Evening star., 1935-04-20
SHY C0NTENDERS
F0RMAY TOURNEY
Four Former Leading Foes
Have Become Members
of Private Clubs.

~ ENUDED Of many OF the stars
who have made the tourna-
ment the free -for-all 1t has
been for half-dozen years,
the District public links women's
championship this year. to be played
next month. appears like q set-up for
Betty Keeler, the present champion.
If entries are limited to women who
have no club connections.
Four Of the feminine club swingers
who have shone In public links cham
pionships in previous years now are
members of private clubs and as such
no longer are eligible to play for the
municipal title
Ellen Kincaid. one Of the brighter
stars among the younger group, now
plays from Beaver Dam. where she Is
champion and top player on the club
team. Miss kincaid played the last
nine at Washington in 80 q few days
ago, stunt that isn't being done
every day by even the better male
golfers.
She has been Joined at Beaver Dam
by Mrs. F. J. Godfrey, q consistent
competitor in the womens public
links Journeys for several seasons and
o semi-f1nalist last year.
Over at Kenwood the club team has
been strengthened by the addition of
Mrs. Wilda Martin, runner-up for the
women's municipal links title last
year and a strong golfer when she
played at Rock Creek Park. The In
dian Spring team has been bolstered
by the addition of Mrs. Mae Hill, who
reigned for some years as the queen
Of the public links divot-lifters.
Path Appears Clear.
MYTH these four out Of the COM
w ing title tourney, Betty Keeler,
provided she returns to the
form she showed in winning last year.
should have little trouble wading
through the field, unless some young
stars come to the front with a rush.
Betty CARRIER, a girl who hits EN-
from the tee with an iron. might
cause some disturbance, but she was
hardly strong enough as a golfer last
year to upset Miss Keeler. So the
public courses again this year are
what they have been for many years,
q training ground for good golfers who
join the private clubs. The addition
Of the quartet named will mean bet
ter golf among the womens club
teams, for the four can play fairly
good golf.
They also will be eligible for the
District women's championship at In
dian Spring in June. where Winifred
Faunce. champion and medalist last
year, will defend her title. OF all the
younger group the Kincaid girl seems
to be reaching to greater heights than
any young golfer who has come up in
recent years. She has yet to test her
skill against women like Mrs. Betty
Meckley, Mrs. Jack Scott, Helen Dett-
weller or Mrs Roland Mackenzie, but
she can play considerable golf and
may be factor In the bigger tourna-
ments this year. which start with the
Keeler Memorial affair at Washington
next Friday.
@UT at Congressional the club golf.
ers who are addicted to practice
with wood and iron now can
know just how far they can pole EN-.
Big signs have been posted on the
practice field some so yards apart, CIV
ing distances up to ESQ yards.
The really long hitters can claim
a 3oo-yarder and get away with 1t. but
Roland Mackenzie. club pro. thinks
any one who hits the ball ESQ yards
is giving it quite q ride. even Parker
Nolan, who has rejoined Congress.