The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-01
WOMAN GOLFER
SAYS SHE WILL
NOT BE BEGGAR
If She Maintains Watchful
Waiting Policy She Will Have
TO Wait Three Years
WOULD SET PRECEDENT
DR.. Peltzer's Debut Has SEIZED.
ule Much Different From
That of Nurmi
BY ALAN J. GOULD
(Associatcd Press Shorts EhitOr)

(AssOciatcd Press Sports Editor) !
New York, Feb. l.--{P--If Mary I
X. Browne has, as she says, adopted
a watchful waiting policy SO far as
her reinstatement as golf ANA
teur is concerned, she will be obliged
to maintain it for the full length Of \
the usual three year good conduct
period prescribed by the United
States Golf association.
Miss Browne has been quoted as
saying she won't ask for reinstate-
ment but the U. S. q. a. made i
clear today that no action is posi-
BILE on her status without a formal
application to life the ban imposed
last April after the former tennis
champion toured the country with
Suzanne Lenglcn and the rest Of
the c. c. Pyle professional troupe.
This is how Miss Browne set forth
her case recently in the Cleveland
News:
Will Not Ask Reinstatement
"rhey said / was ineligible and
it's up to them to make me eligible.
have never been a professional in
golf and no matter what they said
have never conside myself a
golf professional. OF course, I'm
anxious to be allowed to play in all
these tournaments but it's up to
them. Under the circumstances |
do not care to go begging before
the Y. s. G. A. have seen reports
that / had asked or would ask for
reinstatement but ! do not intend
to ask for it.
The associations point Of view,
as expressed by H. II. Ramsay, new
vice president and chairman last
year of the committee that ruled
Miss Browne out Of amateur COM
petition, is this:
I'VE cannot consider the status Of
Miss Browne or Of any other in
eligible player without actual appli-
cation for reinstatement. Obvious
Nv the U. S. G. A. cannot go about
the country calling the role of in
eligible players, asking whether
they wish to be considered for re.
instatemcnt. especially if the usua
three year good conduct period ha.
not yet elapsed. If an exception t.
this rule were to be made in Mis-!
Brownies case, and l do not know
that it would. it could not be con
sidered without an application from
her. We have no controversy will
Miss Browne. We have had M
word from her since our action las
spring. | went over the case
thoroughly with her then, and
think she understands our posi-
ton"
So it would seem that unless
larry changes her expressed posi-
ton there is no prospect of her re
turning to the amateur golf fol'
this year or, possibly, until 1880.
Quite a Contrast
The prospective debut Of Di
Otto Peltzer in the Millrose tracl
and field carnival tomorrow nigh
will be in sharp contrast with tn
first American indoor appearance
Of that other famous Europea
runner, Paavo Nurmi, in 1925.
The German stars schedule call
for an 800-meter run against CON
petition that is not likely to Civ
him more than a good warm-ul
Paavo not only tackled two race
on the same night at distances {
one mile and 5000 meters, but me
the best this country could produe
and won both events in rccor
breaking times.
The picture of Nurmi's finish
the mile on that occasion thrt
years ago in the old Madison Squal
Garden is one Of the most vivid
track and field history. Joie Ra
Lloyd Hahn, Jimmy Connolly al
other stars all were out to "ge
the flying Finn. They alternate
in setting killing pace. design
to upset Nurmi's customary cloc
like performance but this strate,
failed. Instead of killing off t
Finn, the Americans killed off the,
selves. When the final lap can
Nurmi ran circles around his 9
ponents and finished, as the tut
men say, going away. Ray, ope
mouthed and gasping, stagger
home in second place.
Peltzer has not had as much til
as Nurmi to equip himself for inde
racing, hut the German star.
running q half mile last week
Los Angeles in 1855 4-10. demo
strated he has kept himself in &c
form.
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