WORLD OF SPORT

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 155, 12 June 1936, Page 3

WORLD OF SPORT

FROM HERE AND THERE. Sidelights On Golf And Golfers. CHAMPICINSHIP^PLAYERS. Stratford' will play' EUham at Stratford on Sunday. * Miss Helen Hicka', the American golfer who will tour New Zealand with Gone Sarazen in August, won the United States women's championship in 1931 when she defeated Mrs Glenna Collett Vare, 2 up. In 19315 she was runner-up for the same title, being defeated in the final by Miss V. van Wie, 4 and 3. 1029 was Miss Hicks' year. Then she won the Bermuda, Palm Beach, Miami Beach and Long Island championships; 'the women's Canadian open; the Women's Western 72,-hole stroke competition, and the Berthylla trophy. This she followed by winning the New York State title and being runner-up for the Canadian title in 1930. Miss Hicky turned professional in 1934 and soon earned the sobrlequet of "The Business Woman Golfer."

We don't know whether this golfer is an optimist or a pessimist. He played in a bogey competition on a very wet day on an even wetter course, and gazed anxiously at the secretary as he handed in his card— IS down.

"What's the good of returning this -" he was asked. "Well," he said, difliidently, "I thought the others might have' torn their cards up."

A professional who has been prominent in the" golfing firmament for the past ten or twelve yeart', Tony Manero, who this week won the United States open championship at Baltusrol, returning in .the final round a card, of G 7, five under par and a course record, has never looked like winning a big golf title. He has piayed very, steady golf for years but his task against such fields as tbose which compete in American opens seemed, at the outset, hopeless.

Harry Cooper, who was second in the American open, is the most unfortunate player in the United States. Several .times ho has been in striking distance of championship titles which carry with them more than;the average 'kudos''' hut ' each time some fortuitous circumstance has interrupted his run. In 1928 he turned on a .stream of-sterling golf in the American open but Armour camo from far behind in the final round, in a manner similar to Manere, and 'tied with him. In the play-off Cooper's luck slumped. He did everything wrong, and lost. Since then at every national championship tourney he has been a difficult man to dispose of, and several times has neared the top but his luck in the semi-finals and eliminating rounds has never held.

Miss Wanda Morgan, well-known Irtish, player, lias definitely disappeared from championship standard. Leading commentators this season described her golf afc' "ghastly" and "atrocious." In the first round of the Ejriljish Women's Championship she was dominated by' Mis?. 1 Bridget Newell, a comparatively unknown player. Reports, however, seem exaggerated, for Miss Newell proved her golfing stability by running the winner, Miss Pam Barton, nearly to desperation tactics towards the end of their game. This was Miss Newell's first championship appearance, and as she reached the final without much apparent effort it h< no slight on Miss Morgan that she was defeated by Miss Newell. Incidentally, Miss Newell is England's youngest woman J. P.

The New Zealand women's golf team to play the Australian women at Adelaide for the Tasman Cup 'on September- 3, bar. been announced as follows: — Mrs M. H. Godby (Christchurch, non-playing captain). Mrs R. D- Fullarton-Smith - (Marton). Miss Valmai Fleming (Christchurch). Mies Oliver Kay (Hawera). Mips P. Helean (Seafield). Miss J. Horwell (Timaru). * * * The omission of Miss Una James, of Master.ton,has caused tome comment among seasoned critM'j and in some circles it is eonSl'deTeff' thai she should have had the place l c <Df Miss Helean.

The team will leave for Australia on August 7. and before the Tasman Gup match the members 1 of the team will engage in (he Australian women's champion ship which will bo jV-vefl M W'md". or Hie 77<r :il Adelaide course. Seatou. The qualiiying

rounds of the championship will he played on August 2.6 and 27, and the match rounds will commence on August 28, continuing on August 31 and September 1. * * * The last time the New Zealand women's team visited Australia to play for the Tasman Cup and compete in t'ne championship, Mrs Fullar-ton-Smith, then Miss/ Bessie Gaist'ord, won the title.