Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-17 | Page 10 | Year's Largest Gallery Forecast as Bobby Jones Returns to Links

Years Year's Largest Gallery Forecast 1 As As' Bobby Jones Returns to Links p Customers Quit After Dramatic Afternoon When J Atlanta Marvel Won Fourth Great Trophy By HENRY McLEMORE l United Pres Press Sports Writer NEW EW YORK Feb 17 Just 17 Just how much Mr Jones meant to the game called golf gel wt will be demonstrated late next month down In Georgia when he goes gots to the wars again in the to tournament When Mr Jones tenA un to the first i I u 1 I tee and lays into on one with that big black driver of ot his it will be hI his first competitive stroke since that afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon at the MerIon Merlon Cricket club when he rolled a putt across the green to give him the amateur championship and complete his grand slam that probably probe ably will survive through the ages Held Reid Three Cr Crowns That was upward of ot four years ago but none of ot the who saw it have forgotten When Mr Jones teed oil off against Gene Gena Homans in the final round he had blazed through the British British Brit Brit- ish open at the British amateur at Hoylake and the American Ameri Amen can open at Interlachen Victory against Homans and he would accomplish pUsh the feat thought beyond the skill of ot any mortal Standing on the twenty ninth tee Jones was dormie eight Playing down downa a fairway that was lined with spectators spectators spec spec- 12 and 15 rows deep both men were on in two Victorious Putt Mien Alter a quick luick glance at the cup Mr Jones JOPe brought Calamity Jane back and the ball bail slithered across the green to stop within a whisper of the hole Homans Homans Ho Ho- mans maM stabbed for the cup in an effort eUort to keep the match alive but the ball rolled past With a shout that shook the earth the worshipers of the game and the man who had mastered it swarmed down upon him So great was the crush that Mr Jones lost half his sl shirt rt and all aU his good humor before belore being rescued d. d j Customers Quit That hat was the last of ot the great golf gol mobs mob The customers quit luit with Mr Jones Our big tournaments since have drawn only a handful as u compared to the army which traipsed in Mr Jones Jones' wake Its It's our guess that the Augusta tournament tour tour- will outdraw any of 1934