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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Aug 1931, p. 18

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class up lU r ip $3,OOO RING found in, bath> tub T HIS dparting guest, was frantic: A $3,OOO diamond ring lost-and lie couldnlt wa.C to look for it. With agony in his voice, lie called the United Manager. Three hours 'gob. The gucst has- gone, but the manager is stili on the job. A wild idea-the Manager pokes a flash-light down the bath tub drain-theres a faint sparkle-pluinbers arrive, the drain gives up a $3,000 ring. Another truc story proving that United Managers do the inipossiblein. finding losc ar- ticles.ý This extra service costs -the hotel moue>'? Ycs, but what of it. Extra service is taken for granted at United Hotels, just' like larger rooms D)ennehy, of.'unwentsia, m Lvielu t before -herjmarriage was Miss Virginia Wilson and she is 'a form er Women's National -champion, 'but sIc lias not played competitive golf for a couple of years and, for lier to. lead a field composed of-.the ciassiest womnen play- ers inthe Chicago, district, wyas a re- markable performialice. This Intra-City: match is' between teams o! six players re presentiiig the north, south, and west side and, as the Stars of each loca4lity- are'-'picked to, represent 'their district, it brought -to- getertheeih.tenfiest women golf- ers withlien ahuneni& radius of Chicago. To say that al the contest- antsplayed wvell' is to state an absolute f act'but ini ev erv match there nmust be a winner_ and a lo.5er and- when the sinoke of. the battie had,,cleared away the North Shore tearn vas out in. f rofit by a big inargn.~.. Course Slow The heavy rain of the previous eve- aing lad slowed up the course and this,> coupled Nvith a strong wind, was re- sponsible for the high scores. In spite of the adverse coudi1tions littie Mrs. Dennehiy swung and pitched and putted lier way to victory when lier stl4rdier o pporients f ound the going toc> rougI. Perfect timing wvas the secret of ber suceess and it was inarvelous to watch her. hit through the bail and observe how littie 1er long game was affected by the elements. Mrs. Denflehy was paired against Mrs. Melvin Jones of Lincolnshir!e and Mrs. L. W. Mida of Butterfield, and the clever Onwent- sia player won al six poinlts. Mrs. Austin Pardue of Indian Hill, won 3X/2 points f rom Miss June' Beebe of Olympia Fields and Mrs. A. E. Sheili of Gien Oak. Miss Jane Weiller. of Vernon took 5 points f rom Mrs'. E.. T. Nicholas of , icolnshire .and, Mrs. Pearl Indig. of Mohawk. Miss Helen MacMorran of Indian Hill woný 4 >points f rom Mrs. ,A. R. Copeland- of Calumet and Mrs.-' 0. C. Bell of Edgewood Valley. Miss Jean Arm- The Southi Side 34 points and the West Side 29Y/2 points. There is one *mor match to bc played but the North Side is so f ar 'out in front that there is littie question of. their, ultmmate win of the title.' Mise Armstrong Sets Recor Miss Jeaný Armstrong, of Winnetka, has been shooting wonderful golf dur- ing, the entire year and a f catUre of the' week's play was her record1 break-> ing card of, 76 in the North Shore teain matches at' the Minmette Golf club. Miss Armstrong's card was threel strokes bélow, wonà's par and there are f ew nmen in the City. who would gamble on 'their ability to equal her performa rce. Playing in the saine event Mrs. Carroll C. Kendrick of Winnetka scored a -clever 81 and1 the Indian Hill teani made practically a dlean sweep of their matches. Miss, Araistrong's record breaking card, to- gether with the standing of the North Shore téams follows: Miss Armstrofg- out.........45 44 3 5 9.5 437 Woinefl's par- out.......... 4 5 453 5-46. Miss Arinstrong- in...........554 34535 397-76 WVornen's par- in ...........55 3 54 43 5 539-79 Tenu' Standing Indian IHili................577 Evanstofl . .. .. . ..49 Ilinois . . . . . . . .425% Skokie .. ... .. 392 Sunet Ridge .. . ...... ... ...... 3711à ExmoOù7....... .............36 Gien Vlew ........ ...50 G1in Flora .......... ..271 Kno11wo.od ........... 2 6$I/ Wilniette. ... ..... .. 238% Kildeer,.ý......1..-.......... ......148U Briergate .. . . . . . . . . . .10 COUCJI SHOOTS PAR GOLF Ira L. Coucix of Glen View has ai golf game. in f act, the writer, con- siders him one, of the ifinest, Young golf ers in the, west. Ira flnished, in* a tie f or second place in the qualifying round of tIc National Amateur dham- pionship at Onwçntsia and lie f ollowed this by winning the Knollw.ood Invita- tion tournarnent with two cards total-1 Li. titie., Mrs. James Kratliefer won the Class B Consolation. Miss, Barbara Black is the Çlass C 'champion. She dèfeated Mrs.. E Buesch 2 and 1 for the titile. Mrs. T. rertig won the Class ÇC Consoliation. Mrs. GeorgeBakeér took home the non-qualifiers prize. WESTMORELAND TAM POSTPONED Due to pressing business interests Which prevented man-y guests f rom. competing ini the annual Westmoreland "Tam, 1" t'he officers of the clu b have, decided, to postpone the tournanient until next year. LITTLE SETS NEW RECORD Playing over the. new Illuminated course at the Wilmette Golf club, R. B. Little shot a record breaking 26 for nine holes His card whicli fol- iôws shows only one 4 and lis round ivas a remarkable exhibition of iron club play, couipled withL good putting. Little out ...... .334 3 3 Z223-26, 'Par-out ..........3 333333I3-27 REAL GOLF FANS It tool< more than a littie. heat to içeep Frank Hebard, Joe Prayer, Emanuel Larson and Walt Theibault f roim trying out the North Shore course. Theibault is i fine golfer but ili health has interfered with his gaine this year and Walt is just getting back lis old f orr. Andy Collins once said, "Wa1tt does everything disgust.ingIy wel, " and Andy told the trutli, for ýWalt is a niatural athiete,.with a fine eye and a steady nerve. 1.le- was f or- merly a billiard star and; if his health were better, he'd be one of the finest golf ers, in: the district. ,Playing ii at Suiset1 i the week-end tournanient Ridge Howard, Walton of shiot a fine dard which This was good 'enough to . P. B.,Umberger, of the NiUA.5..L.lbe 94>. . . A C - V L ufy L.,VI vuil-e-7 - - - ,..-«&U-t ..zay &a. -.Xj 7>Betl Miss Gustafson was' playing in ber first Played match., Mrs. Ra~ymond won the tm eten Skokie and thiePacific heKn hu ig tournament but she sliowed fine first tbree bIs and f rom here to tIec> Coast clubs. e PinccZdwad mental control and a real golf game. finish of the match she mever. gave the C»=u=.aSprins Her medal card was a 95 and she. won long driving Evanston star a' chance. MIXED FOURSOME PLAY points for the South Side. In açldi- Both 'players are capable of a better Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Henkins of 'tion to Mrs. Dcnnehy's 87, thcre were medal score but f rom a mtch p1a Glencoe wnti ic oursome prze 88's by Mrs. Austin Pardue, and Miss viewpoint tlie final was worth going at Skokie witli a fine net card of .162. jean Armistrong of 'Winnetka, and b long. ways to sec. Tihe Evanston club (Continueçdon page 27)

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