Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-25 | Page 9 | Mrs. Means Cops State Golf Title after Only 4 Years of Play

MRS MEANS COPS STATE GOLF TITLE AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS OF PLAY PU iRS MRS M EVANS HALVES GREEN GREN TO LOSE ENCOUNTER Newly Crowed Newly Crowned Champion Boasts Boast Decisive Victories in First Three Rounds Round OGDEN July 25 25 A A sturdy steady steady- strokIng woman who began golfing only four years cars ago is Utah's new newstate tate state women's am s cham champion p i o 0 n. n She Is Mrs A. A H. H HI Means Jeans of S Salt a I S. S Lake ake Lake victor over t Mrs Mis J. J H. H Evans h ko also alo of Salt Lake Lake- j 1 up on 01 13 18 hi iri the finals i n a 1 s at the ther 4 I Country club Countr here herel i yesterday fI f It I Is 1 the second 4 t 4 O title Itle t for e or l' l Mr 1 rs 54 7 X iL Means although f i she he has competed ed ik m In n golf meets gol ever even 1 I. I since Ince her first fit year year- 1 Y at the te game Her Her- 0 first was wa earned eare W Wess X less les ess than a month Sirs Mrs 1 Evans Evan ago when she won from Mrs Evans Ens 4 and 3 3 In the finals fIal of ot the Fort Douglas invitational Battling over a sun-baked sun course the he two stars finished all even on the first nine yesterday each being only three strokes over par ar with wih Hs Mrs Means took tok the lead lea by whining win win- ning the held it by halving the and widened the te margin on annexing an- an flexing nexing the Mrs Evans won won the he to cut the lead lend to a single hole lole only to fall faU three behind as she lost ost the next two and 01 only Y three thee holes left to play She remained In the running with witha wih a par 4 on 16 as l Mrs Means had a 5 She tanked a foot 25 putt on 17 to tow win it too but they halved hal e the final w i. i green geen to leave Mrs Means Mean ahead MRS MEANS MEAS KNOWN AS MEDAL MEDA SENSATION Of Often n a a Mrs Ms Means Mean has ha always alwa's encountered difficulty once the match play got under way In lii 11 tournaments until this season Her Herrise Herrise Herrise rise to championship proportions first frt came two years ears ago ao when she was in the state meet She was again in the state tourney last summer but shared the glory with Mrs Mrs L. L G. G Shriver who went on to annex the te championship Her complex carried cried her herto herto herto to the same reco recognition in the Fort Douglas Dougla invitational last lat season seaon the city tournament this spring and gained her a tie with Mrs Mrs Riley RUey for forthe forthe forthe the position in the Fort For meet again this summer sumer their being a course couse record She was tied ted with Mrs Evans Evan with two s' s kes behind Mrs J. J M. M Riley me 1st in the qualifying round in i 3 s tournament Her ma 1 i through though th the tournament tournament tournament ment foun her defeating Mrs J. J F. F Stewart L 3 S Angeles 7 and 5 Miss Eleanor 7 and 6 and Miss ML Betty 7 and 6 M. M Miss s Botterill Botterill Bot- Bot terill put the defending champion Mrs Shriven Shriver ShIver out of the running the day before Although she gOls practically ev every every ev- ev ery day the new champion is not playing as much this thi year as in Iii previous previous pre pre- Ious seasons Fort Douglas was washer washer wa her links home during her first frt year ear but both the Country club and the te Count Post are her home layouts layout now Miss Ruth Wattis Ogden yesterday yesterday yester yester- day defeated defeat Mrs O. O C. C Allen Nibley Nib Nib- Ni- Ni ley park Salt Lake 3 and 1 I 1 for the first night flight title The consolation flight crown crow went to Mrs M. M G. G I. I Reed Salt Lake Country club clu for beating Miss ML Helen Hofmann Forest Dale Salt Lake Lae 4 and 3 Mrs Ms Lynn Baxter Bater Salt Sal Lake Country club had previously won the second flight gh title defeating Mrs Ms J. J C. C Allen Alle in i he the finals