Evening star., 1937-08-05
TUTOR IS CERTAIN
BABE WILL EXCEL
Girls Native Skill Lauded
by Pro-Says She'll Be
Best linksWoman,
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

u Oh1NNlo IOVLnSs
CH1CAGO, August 5.-"There Il
going to be the greatest woman
golfer Of all time" said Tommy
Armour, nodding his head toward
Mildred (Babe) Didrikson, who was
hitting shots oil q practice tee. Il
wish I could have had her two years
ago. She would be giving a lot of
the professionals real misery now"
After two disappointing years as a
professional player, the former Olym-
pic star finally has come to Armour
for instruction. Armour Is one of
golf's greatest teachers and numbers
among his pupils such champions as
Henry Cotton of England, Lawson
Little, Johnny Goodman and George
Dunlap. 1t is not generally known,
but Cotton first visited the United
States several Winters ago, he prac-
ticed under Armour for three months
and it was on the fairways OF Miami
ne built the game that won the British
open title at Carnoustie.
Most Powerful Woman Golfer
MISS DIDR1KSON has the great
est power Of any woman golfer
ever saw. Right now she can drive
along with any professional except
such tremendously long hitters as
Jimmy Thomson. Sam Snead and a
few others. saw her consistently
drive $50 yards the other day and she
has the same relative power with
irons
III say she has" interrupted
Clarence Clark. the Eastern star. II
was playing with her recently and on
one hole I took No iron to play
into the green while the Babe used a
No. and was right on the pin"
Armour had his first glimpse of
Miss Didrikson while she was playinp
practice round prior to the $4,000
Chicago open. The Babe always
thought Tommy was an aloof sort of
chap, while Armour had never paid
much attention to the girl after she
TOOK up golf for livelihood They
got together at the Medinah c. c..
Becomes Armour's Pupil.
FOR the next month Babe will re-
ceive daily instructions from
Armour.
IT is regrettable Miss Didrikson did
not receive the proper sort of a start
when she took up golf" related Ar
mour. She should be the outstanding
woman golfer of the world today. All
she knew was to hit the ball and had
no knowledge Of the finer points of
the game. l never taught any one
more adaptable or quicker to learn.
Why Is minutes after 1 changed
her grip, stance and swing she was
hitting the ball as nicely as you please
1t won't take long for her to learn
the correct mechanics of the game
but over the next month I am going
to teach her something about golf
strategy. I'll wager that within a
month she will be shooting consistently
In the mid-seventies.
Should Excel Joyce Wethered.
WITHIN year the girl should be
able to hold her own with any OF
the op-fight amateurs and keep pace
with a lot Of the professionals. She
Is the only woman I ever saw with
the strength necessary to play even
with professionals That's why I sa,
she should become the worlds greatest
woman golfer. She should be greater
player than Joyce Wethered because
of her strength and because she ha,
fine athletic sense.
L don't go overheard very often or
any golfer, but I'm really stalking my
reputation as prophet on the Babe
You've seen Babe several times since
she took up golf Well, come out ir
about four weeks and we'll have 8
round with her. I want you to SCI
her development.