Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 8 | Jones Declines $50,000 Home Given Him by Atlanta Friends

r Jones Declines Home Given Him by Atlanta Friends NEW YORK Jan 7 AP Bobby AP-Bobby Bobby Jones Jone Jone hat has ha declined with thanks the home gIven him by Atlanta friends His announcement to that effect came simultaneously with another from the United States Golf association saying hit his acceptance of th the th gift gIf in no way violated tj is standing as a an amateur golfer In reaching his hi decision the holder of the British open and national amateur golf championships said The interests of our great gret game will wi be best bet served if I do not retain the home The house houle was wa not net already constructed however A committee had charge of the arrangements arrangement and was was to work out the plans Jone Jones Jones' acceptance caused caud considerable comment in England where golfing circle gossiped th that t no could have received such a present and continued as an amateur Reports Report had been ben current that the Status of the champion would come into the discussion of the annual meeting of the golf association today at which Bobby was wa down for a post on the executive committee having been en nominated recently W. W C. C Fownes president dent tre-dent of the association made mad the following statement The executive committee has ha considered the pro proposed pOled gift gif of a home t to Robert T. T Jones Jonel Jr from his friends in Atlanta and has ha fully investigated the facts fact The executive committee has ha de decided de de- that the acceptance of the gift gif by him is not in violation of th the th associations association's rule governing amateur status The gift git was wa made to Jones Jone at a banquet at the Atlanta Athletic club last November lat Eugene Black tendered the testimonial on behalf of subscribers rs Bobby who w o wio recently started practicing law has ha two children n. n