Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14

both arc mean sluggers In their particular field
WHEN person is compactly shaped. he or
she can get great deal Of drive. whether
its in slamming tennis ball across the net or
betting golf bali down the fairway.
Aided by pair Of heavy shoulders and steady
legs. Billie has been able to thwack the bali
regularly for 200 to 240 yards. For woman
this is driving some. She out-tees them ALL
0lenna. "Ginny" and Maureen.
Helen gave unusual evidence Of her driving
ability in unique blindfold driving test staged
at Pinehurst after the Midsouth medal tour
nament there. She won the event with hne
drive Of 206 yards. Driving under this hanei-
cap proved her excellent form. Apparently,
keeping the eye on the ball" isn't 20 all-impor-
tant if you have perfect stance.
HER SECOND shots, zoo. are usually beauties.
The ball just minds her brassies. spoons and
irons, and travels as directed.
Long shots have always been the ladies' weak
ness in golf these first and second shots On
the green, one sex is as good as another, een-
orally speaking. It's getting the bali home that
counts. And Billie Hicks has that decided Cd
vantage.
She first acquired 1t at the age OF Is WHEN
she entered the Metropolitan giris' champion
ships In New York Heg driving carried her
through TO win the crown that year. which she
successfully defended In 1927 and again in 1928.
This July because OF average she could not
compete, but no matter how many other cham
pionships she may win, she win always cherish
that sparkling loving cup emblsmatic Of her
first golf victory.
boy, that was some trophy gee!" she says.
The commencing signs of Billie's maste.ship
came like bolt from the blue last Spring when
she eliminated Marian Rollins. defending title
holder and former national champion, in the
first round of the Long Island womens chams
pionships Her hard hitting continued through
to the final round, where she was stopped by
Mrs. Norman K. Toerge.
At Hot Springs in the national meet last FAN
she again was sensation. After qualifying
with Dora Virtue The latter'S experience
proved too much for Billie, however. ana she
lost. g.
boy, that was some match-geel" she en-
thuses.
. This season Billie started things of by
trouncing Ada Mackenzie, former Canadian
champion. up, to win the womenS Bermuda
final
Later she journeyed to Florida. disposed Of
Mrs. John Arends Of Chicago. 2 and S. and
became the Miami womens champion. From
Miami she went to Palm Beach for the Florida
State championships tournament and defeated
Virginia Van VIE. and 1. for the title.
A victory in this latter match would have
given Virginia permanent possession Of the
Florida cup, for she had won the tournament
twice before. She started In wonderful form
by winning the qualifying medal with score
OF 30. She kept up thu. pace during the early
rounds. but Billies playing In the final rcund
was too much for her. sff.t s.-t
Not long atser this these conditions were re.
versed. Billie won the Qualifying medal at Or
mond Beach with an 81. and Virginia defeated
her IN the finsl match. and 1.-The exact re-
Verss Of the F. gida state tourneyis results.
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