JONES CROWNS HIS CAREER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 2 June 1930, Page 3

JONES CROWNS HIS CAREER

VAST CROWD WATCHES MEMOIR ABLE MATCH W ET HERE I) CONTINU AEL YBI .UN - DERS LONDON, 31st May.

Bobby Jones crowned his career when, after nine matches in six days, entailing a loss of a stone in weight, he carried off the amateur championship. Wethered, after maintaining for nine holes his reputation for playing the best golf at St. Andrews, encountered ter, losing four successive holes, lie and his opponent were out in 35, turning all square, but Jones was four up at- the end of the first round. Thereat ter Wethered continually blundered, not always icdeeming 'himself. Jones played inspirodly with unhurried, machine-like perfection. When the afternoon round started the players appointed bodyguards to ciisuro elbow room, Ouimet anil Von Elm protecting Jones, while Tolley helped to safeguard Wethered. Nevertheless chairing the fairway of intruders necessitated several delays. Trains brought hundreds of Scots swelling the pandemoniac crowd to 20,000 including fanatics with neighing bagpipes. None was hit despite stampedes from green, to green. A diminutive woman spectator, stymied by the crowd, overcame the handicap with a periscope. The American was six up at tlm tenth hole in the last round. The eleventh was halved for three. The twelfth was the last of the memorable match. Wethered crossed the green in two, and ran a yard and a half past with the next shot missing his putt. Jones, who lay dead, won the hole, the match and the championship 7 and 6.