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...Then comes the problem of developing young talent without letting it become infant-prodigious. Rob Jones's paternal grandfather refused, even when discovered in galleries, to admit to any interest in the 13-year-old club champion, the 14-year-old state champion or the 15-year-old Southern chaimpion. Not until 1923 when Jones Jr. was 21 and about to win his first major title, did Grandfather Jones send a telegram. But then he said: "Keep them in the fairway and make all the putts go down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NON-FICTION: Sportsman | 8/8/1927 | See Source »

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