Show Bobby obby Jones Given I Edge fre In Go Golf 11 Ev Event en t Showing of Am Arn American Cause Caus of Corn Como Comment ment Galore BI- BI T RAY HAY I Special Correspondent o of oC Thc Tue Stanl ull CopyrIght 1926 Consolidated Press Association NEW NE YORK June Bobby 19 19 Jones after his sensational show show- showing showing ing thy In the tho qualifying rounds o 0 othe the open golf golt championship champion championship ship now is universally lly favored ored to win the title In the main test to tale take place Ilace next Wednesday to Fri Friday da day This writer h has s predicted right t along that the Atlanta wiz wiz- wizard wiz wizard ard would have Ilave to be watched in inthe inthe Inthe the British open and that he was likely to be more of ot a threat In that tournament tournament than in the re- re recent recent re recent cent British amateur event Jones In making worlds world's record for tor low scoring in competitive a golf a total iu in the qualifying rounds of o tor or 36 holes holes-ha holes vIvidly demonstrated to Britons just what he I I is capable of ot Also In playing the kind of ot golt golf Ameri Amen America America heIs ca knows ho can produce when he Is In the right mood he has shat shattered shat- shat shattered that worn time worn time notion that British courses are harder t Van an the better belter grade of ot American I NEW l RECORD I In his establishing worlds world's record rec record best ord on one or of o the best Courses In Great Grent Britain Jones gave ga the greatest exhibition of ot golf golt ever seen In Europe At the same time it IC the victories of o Hagen and oth others ers era In British tournaments have not done so 50 the performance ot of the Georgian has knocked Into a cock cock- cocked cocked ed hat bat the thO Idea that American goiters cannot score well on the windy of ot John Bulls Bull's isle Bobby at the tile present moment ce certainly has the tho touch as the saying Is Is Imagine trotting around Brount 36 holes on two two consecutive e days In record breaking manner without having worse than a tour four with the exception o ot one hole Fortunately for Cor Bobby Dobby he will have O a few tew days In which to re- re re recover cover coyer from the physical reaction that Is bound to setin set In before he star starts Is In the main test Wednesday And It if the American star ever gets away to a start in the champion champion- ship championship similar to that In the quaIl tying qualifying rounds he will completely ruin the tournament as well as liS tOO LOI disposition of or a British star golf golt golfers ers Americans came camo through In tine fine style tylo in the qualifying rounds Counting the foreign born gOlfers who United now arc are residents of ot the Unit ed Slates States there are arc 13 In the list of golfers who will wl tho tee oft off 0 In Iho British open championship on the St Aes Annes hink links starting Wed Wed- ed Of Ot this number tour four four Jones Watts Walts nits Gunn George Georee Yon Von Elm find and Holan Roland are MacI MacK an i members of ot the Walker Wal cup teem learn I lim Till lit In Itself Is a II wonderful showing for tho the United States StateR Four of the thirteen Americans qualIfying are ore home bred protes- protes Walte Walter Hagen mil Bill horn hOIn Al AI At Watrous Vt and j ji Emmet i Tho The other five player players players- Jim Barnes Darnes present British open title holder Joe Kirkwood Cyril Wall er Freddie McLeod and Tom Tom- Tommy Tommy my Armour A mour are arc foreign tort born Barnes Darnes nd and Walker Valker all er hall hall hail from Eng EnS- England Elig- Elig land McLeod and Arr from Scotland and aud K from Aus Aus- Australia Aus- Aus Australia FINE T TALENT With this this- array of talent ready for Cor the m main maln ln l n week America is in 11 good to the British trophy to this coun try for tor the the fifth time Jock Hutchinson won the title In 1921 Walter Hagen In 1922 1322 and 1924 and Jim Barnes Darnes in 1325 1925 In Ill this writers writer's opinion Dobb Bobby J Jones ones and Walter Hag Hagen HagOn n will lead the charge arge to for I America next week although Bill will have to be watched It Is ts likely that Archie Compston and Abe Mitchell wll will be Britain's contenders contend contend- ers era Bobby Dobby Jones JOI great performance has overshadowed all others bu but buta buta II a word of praise la Is s due young oun Watts Gunn who aside Jones and Jess Sweetser has made the best showIng showing- of ot any ot or the members of the AmerIC American team lor lIss Miss Miss Orcutt a great groat young oung woman golfer goiter is just be- be beginning beginning be beginning ginning to come to-come come Into Her play in the Metropolitan womans woman's I championship at Rye N Y V this cek Indicates she sIlo will be a contender in the nation nation- national national al ai championship lp at Marion next fall In that tournament Miss Glenna Collett will find a host of star young players seeking her ti- ti gol The best record for tor competitive golf prior to Bobby Jones mark of was wall made by BOn Jock son lion In III the qualifying rounds of or the national open opell open championship at a SKokie in 1922 The colorful Jock It may be bo recalled stamped around in scores of 67 61 and 69 68 for Cor Cora fora fora a total total or of But nut in doing so he burned himself out and In the tho main test two days das later he ho slump slump- slumped slumped ed badly biltl tad Mad the tournament been delayed a few days das longer Jock might have regained top form 00 |