The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-21
TALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 2l.--Just two
4 Y years ago this month I stood
on the floor OF the New York Cot
ton Exchange and talked with re-
tired amateur golfer who was the
Bobby Jones Of his time.
Trading had ended for the day,
the exchange was closing. brokers
we're drifting out into the Railways
and a soft April sun bathed the
somber fixtures and the chalk
marked boards.
derry TraYers four-time rinner Of the
national amateur ana one-time winner Of
game while stiu al the TOP of his form
enc a. the comparatively Youthful age
= Quit because found IL took too much
~ my time he said In order TO score
ven. I found IT necessary TO practice often.
! couldn't do this and give the proper at
tsnton 70 business Between the two 10
vas easy TO make ? choice"
Iravers vas s5 then. veteran Wall
street operator, enthusiastic about bust
ness happy IN his clustered role of
county, gentleman and family man. II
1Itll remembered him as an old champion.
9oH no longer meant a great deal to him.
Even his own memories, Of the past had
begun TO grow faint and blurred
ne hadn 7 PLAYED in tournament for
years. on the week ends he went out for
: friendly round with club mate. He
nc never attended the big tournaments
any more.
A S say, that was two years ago.
1 A Now 1 read that Jerry Travers
IS coming back to golf. He is COM
ing back as a business man golfer
a class originated a couple of years
back by George Won Elm to dis
tinguish him as a cash seeking
player from the paid instructors.
l take it that Travers is going to
try to win cash prizes in tourna-
ments and by exhibitions. At as,
Travers the Bobby Jones OF another
generation. is coming back in an
effort IN capitalize skill and a
record that have become mere le-
gends against the wall of fame.
Two years ago distinguished
operator in the Street, today a.
middle aged competitor in a loose,
hazardous field where the opposi-
ton was never keener and the re-
wards never leaner
Travers was before my time. 7 never
saw him play. He had already turned TO
business when I first Started banging out
leads on the local club tournaments where
2 score Of 1903 was usually good enough to
make the headlines. They saw he was
never beaten until the last putt dropped
That much Of his fighting ability still
survives IS attested BY his brave. almost
game and before public that long since
forgot him.
don't know how we'll Travers can do
Tor himself as q coin collector in golf.
] hope he does Verv well indeed. What
would the Bobby Jones OF Yesterday do
against the Bobby Jones Of todayP Very
likely Jones would beat him but it wouldn't
be what the bows call pqsshQver. There
Jones and better than any PLAYER that
has come along in the last twenty years
and that was putt. Singularly he used
lust about the, same stance that jones
. perfect pendulum motion. with the
wrists in fun control of the stroke
1 recall that Travers was unstinted in
his admiration Of Jones golf, and as we
talked I asked him how he thought he
might have Jared against Jones with both
meeting at their peak, Il imagine he
could have given me two strokes round
the best dav I ever had" he answered