Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-05 | Page 5 | Jones Begins Training for British Open

Jones Begins Training for British Open Challengers Out Oat to Wrest Honors From American Star Start t ST. ST ANDREWS A Scotland July 5 AP Bobby AI Bobby Jones who started practice here her today will defend his British open golf golt tit title e against challengers from from- half halt a dozen countries in the championship tournament tournament tournament tour which opens opens July 11 The American entries besides Jones are Jim life Barnes Joe Kirkwood Kirkwood Kirk Kirk- wood Bill Bm Silas Newton of Joshua Crane of Brookline BrookI Brook- Brook I line tine Mass lass J J. J G. G Anderson of the Winged Foot club Charles CharlesI Mayor I or orf of f l Tommy Armour the new American open champion Alex Armour Larry and young Edwin Haley of ot New York Not ot more more than a a. half halt dozen Americans however arc are expected expected to make mate good their entries and tee off oft In the tournament Arnaud Massey heads the French delegation of six Others Other are entered en entered entered en- en from lom Germany Holand Holland Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- and Straits Settlements Settle Settle- ments Abe Mitchell will be the only fa famous famous famous fa- fa British player absent He Is still rec recuperating from rom his hL recent operation The veteran professionals profession r als Jim Braid Harr Harry Vardon Josh Taylor Alex Herd and Jack White will play and and- there will be a strong representation of ot British amateurs including Roger Wethered Cyril Tolley T. T P. P Perkins Dr William and Robert Harris The conditions of play pia v call for qualifying rounds of eighteen holes each on July 11 and 12 Then the first prayers players and all forone for forone forone one hundredth place will contest the championship proper by stroke play over two seventy-two holes One round will be he pla played Ed July 13 and e one July 14 after which the there thee willbe will willbe be further process of elimination All players fifteen strokes behind the leader at that point will be dropped and t those ose remaining will Vm play thirty-six thirty holes on Friday to complete the four rounds of stroke ship competition deciding the champion champion- 1 I