The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-05
NEAR LAWSUIT MADE GOLF STAR
 |OF MRS E.L.PA AGE
Greens Fees Jumped From $50 to $l,2OO in Year;
 Lawson a Saviour

Chapel Hill, N. c. = (UP) = Threatened foreclosure of a Chapel Hill golf colrse sixe years ago was indirectly responsible for Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, present holder of the North South and Mid-South women's golf championship, for taking up the game.
 The course, now one of the most popular in this college town, had green collections of only $30 in 1881 and desperate operators faced fore- closure. They chose Dr. Robert B. Lawson, director of physical .educa- ton for students at the University ot North Carolina, located here, as savior of the club.
 Doc" Lawson, no golfer himself, in a year increased green receipts to $1,200, interested players at the course, the Chapel Hill Country Club and found the game SO popu- lar bought himselg and his daughter set of clubs.
 In the three years following 1891, the physical director and his daugh- ter did most of their playing toe gether. Miss Lawson, graduated from the University in 1928 with scholastic honors, studied her game carefully. She read everything pulp hshed about golf, but took no lessons nor did she receive coaching from professional.
 Unlucky. In First Tourney
 Miss Lawson entered the South ern Golf Association tournament at Norfolk, Va, three months after she took up the game. She was eliminated in the first round, but two months later broke the women's record for the Richmond Country Club with a 94.
 The summer of 1881 found her playing in the Carolinas tourney at Myrtle Beach. She lost her first match. In 1882, she won the Carolinas title by defating Dean Van Landingham and Jane Coth- ran, and successfully defended her title in 1933 and 1884. Miss Kathryn Hemphill. whom she de- feated in 1894, won the title the following year, but Miss Lawson regained the honor the next year by outplaying tn: Columbia, s. C., girl. :
 Mrs. Page won the North-south tourney at Pinehurst in 1886 when she defeated Miss Charlotte Glut- ting.
 Meantime, the team of father and daughter continued its record of winning tournaments.h For the last three years exery mixed tour- nament the two have played in hos been wen by them. And Mrs. Page hasn't been defeated in an invita- ton tournament for three years.
 . Holds Course Records
 She also ilolds course records at numerous clubs throughout the South and has scored four holes- iri-one.
 Mrs. Page was medalist in the National Women,s Meet at Sum- init, N. J.. last year. but lost in the semi-finals.
 Dr. Lawson. has beaten his daughter only, twice during the last two years. He isn't, however, discouraged by his record and points with pride to his athletic career at. the university, from which he was graduated in 1900. He was on the football varsity, base ball and. track teams and his broad jumpe record of 20 feet.6 inches established whtl Dr., Lawson was dressed in baseball uniform stood at the school until 1916. Dr Law son took his medical degree at the University of Maryland and follow- ing graduation played with the Bos- ton National baseball team for one year. He once pitched against Chris ty Mathewson. and lost heart breaking 1 to o game.
 Mrs. Page was married last summer. Her husband, Julian Andrews Page, Jrs is connected with tobacco manufacturing company at Durham.