Show JONES SEEKS o THIRD CROWN IN GOLF PLAY National Open Champ Is Favorite Play PIny Opens June 14 NEW TEW YORK Juno June 2 By By The 1 Associated Press n In In his at attempt at at- attempt tempt to defend the tho open golf golC champion ship s a h I p I this year ear at Oak Oak- Oakmont mont monk Pa Ia June 14 15 and 16 Bobby Jones 1 s aim at J an aehle achieve v c em m in e n t I p. p posted o 0 only n 1 I j y t three times In Inthe In R the history o othis 1 I. I 1 t A this t. i year old fY classic of the t. t links i AjAi Twice the vas accomplish accomplished 4 1 ed Id by Willie An An- Anderson Anderson Anderson derson of or the club Et n 1 ho hooi oi I th J cv through the campaigns ean s of 1903 1901 1906 and 1905 These fh e successive triumphs followed a victory In 1901 giving Anderson a a. remark remark- remarkable remarkable remarkable able record rec of or four titles s In five years The only other professional proC on l to win the crown cronn twice In consecutive consecutive consecutIve tive tournaments was vas J. J J. J Mc- Mc McDermott Dermott of ot Atlantic City who I sue suc successfully UC- UC ee Cully d all opposition In 1912 after acter winning a three cornered play off for Cor the th cham chain championship championship in 1911 from Mike Uke Brady and George Simpson Jones is oi 01 J of or three other goiters golfers who have o to their credit a a. double title triumph separated by a span of ot years Aleck Smith the Westchester club veteran led tho the pack In 1906 and 1910 while Walter Hagen scored in 1914 and 1919 1019 Jones' Jones victory last year ur at SOlo SOlo- S lo- lo loto to duplicated this performance In 1923 at Inwood where ho nosed out Bobby Dobby Cruickshank in a play ploy playoff playoff off oct 76 to 78 after acter the pair had finished l in a tie at 96 strokes apiece Two years ears later Bobby Dobby again tied for tor the crown with Willie Macfarlane but this time tho the famous Atlanta amateur was wason wason wason on the losing end of or the tho play play- oft off Each of o the twin winners had hal halto to fight out of or at least one tie tic at al althe atthe atthe the close of ot the tho regulation 72 1 holes As in the case caso of ot Jones Jonos and McDermott Hagen was wa called upon In 1919 to defeat Mike Brady In a play off to clinch the laurels Anderson was twice In deadlocks defeating deadlocks defeating Aleck Smith by t y one ono stroke after acter tying at SSI Ir in n 1901 and Dave Davo in a play off two years oars later Over O a period of oC nine years Anderson won the event ent four Cour times and finished second once In the last five tournaments Jones has finished first twice and second on three occasions |