Jones
as he made his daily tour Of the
links next week in quest Of his
fourth major championship. It
wasn't necessary to admit that
such guard was necessary. The.
laird of the links, always focal
point with galleries, simply has
been overrun with local addicts
to date, which is par for the
overrun sweepstakes, and so, ac-
kording to the local Navy YARD,
it has been deemed necessary 20
add armed troops to the newt
able coVey Of marshals, who usll-
ally can shout louder and say
less than the average amplifier.
The first time Mr.. Jones ap-
neared on this course for some
pre.tournamert practice, he drove
! 200 wards off the first tee. But
Yesterday the addicts did much
better than that. They drove
Mr.. Jones clear off the golf
course. For three days he nao
played Merton with $500 chumps
peeping over his shoulder.
So he decided that he
wished to enjoy round OF
golf yesterday and played at
Pine Valley. Mr.. Jones, win
ner of the British amateur,
the British open and the
American open this year, is
having the penalty of fame.
He has had all the privacy
Of q fIagpOle sitter.
That being the case in mere
practice rounds, it has been estl-
mated that the whole Of Bryn
Mawr township isn't big enough
ia take care of the people who
won't see Jones play on Monday,
and that, therefore, something
very drastic is demanded.
The marines are always drastlc.
'eThe Marines have landed, say
the usual reports, which there
npon go into realistic detail as
Eo where and how. The landing
! in this case will be equally ex-
nIicit. The Marines will land on
the first jaw that treSpasSes un'
necessarily upon Mr.. Jones line
of flight and they will do 1t
with q left hook. If all they
fell me is true, this will be the
first golf championship that VIII
be conducted without mega.
phone. The Marines don't shoot
with megaphones unless they are
absolutely sure that the victim
deserves no better fate.
Anyhow, the understanding is
that Mr.. Jones is very tired OF
If all and would like to play
little golf just to amuse himself
and not the addicts. In fact, 1t
is believed Mr.. Jones feels that,
If he never amused another ad-
dict. he would be able to bear
up with remarkable bravery AMI
might even continue ON just as
though nothing had happe'' !.
His friends say that he
plans to abandon this un-
] equal contest with the addicts
but, frankly, will be willing
TO accept this version when
q national championship is
held and Jones isn't there.
He Is so much a part Of the
picture that it would be easier to
visualize championship without
al, addict than without Mr..
Jones. It isn't necessary to add
that this Is going very far.
Apparently the tournament
} committee at Merton, having seen
Mr.. Jones mobbed by 1900
addictS every day since he has
been here, is prepared to go
further. There will be two Ma
rine officers in charge, it is said,
and those who have played the
Navy in football are prepared to
youch for the fact that this pair
can take charge of a buzz saw.
THE officers in question are
seWhitey" Lloyd and Joe Hall.
who played lot of football for
the Naval Academy during recent
years. If they never do anything
else at Merton next week, they
ought to be able to take out in
reference.
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