Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
MRS. Ware BEATEN
|NF|NE LINKS DUEL
20-Year-0Id Girl Triumphs on
35th Green, z and !, of
GrueIIing Match.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
~ UFFALO, N. Y, September
K 26.-Mrs Glenna Collett
IL Vare's reign as national
women's golf champion was
ended today by Helen Hicks, 20
year-old golfing wonder from
Long Island, who defeated the
f1ve-time champion on the thirty
fifth green of the final round of
the thirty-fifth tournament, up
and l to play.
1t was the closest final in IS years
of championship play and marked the
first time Mrs. Ware had been beaten
in the six times she had gained to
the final round of the national.
Miss Hicks played the IS holes in 1853
strokes. six more than womens par, in
defeating the Philadelphia veteran and
gaining her fourth title of the year.
She previously had triumphed in the
Metropolitan, Eastern and New York
State championships.
In her victorious march through the
field to the title she had sought I'M
successfully three times Miss Hicks dis
posed of the champions of two nations
and one former American title holder.
She defeated Enid Wilson, the British
champion, in the semi-f1nal round yes
terday and won from Marion Hollins of
Santa Cruz, Calf, national title holder
in tho third round
Nerve Tingling Match.
The final duel was a nerve-tingling
match, where neither was ever more
than three holes ahead Of the other,
Miss Hicks and Mrs. Ware trading the
lead four times during the day. On the
final II holes the match was squared
no less than four times. Miss Hicks
finally took the lead on the thirty
second hole, added the thirty-third with
birdie and then held Glenna even
on The next two to clinch the victory.
Miss Hicks barely missed an 8-foot
putt on the thirty-fifth green. which
would have given her the victory by
3 and l.
Helen had only one three-putt green
during the day and matched her famous
rival shot for shot through the fairways.
Glenna was cratic with her putter,
with several one-putt greens to her
credit during the morning, but two
three-putt green's in the afternoon. Her
marvellous work on the greens in the
morning enabled her to overcome q. lead
of three holes Helen held through the
twelfth and take four of the last six
to finish the first 1S one up.
Glenna was in trouble nearly all day,
either from the tee or en- her second
shots, with Helen consistently outdriving
her and sending her long, low irons
straight for the pin. Mrs. Wares higher
trajectory shots were competing with
a high wind and frequently we're carried
of line.
Afternoon Round Straining.
Both women were under a strain dur
ing the afternoon round, with the
championship hanging on nearly every
putt and as against medal scores of 81
fer Glenna and 81 for Helen in the
morning they took "a and 81, respec-
lively, for only II holes in the afternoon.
They had medals of AZ and As for
the first nine of the second round.
The two players were almost engulfed
in the stampede on the thirty-f1fth
green, as Helen sank a short putt to
halve the hole. At least 5000 persons
were massed around the green and they
rolled forward like a sea toward the
players.
Glenna just had time to shake Helen's
hand and say you're a worthy cham
pion, Helen" before they were swept
apart.
She repeated it again later, swhen
Helen was presented with the Robert
H. Cox trophy, symbolic of the national
title, by H. H. Ramsay, president of the
United States Golf Association.
Helen's father and mother followed
her around today and were among the
first to congratulate her.