Golf

British Women's. Golfing dames and damsels of old England bowed again to the prowess of their queen, Miss Joyce Wethered. In play at Ganton, Yorkshire, Mrs. Lodge of Burhill was the last to challenge Miss Wethered for her amateur crown and was routed utterly, 8 and 7.

Last year Miss Wethered held also the British women's open championship. But that honor was this year snatched away by Miss Doris Chambers.

What the Cummings family is to America, so are the Wethereds to England, only more so. Over here, Miss Edith and Master Dexter wear respectively the national women's and the intercollegiate laurels. Over there, Miss Joyce's brother, Master Roger, is adorned by the men's amateur title wreath.

Western Open. At Memphis, Jock Hutchison started the Western Open with an absent-minded 75, was frightened by the more delicate scores of Bobby Cruickshank, Wilfred Reid and Leo Diegel, pulled his little but wiry self together and cracked out two 67's and a 72 for the championship. Cruickshank, Diegel, Hagen, Kirkwood tied for second six strokes behind, at 287.

Berthellyn Cup. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Pittsburgh, formerly national and international champion, whose husband (Jack V. Hurd, steel man) named Golf corespondent in his divorce suit (TiME, Aug. 6), had a successful conquest on the Huntingdon Valley links and journeyed home to enjoy the Berthellyn (invitation tournament) Cup for another year. The qualifying round Mrs. Hurd also captured, with 80 record-breaking strokes.

The surprise-package of the tournament was a tall, blonde girl from Chicago, Anita Lihme, who felled former national champion Glenna Collett with an 82 in the second round.