Evening star., 1936-10-01
IN GOLF AS IN AIR,
SHE'S HEADED UP
Surprise Performer in U. S.
Links Tourney Is Keen
Over Aviation
Iv the Associated Press.


- UMMIT, N. j., october l.
Playing golf and riding the
air routes apparently have
~ nothing in common but mixing
the two makes life interesting for
Mrs. Helen Lawson Shepherd Of Bev-
erly Hills Calf.
They're her one-two hobbies and
she plays both Of them to the limit.
To give both equal attention she new
East to compete in the fortieth United
States women's golf championship
now under way at the Canoe Brook
Country Club.
The slender West Coast matron was
navigator on the flight East 10 days
ago while her husband w. E. Shep-
herd a tractor company offlcial pi-
loted their fve-passenger cabin plane.
Her sister came along as a passenger.
I'VE made the trip in 16 hours 13
minutes flying time" she said yester-
day. Il love flying and do lot of it
. with my husband. I'm ready now to
solo and expect to get my pilots Ii
cense SOON"
Overlooked by Critics.
THIS rain drenched tournament
Il marks her fifth try for the ma
tional title. She qualified three times
previously but has failed to 60 far
in match play competition. Neglected
by the experts and gallery alike, she
has advanced this week through the
first three rounds to the quarter
finals.
Her performances have lacked the
sensational, but her playing has beer
steady all the way. She qualified with
q 90, then defeated Mrs. E. Boyd Nor.
row Of Baltimore. and 2; Ada Mac
Kenzie, former Canadian champion
up with a medal score of 81. and
1s-year-old Betsy Mcleod Of Williams.
vile, N. Y, 3 and 2.
Mrs. Shepherd is pupil Of Olir
Dutra and holds several course records
in her home State, including IA al
Wiltshire. Shortly before coming Eas
she won the Del Monte championship
Her opponent today was 24-year.
old Kathryn Hemphill Of Columbia
8. c., whose chief bid to golf famt
was her victory in the Bellair tourna.
ment this Winter. To win, she defeat.
ed Mrs. Maureen orcutt Crews in tn.
semi-hnals and Mrs. Glenna ColletI
Ware, six-time national champion, II
the final. i
See Title for Mrs. Hill.
PICK-UPS from the fairways: Some
Of those on the sidelines are look.
ing for Mrs. Opal s. Hill to win ths
title that's eluded her SO long They
point, Of course, to her one-sided tri.
umph over little Patty Berg in tht
third round yesterday as an indication
she's due Two daughters of pro.
fessionals remain in the tournament
-. They are Beatrice Barrett Of Min
neapolis, daughter of Percy Barrett
and Marion Miley of Lexington, Ky.
daughter Of Fred.
Miss Miley never had beaten Char.
lotte Glutting, one Of New Jerseys
favorites before and she had to come
from behind to do 1t yesterday . .
Miss Cuttings caddy during her stay
in the fight, incidentally, was Dave
Campbell. . one-time New jersey open
champion. :.
Pam Barton's get-up for the rain
was something new in this vicinity
.. she donned waterproof trousers
%. If the rain keeps up, Mrs. Shep-
herd may have some Use for her navi-
eating experience 1t was difficult
at times yesterday to see through the
downpour and several greens were
flooded
Complete pairings in the quarter
final round today:
Beatrice Barrett. Minneapolis. W. Pam.
Ella Barton. England.
Marion MiIey. Lexington. vs. Mrs. Carl
II. ponnsr. sprinEneld; n. J.
Kathryn Hemphlll. Columbia. 6. c.
Mrs. Opal Hill. Kansas City. vs.. Mrs.
AauYeen Orcutt Crews. Englewood. N. j.