Show Kingsley Botterill-Kingsley Win I From Hicks-Covey Hicks Team In Country Club Match By BILL McCREA Buxom Helen Hicks who held the women's national golf gol title when she had just passed her eighteenth birthday demonstrated to toa toa toa a gallery of persons Wednesday at the Country club that she knows s p plenty enty about the links snort sport Although th the golfing bambino and ana her partner Owen Covey were de de- defeated by a point 3 margin by Ed Kingsley and Betty B Miss Hicks lived up to her reputation of oC being a long driver and having control control con can of a beautiful short game Her putting was wa shaky As far as the local oca participants were concerned the exhibition proved two things 1 Miss will be hard bard to tot t V Helen Belen Hicks Betty beat for the 1935 state title If she continues continues con con- to shine shin so well in match play She carded a 42 41 83 42 83 one less than Miss Hicks' Hicks 43 41 43 41 84 2 Ed Kingsley state open and amateur champ is going right along where he left eU off oft last year Unless a sudden turn of oC events takes place between now and August hell he'll win the amateur crown again and finish high in the open He will be favored to win the open pen too if the Invading talent from Cram the barnstorming professional professional prates group is not too strong Miss Hicks had never before been in Salt Lake City and her round at atthe atthe atthe the Country club dub In the exhibition was her first ever played over the can canyon on layout She was bothered a little by the altitude attitude and appeared tired at the conclusion of or the match Kingsley and Miss Botterill gained an early eary lead and were three points ahead at the turn Covey and Miss Hicks squared the match on 11 when Owen hit the pin on a yard 40 chip shot and grabbed a birdie The next hole was halved and Kingsley Kingsey bIrdied 13 to put himself and Miss in the lead again a lead which was not overcome The beauty of or Miss Hicks' Hicks play is her long wood shots both from the tee and the fairway She made several sev seve eral masterful approach shots but because she was not accustomed to the greens many of oC- the balls did not hold She used wed two different putters but neither of them behaved well Helen Heen won the women's national title in 1931 defeating Mrs Glenna Collett Vare Vane 2 and 1 1 over the Buffalo But But- lab falo talo Country club at t New York She stayed in amateur ranks rank for tor two years and then affiliated with a golf products prod company thus becoming the first woman professional I 1 have been playing golf gol since I Iwas Iwas Iwas was 10 years old Miss Hicks said and now I am finding that no matter matter matter mat mat- ter how often one plays there are always new tricks to be learned and practiced Helen Heen was VIas lavish in her praise of ot the Country club course She carries 18 clubs In her bag and Wednesday used every everyone one of them She uses an interlocking grip and has a smooth deliberate swing The former champion left Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning for Denver where she Is scheduled in an exhibition Sunday She will also play in Colorado Springs Monday she continues eastward and will play in Omaha Kansas City and Chicago Wednesdays Wednesday's match was refereed by George G Gix x Von Elm former national amateur champion and Utah's No 1 masculine golfer goUer v The scores Miss MiM Hicks HIckl 41 41 43 43 84 Miss Mils Botterill US 45 lI 41 4 4 56 83 42 12 Z 83 Kinscler 36 36 75 Ss 39 75 Covey Cover 39 39 78 39 39 78 78 Quaker Shirt won by forfeit from Third Ward in the Recreation Softball Softball Softball Soft Soft- ball league Wednesday and Frost Service defeated Grocery 4 20 in an exhibition game |