Show Golfers Open Play In National Monday Jones Jones- Von Van Elm Loom LoomAs As s Heavy avy Favorites Many State Champions Enroll for Tourney I It t at Minneapolis I By Dr FRANCIS FEANCIS FRA CIS J. J POWERS TOWERS Special Correspondent of The Standard Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press Association Aug 20 One One by byone MINNEAPOLIS one the records of golf have haye fall fall- fallen fallen allen en before the gleaming gl Irons of Rob Rob- Robert Robert ert crt Jones the bud bud- budding budS S ding barrister of Atlanta and In n the thirty-first thirty a m in a a championship f the United Unit e d States that starts over the 4 course hero Monr y day the brilliant tt Georgian Is 15 faced I It with t the th opportunity ft t I ty to write r a new chapter of brilliant y achievement In the history of Amer Anier- Americas America's leas ica's Ica s premier links event I Only two men seen In inS InI Inthe S 4 I the history of golf ever tr have ha reached the finals of a national amateur championship in three successive c years ears They are Bobby Dobby Jones and Jerome Travels Travel's one Travels one of the stalwarts of American Amerlean golf coif 20 years ago A week hence Bobby Dobb Jones may be the only player ever to march to the fi finals li fi- finals nals in four consecutive champion champlon- championships championships' ships ships' ers Tra made his three successive drives to the amateur finals more than a decade ago a o. o lIe He was ws 15 the fi finalist fI- fI fInalist naUst and winner in 1912 and 1913 1013 when he defeated Chick Evans and John Anderson for the title and the up runner-up to Francis Ouimet at Ek- Ek in 1914 when hen the BostonIan reached the peak of his career AFTER NEW r MARK RK Jones' Jones record is a parallel of Trav Tray Travel Trayer el er He lie was the victor in 1024 1924 and 1925 1923 when he turned back George Von i Elm and an Watts Gunn Curio and the run run- up ner-up a year ago at Baltusrol when he was checked by Von Elm So Bobby Dobby has the opportunity In this champion champlon- championship ship to establish a n new record and also al o tie tic Walter Travis should he win his third amateur championship That would leave lea only ers Tra ahead of him himIn himin In American golf golt for Jerry is the only man ever to win the amateur four times Jones Von Elm and the other stars are already on the championship grounds getting the touch of Mini Mini- greens and learning the grog geog geography raphy of its traps one learns means by the side of the I water There Is a creek that winds through the Minnesota hills and offers a haz haz- hazard hazI hazard hazard I ard on three holes while a lake that demands a yard HIO-yard carry makes the sixth hole a rather fearsome affair to those who do not have the utmost con con- confidence confidence confidence in their irons sixth is one of the finest water holes found fo nd on a championship course in several seasons and plenty of ruin will willbe willbe willbe be sen sen there before the tournament is ls ended 4 Three severe leg dog holes add to the difficulties of ot approaching par pr on the course and on several others the play is down two aisles of trees which offer an interesting and dangerous hazard will offer oHer a real championship test and it is one of the most beautiful ind well kept courses cours's cour courto to be found in the world MANY CHAMPIONS CHAMPION'S S Fully half halt of the players who will contest for places in the champion champIon- championship ship flight are making their debut in inthe Inthe Inthe the national amateur Most of them will fall short of meeting the re requirements re- re but some few are bound 4 to break through h and a new sensa sensa- sensation sensation tion may develop from their ranks State and sectional champions are to tobe tobe tobe be found f und at e Cry turn Mixed in ln with the newcomers are ten who at one time or another have won the amateur crown n The dean of the championship group is FIndlay S. S Douglas Dougla the title holder of 29 2 years ago when golf was wu played only by the rich and derided by the masses Keeping him company are are- William Francis OuImet Jesse Gull Gull- Guilford ford Chick E ans Bob Dob Gardner Max Marston Davidson Herron Bob Dob Jones and the present title holder George Von Elm A rather regal and awe in inspiring In- In inspiring array to some raw youngsters youngsterS' Jones and Von Elm the center of attraction for the golfers of Minne Minne- Minneapolis apolis and St St. Paul are finding Mini Mini- to their liking Von Ion Elm has been around in par and is hitting ev every ev- ev every ery cry shot bot with crIspness He appears to be in far better form than at Bal Bal- Baltusrol Baltusrol where he be started poorly and end then found himself as the contest pro pro- corded Jones is playing pla his shots with more surety than he did at Oakmont and hIs Ills iron play appears cleaner and more accurate There is little question but what these the e two are ready for the test teat The field will start the qualifying match early Monday Mond y morning mom In It and it will be reversed for the second round Tuesday so 50 that the lads who putt on dew laden greens the first day will find them lightning fast on the see sec ond and |