The Washington times., 1934-09-28

Miss Maureen circuit and Mrs.
Leona Preston Cheney defeated
Miss Diana Fishwick and Miss
Wanda Morgan, up. Mrs. j. B.
Walker and Miss Diana Plumpton
triumphed over Mrs. Opal Hill
and Miss Lucille Robinson, while
Miss Virginia Van VIE and Miss
Charlotte Cutting fought a ding
dong battle to the last green, fin.
ishing all square.
It was a day to test the souls
of golfers. While Miss circuit and
Mrs. Cheney and their overseas
rivals were on the eighth hole a
storm broke over the course
drenching the contestants and
putting the gallery to flight. After
a delay the sun came out but
conditions were we'll nigh impoS-
sible. The turf was slippery and
the shots biting deeply into the
sodden fairways often left the
ball half buried.
Skill and Power
Yet despite the terrible condi-
lions the girls brought off their
shots with a skill and power that
called forth the applause and at
times the cheers of the gallery.
Miss Doris Chambers, nonplay'
ing captain of the BritonS, ex'
pressed her pleasure at the fine
PLAYING of the contestants. She
might have expressed her pleaa
ure as this writer does here and
now at the fine spirit of friend.
ship and craftsmanship displayed
by the girls. They ground every
shot, fought for every point, but
they fought with a smile on their
faces. They were picturesque, in
teresting contestants.
Miss Diana Plumpton, tall and
dark, with luminous brown eyes,
played golf that delighted the
gallery. She was long off the tee
and she had a knack of fading
her shots to the green so that
they stuck fast with little run.
Her putting touch was true. She
seldom missed. Yet throughout
she upheld the fine traditions of
British sports for sports sake.
Also a Pal
Her partner, Mrs. Walker, was
not only a teammate but a pal.
She applauded her partners shots
in frank and gladstone manner.
1t was a pleasure to watch their
splendid golf and to see their
fine spirit. When the final put
went down to give them victory
on the seventeenth hole, the Brit
ish girls shook hands and laughed
in their glee.
Mrs. Hill played splendid golf
despite conditions. Her short
game was deadly, and if you had
preference, national or personal,
you found yourself wishing that
the Kansas City woman could
play all pitch and run shots;
make all the approaches.
There should be a page in the
annals of great golf shots for
Mrs. Hills approach on the thir.
tenth hole. She had a close,
hanging lie in the Soggy, Sloping
ground. A creek catapulated its
torrent along. Vicious rough in.
vited on the right and the white
face Of trap yawned. Mrs. Hill
played a jigger over the creek and
ran it stone dead for a half in
tours when Miss Plumpton ran
down a putt under pressure.
RescueS Team
Miss circuit, famed throughout
this country for her command of
irons, rescued her team from a
perilouS situation. She smashed
a full mashie out Of the mud and
one on to the green while the gal
lery applauded. Even the Britons
cried well played" And they
meant it.
Miss circuit was not always per-
feet. She shaked one approach
shot that cost hole, but who can
ask for perfection where beauty
and youth are in the balance?
Your agent found a moment to
chat with Miss circuit. She is in
politics now.
"And Pm going to win. I'm
going to win here" she said.