Evening star., 1935-09-29
NEVER WILL EQUAL
MALES, THEY AVER
Mcleod, Houghton Disagree
With CruiCkshank, Who
Sees Her as Champ.
BY WALTER r. McCALLUM.

b1 WALTER X. McCALLUM.
~ OBBY CRUICKSHANK, dimln-
- utive Richmond pro and hold
er of the National Capital
- open championship, . thinks
Babe Didrikson is going to be great
golfer some day soon, but you cart
convince the rest of the local paid
players that the Babe is going any
where in golf against good male COM
petition. A few days ago Bobby de-
clared that Didrikson will win the
national open championship Within
three years" if she keeps on improving
as she has been improving.
Bobby was quoted in the news
papers, and it caused lot OF arched
eyebrows and polite mods. Among
other little matters concerning the
muscular girl from Texas, Crulcky
mentioned her undoubted power, her
mighty tee shots and her tremendous
wallops with the irons.
He played a couple of rounds WITH
her at Hot Springs, and was so i'm
pressed that he declared the Babe
will outStrip any of her sex in golf in
future years and will become a factor
in tournaments against the men. But
AL Houghton and Fred Mcleod think
differently.
"THEREs woman named Joyce
Wethered who has all the shots
any man ever had" Fred says. She
is mark for any girl to shoot at, and
if Miss Didrikson becomes as good as
she is she will have gone long way
But Joyce never entered an op"1
tournament and probably she couldn't
have gone far had she done so. The
men have too much advantage in
strength and accuracy, too much
stamina over the long route for a
woman"
Al Houghton likewise was as amazed
as Cruicky at the distance the re-
doubtable Babe gets with her wooden
clubs and long irons, but ne doesI t
see eye to eye with the Edinburgh
Scot about the business of winning a
big tournament against the male stars
Il saw her play the seventeenth at
Hot Springs with a drive and a No.
4 IRON" he said. The hole measures
400 yards, and she was on the greer
with those two shots, where I played
two full wooden shots. And I saw her
play the eighteenth. 208 yards, with
No. 4 iron and bag a deuce, where
played the hole with a spoon. But
even with that power she vas play
ing the wrong clubs.
II think if she cut down that power
and swung we'll within herself and her
capabilities she would be more ac-
curate and more consistent. Further
more, she has a lot to learn about
the play around the green's. where
the real scoring is done"
$40 YOU like golf? Are you really
interested in going places in
this game?" we asked Miss Didriksor.
" a M l." and her face glowed. Il m
crazy about it. MY one ambl-
ton is to become really good golfer.
And I think am getting the expert
ence need. am going to play in all
these tournaments and get experience.
even If don't win any money"
You could tell from the enthusiasm
she showed that she was as much in
earnest as she was the day she stepped
out at Los Angeles in 1882, shook off
her robe and tossed the javelin yards
(not fee) beyond the then worlds
women's mark. But that is all behind
her. She is in the golf racket nov,
working for Louisville firm, in COM
petition with one of the great woman
golfers of all time-Helen Hicks.
If you can go by enthusiasm ard
will to win the Babe will go places in
the links game She has undoubted
power and strength, but lots of pres
have had those and missed winning.