Evening star., 1938-09-20
HELEN NDETTWE|LER
ALSO A QUAL|F|ER
Both Register 93s-Marion
Brown Out With 99-TWo
Get Scores of 80.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 2o-Mud, driving
rain and cold, penetrating wind are
no barriers to courageous woman golf
ers seeking the national championship.
Into the first 1s-hole rounds of match
play over rain-drenched fairways to-
day slid qualifying field of GA In 80
matches at Westmoreland Country
Club. The field was led by two women
from the opposite sides of the Ma
ton, Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page Of
Chapel Hill, N. c.. the defending
champion. and Dorothy Traung of
San Francisco, runner-up in 1884.
They finished in deadlock for medal
honors in the qualifying test yesterday
with cards of 80, one over par.
Mrs. Page, a plump lady of 81 years,
who washes dishes and cooks because
she likes it, was the only one of lot
starters to break par. She clipped a
stroke off the par 40 back nine on one
of the most brutal days in which the
national ever has been contested. The
wind and rain, the soggy fairways and
the tricky green's skyrocketed the scor-
ing.
Patty Berg Wears Trousers.
Even the famed freckle-fac red
head, Patty Berg Of Minneapolis, dis
covered that IA clubs and a pair Of
rain trousers which she pulled over
her Ai1,iNaI ;rtV ~
cope with par. She finished with an
IS, two strokes back Of Marion Miley
Lexington, KY, three-time winner
of the Western women's champion
ship.
Outstanding among the players VINO
failed to make the "a qualifying fig
ure were: Barbara Ransom of Stock
ton, Calf, who won medal honors
with rs in the women's Western
championship; Edith Estabrooks, Du-
buque, Iowa, runner-up to Miss Berg
in the womens Western: Phyllis
Buchanan of Denver, and Mrs. Austin
Pardue of Williamsville. N. Y.
Best of the visiting British delega-
ton were Clarrie Tiernan of Baltray,
Ireland, and Jessie Anderson of Perth,
Scotland, each with 84s. Mrs. ]. b.
Walker, former Irish champion, mad
an SO, while Mrs Diana Fishwick
Critchley, 1898 British champion,
carded a co.
Thrills Are Promised.
Today's first round, starting at
ll30 am. was loaded with potential
thrills. The defending titlist, Mrs
Page, plays Mrs. Eric Phillips of
Lambton Mills, Ontario, in the opener,
while Miss Berg engages Mrs. Myron
Davy Of Washington. D. C.. Miss
Traung plays Miss Lillian Zech of
Chicago
The draw brought two OF the Brit
ish women together Miss Anderson.
1896 British champion. and Nan S.
Baird Of Prestwick, Scotland, one Of
the eight who qualified with a "a in
the play-off.
Two 18-hole rounds will be played
tomorrow, the eight survivors battling
through l8 holes Thursday. The win
ners will meet in Fridays 1s-hole
udJ
ship match will be SO holes.
Tough for Mrs. Davy.
In addition to Mrs. Myron Davy,
who faces almost certain elimination
In her match with Patty Berg, Wash
ington sent Helen Dettweiler into the
first round Of match play. She is
opposing Betsy Mcleod of Williams
vile, N. Y.
Both Mrs. Davy and Miss Dett-
weller scored 93s yesterday. Mrs.
Davy went out in 47 and back in As,
while Miss Dettweiler just reversed
these scores.
Marion Brown, District of Colum-
bia champion, failed to make the
grade, taking 80, putting together
49 and so.