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Mike_Clayton

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Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« on: June 20, 2012, 08:39:20 PM »
Does anyone know the exact wording of the 3 or 4 line letter from Devereux Emmett to Walter Travis that hangs in the clubhouse at Garden City?
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Tom_Doak

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2012, 09:16:17 PM »
Mike:

I will look tomorrow in the club history book to see if it's quoted.  If not, I'll get it for you in October, when we are there to restore #12 green.
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Mike_Clayton

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 09:38:21 PM »
Tom,

Thanks - its brilliant and something like 'We used to be such great friends. Now we barely speak. Can we be friends again?'

Probably we all have a letter like that we should write. I know I do.
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PThomas

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2012, 09:56:02 PM »
I took a picture of it when i was there:

"My dear Travis

We were friends so long & I have always regretted our estrangement.  Cannot we be friends again? [i think it then states] Most sincerely, Devereux"

I will try to post the picture in a minute...

« Last Edit: June 20, 2012, 10:53:32 PM by Paul Thomas »
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PThomas

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2012, 10:25:20 PM »

« Last Edit: June 20, 2012, 10:29:15 PM by Paul Thomas »
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Mike_Clayton

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2012, 10:43:14 PM »
Paul,

Thanks for that. What a great letter.

Mike
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Tom MacWood

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2012, 10:50:52 PM »
"My dear Travis

We were friends so long and I have always regretted our estrangement. Cannot we not be friends again?"

I'm not sure how he signed it. I think the little doodlings by the date are interesting.

« Last Edit: June 20, 2012, 11:03:23 PM by Tom MacWood »
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JC Urbina

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2012, 10:54:57 PM »
That is really spooky
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Patrick_Mucci

Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2012, 10:57:05 PM »
Quote from: Mike_Clayton on June 20, 2012, 08:39:20 PM
Does anyone know the exact wording of the 3 or 4 line letter from Devereux Emmett to Walter Travis that hangs in the clubhouse at Garden City?


Mike,

I may stop by there this weekend.
If I do, I'll take a look at how he signed it.
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Mike_Clayton

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2012, 11:31:58 PM »
Patrick,

Thanks for that.
I dropped a Royal Melbourne book off when we were there in April. There are some nice pictures in there.
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DMoriarty

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2012, 01:24:31 PM »
It looks like "Yrs. Sincerely" which would mean "Yours Sincerely"  I guess.

The doodles are strange.  I wonder if they were DE's doodles or perhaps WT's.  I can imagine WT rereading the letter and doodling absentmindedly.

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Mark McKeever

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Re: Letter from Emmett to Travis at Garden City
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2012, 01:51:39 PM »
I bet Emmett's fountian pen (or someone elses) was running out of ink.  I do the same thing when it's running low.

Mark
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