Evening star., 1932-10-11
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Not Even a Mild Surprise
Marks Campaign-Vare
Hangs Up Record.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc otdr.
)H1CAGO, October 1.-THE
1882 championship golf
~ season was without any
violent upsets or even mild
surprises. In each instance our
national championships were won
by golfers well qualified for the
honors and who were regarded as
favorites before the shooting
began.
Take the National open. Gene
Sarazen came home from Great Britain
a red hot favorite in the field at Fresh
Meadows and lived up to the advanced
predictions. Sarazen also was the big
favorite in the British open and had for
months been playing a brand Of golf
calculated to win a major champion
ship. The scoring Sarazen turned
loose on the final round of the Ma
tional open was highly sensational, but
that merely was a commentary on the
sort of golf he could play and had
been playing.
WHEN the professionals gathered at
w st. Paul for their annual cham
pionship. Olin Dutra was the out
standing SHOEMAKER. since Sarazen was
not in the field. Dutra had been playing
brilliant golf for several months prior
to the P. G. A. contest and in match
play there were only few conceded a
chance against the Californians best
foy, foi 1nl 90
qualify. and when the championship
rounds began, Dutra stood out boldly
in the field.
1t took miss Virginia Van VIE long
time to win the Women's National
cha hampionskip. but there never was any
doubt as to her ability in strok ng a
ball. Lack Of stamina had been blamed
for keeping Miss Van VIE out of the
championship group fer several years,
for the Chicago girl is not particularly
robust But at Salem she played so
we'll and so easilv that she was able
to score an overwhelming victory over
that greatest of American woman
golfers, Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware.
TT was obvious that almost anything
i couldn happen in the field that quail
ified for the U. S. Amateur at Balti-
more. and 1t did. Ross Somerville. the
ultimate winner stood out as one of the
best in the group of 80. but only golfers
and those who had followed champion
ships closely for several years appre-
ciated the real ability of the Canadian.
Such stars as Bob Jones and Francis
Ouimet had Somerville labeled as a
championship contender several years
ago.
Accidental champions are very few in
golf and the season of 1882 did not pro-
duce a single title holder unworthy of
the honors won.
In losing to Miss Van VIE at Salem,
Mrs. Ware established a new record in
womens golf on this side Of the At
lantic. It was the seventh time the
Philadelphian had reached the finals
of the national championship. Five
times she succeeded in capturing the
title and last year she was beaten by
Helen Hicks Mrs. Ware does not play
as much competitive golf as before her
marriage, but she will be challenger
for the championship for several years
to come Hers is a game that does not
lose its luster quickly. Bob Jones Is the
only other American golfer the writer
can recall who has been flnalist seven
times in a national championship. Bob
won five titles and lost two decisions In
the final rounds of the amateur, one 10
Dave Heron and the other to George
Won Elm.
THE outstanding surprise OF the eoii
season was the defeat OF Miss End
Wilson, the British champion, py
Miss Charlotte Glutting. Unquestion..
ably Miss Glutting has a fine goit
game to be able to win from the pow
erful British girl, but, day in and day
out, she would not be conceded chance
with Miss Wilson. The English star IS
finding it quite as difficult 10 win In
America as Mrs Ware does in Great
Britain.
A year ago Miss Wilson was stopped
by Miss Helen Hicks, which was not
unexpected, since Helen is one OF the
worlds best. But the victory OF Miss
Glutting was the big upset OF the
season. Similarly. Mrs. Ware was beaten
several times by Joyce Wethered, which
was according to rote, and then lost to
q decidedly inferior player in Miss
Diana Fishwick, when the British
championship seemed certain to fall be-
fore the Americans shots. Miss Wilson
will keep on trying for the United
States title, since she has no intentions
of retiring, as Miss Wethe-ed did. and
it will require the best golf our ladies
can produce to Keep her from winning
some Summer.