The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-04
/ ALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.
THIS is probably as good time
i as any to give publicity to the
fact that golf professionals OF the
country are planning an ARABIAN
revolt against the United States
Golf Association. which is the gov
erning body of competitive play. In
one sense the impending revolt Is
a large, raucious laugh; in another
it is a downright serious thing. In
no other sport does such an unusual
condition exist as in professional
golf. The best golfer in the world Is
an amateur. There is great zeal
of money to be made in golf, but
this amateur-need I mention thai
he happens to be Bobby Jones
makes nothing out of the game be-
vcnd what automatically comes 70
one who dwells among the mead
lines.
lone, makes about $1,000 a year out of
hss n1t'ii md positfon as citizen have
been strengthened by the fact he can 90
more with a golf ball than Elns.ei IN Las
w cnDnerciaIIv and socially through
bis experiences on the links; But IN
general sense he has remained strieuy
amateur.
No o+ber amateur that I know of has
tried less 20 capitalize his standing as
sports figure. 1t wasn't until the elueI
FIorija real estate development that
the younger Jones consented 70 WIlLe Iol
a newspaper syndicate. HIS IeeHhg w.
that he had his own way 70 MAKE IN Lne
world and that it was up to nm 10 carry
the burden.
some Of Jones best friends are num-
bered among the professionals. He never
has identified himself with the elegants
OF tie game to whom the lire distinguish
so1rething TO be taken with great re-
zion. "
Jones always has held that it is nice
thing TO play as an amateur II you can
afford 1t: II not make a business OF ne tne
game End PLAY as a professional. I tnlnk
the professionals have recognized Jones
attitude He is tremendous favorIte
Win them
TINE professionals squawk is not
I directed at Jones, the amateur,
who has moved in to dominate the
money field Of golf. 1t is directed at
the u. S. G. A. Jones merely hap
pens to be the medium through
which the professionals charge the
u. S. G. A. is exercising a pernlcious
fsvoritism-a favoritism not de-
signed to help Jones, who plainly
needs no help. but to swell the COL
Of {Io occnpIa tjOI1
This favori.isr has taken the form of
choice starting times for the amateur KING
Georgia cohorts. The draw for the pair;
inrs in the open championship is supposed
fs.sionais charge that the draw has
neither been blind nor from a hat.
II
At the coming winter meeting they are |
going to demand through their own as
sociation that the u S; G; a; make AK the
fessionals. They imply that something |
more than Q coincidence has operated 10 /
send Jones OF tne v zee T u, The moss de-
sirable hours in the morning and IN the |
afternoon.
THE professionals also feel they |
d did not receive as much support
from the U. S. G. A. treasury last
spring as their cause warranted.
With more than 100000 in the cash
box the U. S. G. A. contributed only
$50 to the expense of the American
team which went to England to COM
pete in the Ryder cup matches.
The professionals contend that much OF
this surplus was built up by their own |
activities in open championships and that |
the l. s G.. = should have co-operated
with them to a more generous extent