Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-25 | Page 20 | Texas Girl Favored in Golf Event

T Texas exas Girl GirI I t Favored in inGolf Golf Everit 1 25 unOn un- un sOn DARIEN Conn Aug On the say lay so of Para Pam Barton British champion who has bas seen th the best of them on both sides of L t the e Atlantic the girl most likely to win the third forty United States women's golf gal championship Is Is Is' year old Betty Jameson of ofSan ofSan S San n Antonio Texas After surveying the quartet of i y survivors who battle today to gain tho the final round Pam Pam eliminated eliminated Wednesday Wednesday complimented complimented the at attractive attractive attractive at- at Texas girl gid and then added She really looks koks as though she knows what sho she is doing on every ery hot shot Sixth Tournament This is Bettys Betty's sixth national tournament and the semifinal bracket which she reached yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day by nosing out Marion Marlon 1 MIley lUey is b the furthest she ever has gone She spent the past winter preparing preparing preparing ing for this classic under the guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance of that old veteran Tommy Armour In addition to Miss Jameson two other youngsters youngsters Elizabeth Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach CaL Cat 18 and Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy Kirby of Atlanta 19 and 19 and Charlotte Glutting of West Vest Orange N. N J. J a seasoned campaigner of ot 28 gained the semifinals yesterday at the Wee Burn club Miss Jameson met Miss Hicks and Miss Kirby played Miss Glutting Glutting Glutting Glut Glut- ting today in this truly United States women's golf tournament the quartet of survivors representing represent represent- ing the east south southwest and far tar west in their struggle for a title won von a year ago by a midwesterner midwesterner midwesterner mid- mid westerner Patty Berg Despite Miss Bartons Barton's feelings about Bett Betty it Is doubtful If they would make any impression on Miss Hicks The cute California novice Is five feet and no pounds of pure determination and confidence confidence dence and she sees absolutely no reason why she shouldn't be bo playIng playIng playing play play- ing in the semifinals of a national championship after studying the game for only two years hiss Has Experience Edge Miss Mim Jameson however holds an edge In tournament experience Despite her youth she has played competitive golf since 1934 Miss Kirby too is a tournament- tournament seasoned campaigner winner of the Georgia state championship at at 13 Of the four four Miss Glutting has advanced the further In a a. United States women's tourney going to the semifinals in 1935 but the West Orange star is believed to have passed her peak That makes It look like Miss Jameson against Miss Miu Kirby for tor tomorrows tomorrow's hole 36 final Victory for Texas Miss Seen t J TAM PAM BARTON CHARLOTTE GLUTTING Pam ram who was eliminated in U. U S. S women's golf tournament nominates Betty Detty Jameson to io take title But Dut Charlotte who gained semifinals may have some something hing to say about that