Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-25
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW By FRANCIS s1ANA
That's All She Wrote

THE OPENING ROUND of the Women's Amateur
championship at Congressional not precisely what
you'd call journalists dream. You might say the
Misses Maureen circuit and Elizabeth Price should have
left their golf clubs home and brought their typewriter
Miss circuit is the lady golf writer for the New York
Times True her gong credentials valid AS far back
1927 she runnerup in the National but youth caught
with Miss circuit yesterday and she eliminated by
l6-year-od Judy Rand of Aurora Ohio who is fresh off
winning the National Girls Junior title at Manor.
Miss Price, journalist from Tford Surrey, England,
Is the British Amateur champion but she too
beaten by young lady from Mexico named Sandra Cliff
ford who has been busy picking up assorted titles lately
A Mexican gal named Sandra Clifford? Sure" laughs
Miss Clifford bOuncy, efervescent 21year-old, why
not? My daddy English my mother Scotch and
I'm Mexican citizen and British subject. Confusing
isn't it?"
HOW FAR MISS CLIFFORD is destined to go in the
National is anybodys guess but long she's playing
the young lady vens things up Right she is winding
up the last month half year of world travel Courtesy
of my old granddaddy, bless his soul"
Sandra is was frStgrade Schoolteacher in Mexico
City. THE I'm not teacher any is that I'm
very conscientious hate to ask the boss for time
off to play golf After ALL golf not very constructive it?
But my granddaddy told to travel for-and quote
cultural, social and golfng benefits"
The Senorta, champion of Mexico, began beneftng in
Spain last May winning the Spanish amateur Then she
the title Miss Clifford may not be the best
player at Congressional this week. but nobody else
holding many titles You might say that by beating Miss
Price she also is the champion of England
The one that got away in Europe was the French
championship Miss Clifford blamed it partly the drink
ing water 81 took drink from the fountain the
and wound up in my hotel with doctor attending
How dumb you get drinking water in France?"
QUITE FEW of the dolls in the National taught
by fathers brothers who golfers
Sandra is among these Her dad Percy Clifford has been
champion of Mexico many times, both amateur and
pro- At present he is golf architect sort of the Eddie
Ault of Mexico
The lady hits the ball straight and true if not long
"Im strong enough to hit longer" Sandra says but
what's the use? When I'm playing well know exactly
where the ball is going it's going to split the fairway So
If have to get home with wood instead of an iron
what's the difference?
Daddy told me he could add 20 yards to my drive just
like that swapping her fingers. WHO needs it,? asked
him. You're right he said the to win is to stay
the course"
And how would sandra have come by those 20 extra
yards?
"smpe-ust little faster hand action" she answered.
demonstrating with her driver.
THE DEFEAT OF BRITAIN's Miss Price was one of the
early upSets although only mild one. 1t
match until sandra got hot the back nine In his report
to Starter Jocko Miller the British girls caddy Nose White
reported:
1--WE done run into birdie No. II. Then No. IS
lose my lucky rabbits foot We to No. IT and that
other lady, she brides again. And that's all she wrote
That's all she wrote?'" asked bystander. What
does that "
Hes talking about Miss Price" Miller said That's
all she wrote caddy talk for saying that the end
She finished"
Joe Dey jr executive director of the USGA walked
to congratulate Miss Clifford "Her daddy used to confuse
lot of people, too-a Mexican with name like Clifford
Dye recalled remember incident at the first Americas
Cup match back 1852 when Percy Clifford and Bobby
Morris were the Mexican team.
1.-THE Mexicans-Cliford and Morris playing the
United States of Joe Gagard and Sam Urzeta One
spectator got all confused He followed the match for
couple of holes, then sided up and eavesdropped as
Gagard and Urzetta walked from green to tee He lis
tened for few minutes and toward a friend
"Say, he remarked pointing to Gagiard and Urzetta,
Tnose speak pretty good English for Mexcans"