The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-29
MRS. DAVE GAUT IS OPPOSED ASQUEEN
 OF WESTERN LINKS
17-Year- Old Chicago Girl Eliminates Defending West
 ern Champ

CHICAGO, August s.-Elimination of the defending champion, Mrs. Dave Gaut of Memphis, Tenn, by Virginia Wilson, of Onwentsia, Chicago, to- day furnished the surprise of the first match round of the women's western golf championship at Exmoor Coun- try club.
 Miss Wilson. only IT years old, and heretofore unknown in championship play got lead on her more ex perienced opponent early in the play and turned three up. Mrs. Gaut frightened up on the second nine, but her girlish opponent was not to be outdone for she shot fully as well and won two and one. She scored Sl to Mrs. Gauts 92.
 In addition to Miss Wilson, seven other Chicagoans survived, the first round, but the eight out of ten win ners were widely scattered geor- graphically including Louise Fordyce of Youngstown, O., champion, who downed Mrs. J. W. Douglass of Chi cago and won the right to play Miss Wilson to morrow.
 Another promising contender for the title, Virginia Pep of St. Louis, defeated Mrs. Walter Page of Chi- cago by the wide margin of six and four and won the right to play Flor ence HOlloran of Salt Lake City, who downed Mrs. C. c. Russell, Milwaukee, two up.
 The most distant contender. Mrs. John Morley of Los Angeles, over came Ernestine Pearce of Chicago and let herself into match with Mrs. F. c. Let's of Chicago, twice holder of the championship.
 The medalist of the tournament, Mrs. Melvin Jones of Olympia Fields club, Chicago, busted Mrs. Tom El- cock of Wichita, Kas., 4 and 8, and will have as her next opponent Miss Miriam Burns of Kansas City, Mo-, champion.
 The only extra hole match of the day went to Mrs. J. U. Taylor of Evanston, who defeated Mrs. Lee Mida of Chicago, in 21 holes when the latter put her brassie second into a pond on the third extra hole.
 Mrs. Taylor thereby won the right to burnish brassies with Miss Elsie Hiding of Grand Rapids, who downed Lucille Desenberg of Kalamazoo.
 Another Michigan player to sur vive the first round was Mrs. Harley Higbie of Detroit, who was headed for medal score of S4 when she whipped Grace Konold by the widest margin of the day, and S7. She will play Dorothy Klotze of Chicago, who defeated the only Minnesota aspirant, Mrs. Frank Jaffray of Minneapolis, and 5.
 Texas remained in the struggle through the and victory Of Mrs. S. L. Reinhart of Dallas, formerly Elaine Rosenthal, who defeated Mrs Eleanor Hardwood of Chicago. Mrs. Reinhart, who was once runner up in the national championship and former possessor of the western title, will play Mrs. Robert Bennett of In dian Hill. formerly Elizabeth Klotz, 3 and ?.
 In the second flight Mrs. L. NJ. Magrader of Memphis, survived to- days round and will meet Mrs Fred Holmes of Lafayette, Ind, while Mrs. S. Hanley of Detroit, will play Mrs. Robert Cutting of Chicago.
 In the third flight Miss E. Detchon of Charlottesville, Ind, will meet Mrs. J. E. Blakeslee of Kenosha and in the fourth flight Mrs. o. D. Mann of Danville, H., Miss Hayes of Kal- amazoo, Mrs. Gardner of Blooming ton, H., and Miss l.. Adams, of La Fayette, Ind, survived the first round.
 Mrs Gault. out ...... 665 665 3s3-46 Miss Wilson, out 674 555 462-43 Mrs Gaults in ....... 5b4 457 b65-46-92 Miss Wilson, out STA bS6 462-4S