The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-05

After the smoke of battle had
cleared away and numerous unne-
cessary divots dug by yours truly
had been not too courteously re-
placed by a frowning course at
PENDANT, the. Dallas. Texas, Won
der's score was found to be ~.
Considering that the Babe has
really studied the game only a
couple OF months, this score isn't
half bad. An adding machine OPP
orator Is working on my score now.
But 1t was glorious defeat, so
far as getting a yarn Is concerned.
We found out just how seriously
the Babe has taken up golf. and
Just what she can do on the course
in competition. And we learned,
too, that she is practicing on the
saxophone, and may start a band.
In taking up golf In a big way.
Miss Didrikson is simply hewing
out q plan for the future. Not
withstanding her achievements in
the hurdles, sprints, high jump,
javeline, basketball and swimming,
this plan calls for golf as the fu-
ture objective. The Babes profess
sionai career has not led TOT fame
or fortune, but 1t has led to an
awakening to the fact that prof.
cheney In sports of the cinderpath
means less to her than proficiency
in golf. AS the greatest woman
golf player she believes she can
command O fortune. And that's
her goal.
Her natural ability Is great. She
handles the 16 clubs she Tugs
around with ease. Her drives aver
age around $50 yards and once In
a while she spanks the ball even
farther. AS soon as she gets q
clearer picture of the putt and
short approach shot, the weakest
department Of her game at pres
ent. she should cut from 20 to rs
strokes off her score.
Babes main objective Is to
stake" Helen Hicks, who was ma
tional amateur golf champion two
years ago.
Miss Hicks, so the story goes, re-
marked that the Babe would get
knocked Off in short order II she
took up golf. This made the Babe
sore. I'm going to get that Hicks
person II 1t takes me n hundred
years" she says. II made enough
out OF my pro ventures to keep me
going for three years. BY that time
I'll have this golf game down pat
Then I would like to teach other
girls to lick dear Miss Hicks"
Now to get down to the brand OF
golf displayed by Miss Didrikson.
in our little match. True to the fe-
male instinct. she had to hunt up n
mirror and powder her nose before
getting started. But when she ad-
dressed the ball and sent 1t sailing
a. 81 AA IN mi ~
1ty was forgotten.
yards. Her second shot landed In q
sand trap to the left OF the ABB
yard hole. She liked 1t, though.
'Tf you don't get in a trap once In
while. you won't know how to
get out of 'em when you do" she
remarked.
On the next, a 392-yard hole, she
let fly on a drive which was good
for at least $50 yards. Her APP
proach shot wasn't so hot, and her
putting was worse. She took q five
on this par four hole. I'm just a
sissy, that's ALL" she said as she
missed G. putt here which looked
like O cinch.
And 30 1t went. Altogether, she
took flock Of fours and fves, one
eight on a 475-yard hole, six skies,
one seven and three.
The manner in which the Babe
played the 18th hole Is one for the
books. It's a par five 475-yard hole,
with a wide lake extending the
width Of the fairway approximate
ly ESQ yards from the tee. Most
men players, and all women, take
It safe and use a short brassie
drive and then clear the lake with
their second shots. Kertes and I
played IL this way. But the Babe
had different ideas. "I'll clear that
lake IL it's the last thing l do" she
said. And derned II she didn't. She
wound up, let fly and the ball
cleared the hazard with feet to
spare. It was 275-yard drive,
and she was down In a nice par.
And I asked for friendly little
game!