Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-12 | Page 4 | Bobby Jones and Atlanta

00 00 BOBBY JONES AND ATLANTA There Thera Is quite quit a bit of ot local prIde In all ot of us Even Atlanta Ga Is Js proud ItI It Ja Is proud to be known as U the tb home borne bom of ot Bobby Jones who has baa won the tho AmerIcan and British open championship at golf goll A few fow years year ears ago no one on In America would have hav deemed It any great honor to have been ben handed the tho championship a t golf colt The Americans though ot ol golt goll gollas toll as an anold anold anold old man game gamo cam which John D Rockefeller Rockefeller could play at because because bo be was unequal to the tb more sIren strenuous sport ot of footfall or baseball Today the golf golt olt players ar are ev ev- ev everywhere and the game tarn Is one on of othe the tho most most popular of ot outdoor sports So when Bobby Jones won hIs honors bonor and returned to Atlanta Sunday he be b was wa IlS met at the th de depot pot by admIrIng thousands bands band played and there ther was a parade The mayor of ot the city was there thero thereto thereto to offer congratulations The whistles blew and thousands cheered Golf has come corn Into II Its oWn and from now on to b be a a golf golt champIon will be b considered be beyond yond ond any other honor In the field ot of sports