Ed Homsey,
As you know, in the winter of 1915 it was reported that Travis was helping out at Cobb's Creek (likely while in town with Crump trying to make Pine Valley a reversible course). Im not sure what he was doing exactly as most construction was likely done at that point although Joe and I have our suspicions.
I'm certain a young Flynn would have been very open to learning from an experienced expert like Travis; in fact Flynn was very excited to do the work at Cobb's and made a special trip up to Massachusetts prior to construction to study features at Myopia, The Country Club (Brookline), Essex County, Braeburn, Woodland, and "several other leading courses of the state, seeking ideas.