Show Patty Stages Great Rally To Stay in National Meet By CHARLES DUNKLEY CHICAGO Sept 22 AP AP-A AP A miss and a matron with contrasting contrasting contrasting con con- personalities seemed destined today to turn the battle for br forthe forthe the national women women's s golf championship into a strictly twp gals show ow They are Mrs Estelle Lawson tawson awson Page year old housewife of Chapel Hill N. N C. C defending champion champion cham- cham pion lion and her most d tp feared eared challenger Patty atty Berg of Minneapolis Both displayed ability to o meet any dangerous dan- dan situation f S in n winning their 1 O second and third di f rounds yesterday Mrs rs Page swept IJ I Irs aside Helen Waterhouse Wa- Wa fl of Warwick War- War f f wick R. R L I. 2 and i x 1 and then turned in n a 4 and 3 viC vie kf tory ory over Betty s t j Jameson ameson of San Antonio Texas Patty Berg BergIt It remained for freckle faced Miss Berg outstanding woman golf figure of the year with nine triumphs tri tri- in 12 tournaments to stage a dramatic rally that thrilled a a. a y gallery of hundreds She conquered a year 20 blond coed of Masil- Masil Ion lon Ohio named Eva Eva Shorb After advancing to the third round with a 4 and 3 victory over Jean Bauer of Providence R. R I. I Patty encountered the slender Ohioan At the end of the first nine holes Patty was four down Then she discarded her rain golfing golfing golfing golf golf- ing trousers trouser worn orn possibly for good goodluck goodluck goodluck luck in favor of a powder blue divided divided divided di vided skirt and with fiery determination determination determination deter deter- began her driving finish Suddenly regaining her putting form Patty started sweeping birdies and pars all over the course on the back nine She won the tenth in par and the eleventh and twelfth on birdies to be only one down She took the fifteenth in par to even the count At the seventeenth she bounced into the lead 1 up and stayed there She had overcome overcome overcome over over- come a tremendous handicap that will not soon be forgotten |