Evening star., 1933-08-30
OWN TRIUMPH SEEN.
BY BRITISH WOMAN
Disguised With Competitive
Game, She Will Play Only
for Fun in Future.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.,, August
- 80 (P. Disguised and
/ i through" with competi-
tive golf, but fired with a
burning ambition to show the
world she can take the title back
with her, Enid WilSC-l of England
today joined Is American stars in
the drive for the national Women's
championship at Exmoor.
The American title was her final goal
In the game she said she was tired OF
except for an occasional enjoyable
round. and while four of Americas
"big five' of feminine golf still were in
the championship drive she thought she
would add the title to her collection of
three successive British crowns.
Miss Wilson was the talk of the
tournament, net only because she
broke the qualifying record and
scored an easy triumph over
Mrs. r. c. Lake yesterday to enter
the second round, but because Of
a stinging rebuke against the
average woman golfer and the
hero worshipcrs.
after this championship is over Ill
be glad to be out of competitive golf
where too much is expected OF cham
pions," she said as she ducked con-
gratulationS and bsck-slappers. You
are criticized if you do and criticized II
you don't. I want to play in friendly
matches where I can just rag around
and enjoy myself No. will not turn
professional. There are women of
better than average form in golf who
try to assume a frightful dignity and
put on airs and graces in keeping with
the popular idea of a champion.
can't cope with 1t.
1T giues me pain, deteSt
dodging people 1Cho are pleasant
to me Just because it seems to be
the thing to do 1Uith champions,
/ ,Cdnt to remain NATURAL.
COME criticism at home for not try
ing" in the last two American
championships in which she was
eliminated in the semi-flnal and quar-
rolled up Miss Wilson, rated by many
as an even greater golfer than Joyce
Wethered, who never tried for the
American title But she was serious in
her statement and more serious in her
fight to lend it ALL with victory this
week
A glance at the list of sur
vivors of yesterdays first 18-hole
round showed that Miss Wilson
had her work cut out, however.
Helen Hicks Maureen Orcutt,
Mrs. o. S. Hill and Virginia Van
Vie, the defending champion,
still were in the struggle.
The only big upset yesterday was the
defeat of Ada Mackenzie, Canadian
champion. by Peggy Wattles Of Buffalo:
In addition, there was host OF
younger stars, among them Lucille
queror of Miss Van VIE in the Western
championship this month; Aniela Cor
zyca, the hard-hitting Polish girl from
Fort Worth, Tex. 1888 Southern cham
pion; Charlotte Glutting of West
orange, N j.. who beat Enid up at
Salem last year, and Francis Williams
OF Philadelphia.
Today, Miss Wilson faced Mrs.
Harley Higbie OF Detroit, Dho
took such flying start oDer Mrs.
Glennd Collet Ware in the cham
pionsflip Jour years ago that
Glenna 1Uas forced to come from
noUhere to 1rin in overtime.
Miss Van VIE was paired against a
dangerous rival today in Mrs. Leo Fed
erman of New York, former Long
Island champion, but was expected to
win while Mrs. Cheney and Miss Cor
zyca tangled in a match that prom
ised plenty of action.
Miss Orcutt faced Mrs. Charles New
bold of Wichita, Kans., conqueror of
Helen Lawson, Los Angeles, yesterday:
Miss Williams matched shots with Mrs.
Hill while Miss Hicks was challenged
by Mrs. Ben Fftz-Hugh of Vicksburg,
Miss.