Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-20 | Page 14 | Golf Ranks Seriously Weakened with Retirement of Helen Hicks

Golf Ranks Seriously Weakened With Retirement of Helen Hicks By BOB CAVAGNARO Associated Presa Prell Sports Writer I NEW YORK June 20 Helen 20 Helen Hicks Hicks' surprise exchange of her amateur sintas status sin sta tas for a commercial career and Mrs Glenna Collett Vares Vare's rapidly approaching ap retirement ent from competition competition tion have seriously weakened Americas America's Amen Ameri cas ca's front line of women golfers The burden of carrying the banner has been placed squarely on the shoulders shout ders dens of Virginia Van Wie Vie the soft Loft spoken Chicagoan who holds the national national na na- na championship and blonde blonde- haired Maureen Orcutt of New Jersey Two veterans Mrs Opal Hill and Mrs Leona Lcona Cheney and a pair of youngsters Charlotte Glutting and Lucille Robinson are likely prospects to fill the berths vacated by the two stars In forsaking her amateur career year old Miss Hicks has followed in the footsteps of two other prominent prom prom- nent sportswomen Eight years ago Suzanne Lenglen the great French tennis player joined Charles Cash and Cary Gary Pyles Pyle's gold caravan in a barnstorming tour only to find disillusionment after a short time Last year Mildred Babe Didrikson Did Did- the around all Texas athlete turned pro and little has been heard of her since Miss Hicks has fortified her future with a year five contract which with salary and royalties will produce an annual stipend in the neighborhood of Up until now flying and selling real estate have shared her interest along with golf colt