The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-15
Talking
II OVER
II JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Oct. l5.-Not the
IN least unusual thing in connec-
ton with the current year in sports
has been the unrest and discomfort
Of the performers. / can't recall a
previous year where the boys have
turned in such numbers and with
such vehemence against the sports
which elevated them to headline
distinction.
To be ohronologieally correct, the record
should begin with the early season fevers
Of william Tflden against Tennis but
since TiIden seems TO be continuously en-
ioyinx a lofty irritation of some deserip-
ton his indictment viii be conveniently
dismissed for the moment
The case of George Lott. a member Of
the same athletic fraternity. Is more III
terestinR. Lott submitted TO an interview
season In competitive sport. 90 not
want 10 become a tennis bum he ex-
eaasa q hs a paerhs fe estmona To- the
manner in which amateur tennis IS con-
Quoted in this country.
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More recently. Vincent Richards an
nounoed his retirement from professional
tennis on the practical ground that 1t was
a snort without a financial future. Earlier
in his career Richards renowned amateur
tennis with the explanation that it was
impossible to be both a tennis player and
a business man at one and the same time.
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rt,L .-...-.. r,teto-d- f,,5fc.4od ~, ,,oe
session OF considerable business acumen by
accepting an offer of $4,000 from Cash
and Carry Pyle 'whsteyeT e. has BECOME s OF
standing in the professional field alone
with Suzanne Lenglen.
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~OLF has also been taking a
" banging around, as the boys
say, from some of its most illus
trious interpreters this year. Bobby
Jones himself is quite undecided
whether he will enter any of the
tournaments next year. In his case
the matter of money is not a con-
sideration.
The tournaments in which he completes
have become such tremendous spectacles
that there is no longer any sport for him
in the game. With mad gallery of thou
sands swapping at your heels after each
shot it is conceivable that golf can be-
come a frightfuI nightmare.
Jones likes his golf we'll enough to play
n the big touTnamenss inqdeanl9e a ,gi pIt
nerve-shocked and generally III. An al
tentative would be to play the champion,
n nos be - popular either with the public or
the golf officials. Still. I have suspicion
the first big tournament played without
the presence of Jones will practically be IN
private, ANYWAY.
GEORGE Won ELM Of Utah,
" Los Angeles, Detroit and New
York is another amateur with a
grievance, though his is not so
clearly defined or understandable.
He refers to the amateur tourna-
ment as a hippodrome and says that
in the future he will conflne all his
r. to the professior"l events.
s'Yet, in no sense of the word, will
become a professional adds Won Elm. He
saws IL costs him too much money to play
amateur golf and that from now on he
will compete for cash prizes with the pro-
fessionaIs. Won Elm says it costs him
$4,000 year to play amateur golf.
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CTILL another amateur who in
- sists he will not play in the
American championship again is
young Johnny Goodman of Omaha,
he lad who gained certain fame
by knocking Jones off in the first
round on the coast two seasons ago.
I think Goodman said something
about spending so much money on
golf during the summer that he was
unable to launch college education
which he had planned for himself
this fall.
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Golf seems unusually replete with young
men who are striving to prove the fallacy
of that fine old pastry shop axiom; That
YOU can't eas~y0ur cake and have It.