Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-09-19 | Page 10 | Women Golf Stars Begin Title Classic

Women Golf Stars Begin Title Classic CHICAGO Sept 19 six UP times time winner of the title and on one of th the greatest stars the game iia haa haJ ev eye r produced Mrs Glenna Collett Vai Var bid for another national women's women golf goIt championship today todaY todaY-in in the th- role of a dark horse As more than stars swung out over the rolling terrain of Wes Westmoreland West Westmoreland moreland Country club for the 18 18 18 hole qualifying test Mrs Vare Vats was wa was was' not bracketed as one of the favo rites r 1 ites despite the fact she won Ui th title as recently as 1935 m i iThe The two players she hal has to b be beIn t i in the opinion of a majority of bi f entries en- en tries are Defending Champi Champion II n i Mrs l Estelle Lawson Page skid ii the 1937 up runner-up Patty Berg Berr of of f 1 j Minneapolis l There were those however wo who ho rated Mrs Vare a bright chance of ot I again capturing the laurels she first won as a girl of 19 in 1922 WJ le leshe she has played comparatively little golf this summer she was on her hei game in a practice round yesterday She feels however that her o on chances of emerging with the t tl tile lj next Saturday are decidedly in ti th the shot long class N II I This is one of the strongest strong fields field in which I ever have play d I and Ive I've been in 17 national tori ments she smiled These chan cha char dont don't grow on trees a aid if d there are several young players wh who will be hard to stop particularly li Miss Berg Mrs Page Kathryn Kathrya and Marion Hemphill Miley j Miss Berg who lost to Mrs Vare Vue Voin in in in the 1935 finals at has won nine tournaments this ye yei l. l She set a new course record of 7 IS 75 four under Westmoreland's par ina in h K Ka r ra a practice round last Saturday Both BotI Miss Miley daughter of a Lexington I professional and Mrs Page Page- ha hare haij been playing well Other Unit United d States stars whose chances are con con good are Maureen Orcut Mrs Opal S. S Hill Charlotte Glut ting and Virginia Guilfoil Seven players from the British i Isles lent an international flavor to the event with Jessie And Ande Andeson r. r son and Mrs A. A C. C Critchley the former Diana Fishwick accorded the best chances of ot the foreign contingent I The 64 low scorers in today's q qu qua l test will enter match play Tuesday when one hole 18 rou round d will be played Two rounds ar are scheduled for Wednesday with sin single sia sm gle rounds Th Thursday and Frid Frida preceding the windup Satur Saturday Westmoreland heavily trap e measures yards and its par parlor parke of 40 39 79 40 79 is is' is expected to provide provi e ehard k hard test I I