The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
Bobby Jones Is Dieting For Movies
Golf King Would Like to 3.
Able to Sing Baritone; Is
Fond Of Reading
BY DILLON GRAHAM

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gave Bobby Jones his choice ~ s.ouu
masculine attachments, he'd like - a.
able to sing baritone. oe
Not that he aspires greatly = ,,,,
the vital spot in resonant ninetee,.h ~
hole quarters, but because one NJ -.
passions is grand opera. He evas
likes German opera. And he sorro
times laments that he had to BIZ hor,,
merely to play golf while the rea,,u
lucky people can sing.
Bobby thinks that if he bas -.
genius at all it Is for play. He hat.s
work in any form. He likes tn hru,
and fish. The first time he eras
handled a As caliber service revolve.
he planted even Of his first ten shots
within the bulls eye.
But Of all strange physical co,o
plications, Bobby is right handed and
left eyed. He holds a pistol in his
right hand but he aims with his ,et.
eye. It has worked out m~aryelously
in golf. It hasn't hurt the pistoi
shooting. But it is a sore trial indeed
when it comes to handling a rifle q.
shot gun. He's a good trapshot
though, and swings an eager stick in
pool and billiards.
Bobby Isn't Vain
Bobby isn't particularly vain, but
the ballooning waistline that some
times afflicts the young man will be
one of those things that will not bs
present when he displays his shots be-
fore the movie cameras of Hollywood
He won't diet, doesn't believe in if
but he works out daily With a phv-
steal director. In less than a month
his weight of 1875 pounds has shrunk
to IT'S and two inches have disap.
peared from his waistline. He is
training harder for his motion pic
ture debut than he ever did for a
championship golf tournament.
Bob has been careful of what he
eats during a golf championship aft
er some rather bitter experiences at
the start of his tournament career.
Last season he took little or no break
fast. Luncheon between rounds in
his more youthful days consisted of
slabs of pie a la mode but they cost
him too many strokes in the after
noon. Now toast and tea is the max
imum.
He ate all he wanted of anything
after a days tournament play but
the last one-the final trick is golf
dom,s grand slam-at Merton found
him unable to sleep nights. 1t was
the big shot and the strain affected
him more than in any previous tour
ney.
Bob plays golf with his favorite
enthusiastically arguing
over handicaps, with gestures, some
times even using the naughty words.
Takes Up Law
He came into law, the profession of
his father. in the manner of a pom
6erous slice. He was graduated from
Georgia Tech, a mechanical engineer
in 1922. Then he went to Harvard
for a B. S., law overlook him as a
sort of postscript at Emory university.
Now it is his permanent job though
he has many sidelines. He has 4
deep-seated aversion to selling any
body anything, particularly real es-
tate and bonds.
Bobby spends most of his evenings
with his wife and three youngsters.
He reads aloud to Mrs. Jones. which
is bad for his radio work, because 1t
encourages rapidity and casual inflec-
ton.
He has played golf several times
with the Prince of Wales and has
been entertained by him.
The surest way for a sports writer
to enrage the young man is to men,
ton the number of strokes he has de-
liberately penalized himself in major
competition. One of them cost him
the American open in 1925.
you'd as well commend me TO-
not picking pockets" he snorts