Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-12

Bobby Jones, as the unrivaled mon
arch of the golf1ng world, is made the
subject of universally friendly comments
on his recent brilliant success in adding
the British amateur championship to
his other trophies in this country and
abroad.
Happy phrases in complimentary vein
are found in papers throughout the
country. 1.-The climax to the career of
Jones will be greeted with enthusiasm
wherever golf Is played" says the PITTS
burgh Post-GaZette. The new Title
makes his golf diadem complete" as
serts the Cleveland Plain Dealer; Ger
tainly the young man from Atlanta is
a marvel, and he has made sure of
most distinguished niche in the golfers
hall of fame" exclaims the Manchester
Union, while the Little Rock Arkansas
Democrat sums up its opinion in the
words, "Undeniably the king of them
ALL"
His is not the fate to be prophet
without honor in his own courery, Tor
the Atlanta Journal wakes eloquent In
his praise, saying, Occur de Lion OF
the links, king of the sport of princes,
golf emperor of the world, starry son OF
Atlanta, we salute YOU" and the At
lanta Constitution proudly AYERS that
his unprecedented performances have
fixed his fame in the popular 1nterna-
tional sport and set mark for all
after corners on the links to shoot at,
with faint hopes of becoming his peer"
X y X X
The Indianapolis Star comedies that
"other stars will flash across the firma-
ment" but asserts that Bobby Jones
undoubtedly will go down in the records
as one of the greatest players the .popu-
lar game ever produced" ConfesSing
that Bobby is our hero" the st. Joseph
Gazette declares, I'VE like to see him
win" The Jersey City Journal calls
him 1.-The pride Of America and the para
gon of ,amateurism," while the Spring
field Union places him as zone of the
greatest golf champions of all time"
The Salt Lake Deseret News sees him as
having brilliantly fulfilled every ex-
pectation," and the Flint Daily Journal
cries, He is the Lindbergh of golf, or
the flying colonel is the Jones of avia-
ton, depending on the viewpoint"
That to reach the position he occu-
pies today Bobby Jones has had to con-
Quer not only the game but himself is
referred to by a number of editors in
their reviews of his career. Says the
Milwaukee Journal of the recent event
on the links of st. Andrews: Jones,
standing there. probably remembered
the day, nine years before, when in
fit of temper he tore up his card. on
ST. Andrews because the ball had not
fallen as he wished. 1t was only when
he became the cool. imperturbed player
that he succeeded" And this trans
formation has been the result of ardu-
Gus Self-discipline and a continuous
quest of self-control." says the Kala-
mazoo Gazette, which states further
that sit is only by mastering himself
that Bobby has succeeded in mastering
the royal and ancient game"
X X X X
The Kansas City Times recalls that
years ago Chick Evans predicted OF
Bobby Jones that there was boy who
might go far If he could only subdue
his temper" and the Times notes that
Jones recognized his fault and con-
quered it, as he had conquered the deli
cate health that first sent him to golf
for outdoor exercise" The New York
Sun says of the champions career per
severance is all that copybook maxims
have said it to be- And the Dayton
Daily News declares his latest achieve
ment was another evidence of his COM
plete self-control, or rather the power
over SELF" adding, 1T has taken q
long time to produce this Jones, and 1t
may take longer to bring another"
The New York Times speaks of him
as "a splendid example Of self-mastery,"
and describes him as mot only a model
of sportsmanship in his bearing but
man whose poise and lself-control are
never shaken by the sings and arrows
Of outrageous fortune on the golf links"
AS to his newly won championship,
the Lynchburg Daily Advance calls 1t
mo pyrrhic victory" but the reward
that comes from . grueling, nerve