Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-22
Mrs. Bower Nemesis
As Golf link CIings
To Betty CARRIER

Betty CARRIER qualities as the
hard-luck player of the women's
golf season, with nobody else even
close.
Last June the former public links
player entered the District women's
championship as paid-up member
of the WDGA, but not club men,
Der. Some of the golfing girls raised
their eyebrows, but she had the
solid backing of the officers. Then
her bid for temporary leave from
her teaching position at Wilson
High was refused, after she had
been promised permission to play,
SO Miss CARRIER promptly quit her
job and played in the tournament.
After an excellent qualifying
round and first-round victory
somebody whispered that golf in
struction to students in a physical
education class made her a golf
professional. AS the incident hap
pened before the USGA amended
the rules, the governing body ruled
that it did not.
Then Miss CARRIER ran into Mrs.
A. B. Bower, the eventual winner,
in the second round and lost, 3 and
2, after close and well played
match.
Mrs. Bower Her Nemesis.
AS the invitation to the Middle
Atlantic women's championship last
week stipulated that invited guests
could play, Miss CARRIER obtained an
invitation. She qualified nicely with
an 84-then the breaks of the nu-
merical draw pitted her against Mrs.
Bower, this time in the first round
And Mrs. Bower this year has been
unbeatable, playing the finest golf
of a career that has carried her toI
Kentucky, Maryland and District
titles.
Miss CARRIERS golf yesterday
would have beaten all but one
player in the tournament-and that
was Mrs. Bower. The latter posted
an 80 despite a steady doWnpour,
and needed 1t to beat Miss CARRIER
l up, after trailing 2 down after 10
holes. The golf in that match was
by far the best of the day.
Today's quarter-final matches are
featured by renewal of the rivalry
between the only former Middle
Atlantic champions remaining, Mrs.
Walter r. Stokes of Manor 1899
and 49, and Mrs. Betty Meckley
of Kenwood 0935-37 and 40. The
latter defeated Mrs. D. H. Hender-
son of the host club after Mrs. Hen
derson won four of the first five
holes, the second by holing a rs
yard shot for a birdie 2.
Mrs. Bowers Plays Miss Downey.
Mrs. Bower meets Baltimore'S %
year-old Mary Ann Downey, who
was up and to play against Mrs.
S. B. Croker of KenWood, and
then barely eked out 2-hole de-
cision.
June Vogel, who won three holes
In succession, starting at the 18th,
to eliminate Mrs. S. F. Little, jr., 3
and l, in a mild surprise, meets
Mrs. j. P. Trouchaud of KenWood,
who overcame four-hole deficit to
defeat Mrs. S. F. Little, ST., / up.
Mrs. T. E. Schluderberg, playing
the best golf of the Baltimore con-
tingent, meets Mrs. Herbert Allen,
ir., of Newport News, who pared
the fourth extra hole, to defeat
Mrs. L. G. Pray, newly crowned
Columbia champion.
Manor Club won the team cham
pionship in the qualifying round
with 157 score. made up of Mrs.
Bowers medal-winning Is and Mrs.
Stokes 70. M. w.
Championship flight results:
Mrs. A. B. Bower, Manor, defeated Eliza
beth CARRIER. guest, ] UP; Mary Ann
Downey, Baltimore c. c., defeated Mrs. |
S. B. Crocker, Kenwood, = UP; June Vogel,
Baltimore C. c., defeated Mrs. S. F. Lit
tie, il, Army Navy, 3 and /; Mrs. J. P.
Trouchaud. Kenwood, defeated Mrs. S. F.
Little, ST., Army Navy, l up Mrs. Walter
r. Stokes Manor, defeated Mrs. Rex How
ard, Kenwood. 2 up Mrs. Betty Meckey,
Kenwood, defeated Mrs. D. H. Henderson
Congressional and 2; Mrs. T. E Schulz
derburg. Baltimore c. c., defeated Mrs.
r. D. Watson, Manor, 7 and 6; Mrs. Her
bert Allen, jr.. Newport News, Va. de-
feated Mrs. L. G. Pray, Columbia, l up, %
holes
Today's pairings-Mrs. Bower VS.. Miss
Downey, Miss Vogel VS.. Mrs. Trouchaud,
Mrs Stokes VS.. Mrs. Meckley, Mrs. Schlu-
derberg VS.. Mrs. Allen.