Show Four Former Utah Champs May Seek Miss Hofmann s Crown in State T Tourne lourne f By BILL McCREA 1 Utah's leading feminine golfers arc busily engaged d tuning shots for the annual state tournament which opens Monday Au Augu Aj 3 at Fort Douglas with Helen Hofmann in the defending champ role Although at this thi juncture Miss i Hofmann Is 18 favored to retain tho the title it appears that several of ot the Hie states state's threats to o the Forest Dale star star will wUl be bo very much k in the running Betty Ill Botterill city champion is MJ playing a sou sound d game and will witt make a a. a determined determined deter deter- mined b bid d for fork M th the the- championship ch i l The Country club club i star cant can't cope Y 1 with Miss Hof- Hof HOf M m man manns mann's a n n s Ion long g drives but she possesses a tine fine X J o.- o. short iron game Mrs Means l A quartet of former state champions champions cham cham- is also expected to enter in including In- In eluding Mrs Mary Halloran who held tho the title in 1922 Mrs Pearl Riley who captured the event in 1925 and again in 1934 Mrs A. A H. H Means M ans who vho wore the crown in 1931 1031 and 1932 and Mrs J. J H. H Evans winner winner win win- ner ncr in 1933 1033 Should all these former champions compete considerable spice will be added to the tournament program Mrs Means and Mrs Evans have been playing little golf of late how how- ever Mrs Riley has confined most of ot her play to team matches Weiss eis Winner irmer Entered Mrs L. L S. S Packman always a formidable formidable formidable for for- player on her home course and Mrs Florence Borg of Nibley park winner of oC the recent Barnett Weiss invitation tournament are two more championship Mr Mrs R. R C. C Hill and Mrs George MacFarland of oC Bonneville may easily qualify for the championship flight Mrs Hills Hill's entrance in the meet Is not assured however because because because be be- cause of a g. recent illness Mrs A. A C. C Moore another Country club player and in the Weiss meet is also planning to compete compete com corn pete in the affair as is Mrs R. R T T. Stewart of club Seek 32 33 Players I State Golf Golt association moguls are hopeful that 32 32 player will wm enter the meet making possible championship championship championship cham cham- consolation first and second second sec see ond flights The tournament has a colorful background beginning in 1900 when Mrs Ora Harkness won the title This year marks the thirty second renewal of the event The only years since 1900 in which the meet was not conducted were were- 1908 1906 l' l 1908 1008 1911 and 1914 The table of champions 1000 1000 Mrs Ora Harkness 1901 1901 Miss MUs May Burke 1002 1902 1002 Mra K IC C. C Flaher 1003 1003 Ora Harkne 1004 Mig 1904 Ml Katherine Judge 1005 Mij 1005 lIu Maude Fitch I ONo No O No No tourney 1907 No 1907 No tourney 1008 No IOS-No No tourney 1009 Miss 1909 Miller 1910 1010 Mrs L. L I 1 L. L Savage 1911 No 1911 No tourney 1912 1912 Mrs R R. R C. C Gemmell 1913 1013 Mrs R. R C. C Gemmell 1911 No 1014 No tourne tourney 1915 1015 Miss Miss Rose Lane 1916 1916 Mn Mrs R R. V V. Salisbury 1917 1917 Mis 1917 Miss flu Florence 1918 Miu 1918 MIs Florence Florente c Halloran 1919 1919 1111 Miss Florence Halloran 1920 Miss 1920 Miss Florence Halloran 1921 1921 Miss MUs Florence Halloran 1922 1922 Mill Mary Halloran Soule 1923 1923 Mrs Al Fisher FIher 1924 Miss 1924 Miss or Halloran 1923 1925 Pearl Riley 1926 1926 M Mrs I L. L O. O Shriver 1927 1927 Mrs I L. L O. O Shriver 1928 1928 Misi 1928 Ming Mary Doole Dooley 1929 1929 Mi Miss Mary Marv M rv Dooley 1930 1930 1930 Mrs frs L. L ft G. Shriver 1931 1931 Mrs A A. H H. H Means 1932 1032 1032 Mrs A. A H. H Means Mean 1933 1933 Mrs J r IL lL Evans Ean tg 1931 1931 Mrs Pearl Riley r 1915 Miss 1935 Miss Helen t Hofmann elmann 1036 1036 |