Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-02-14 | Page 13 | 10-Year-Old Lass Hits Golf Score in Low 82s

Year Old Lass Hits Golf Score in Low By Gene Friedman LONG BEACH Ca Cal Feb Fob 13 UP UP She She isn't big enough to use regulation golf clubs and she isn't strong enough to carry her own clubs but year old Marlene Bauer shoots golf in the low The amazing Miss Bauer started her links game at the age of 3 when she still sUU was toddling Her father David Bauer a professional golfer thought hed he'd experiment with his daughter daughter and and she took to golf like a mouse takes to cheese He designed special clubs which he has to remake each year as Marlene gets older and bigger And as she gets older and bigger she gets better according to her father Marlene has been In several tournaments mostly when she was living in Aberdeen S. S D. D and made the championship flight several times Recently she was runner- runner up in a tournament for boys up to 15 years of age Her chief chic female competition sister comes from year old Alice Alice never played golf until she noticed how much praise Marlene Marlene Marlene Mar Mar- lene was getting for her effort Bauer laughed I guess that got under her skin skin she she took up golf with a vengeance and now she's one of the very best She shoots under 80 consistently and can hold her own with the best of ot the women golfers I do expect though that because because because be be- cause of or her early start Marlene Marene i will vill some day surpass Alice as a golfer he said Marlene Marle e carries 11 clubs Her drives average about yards a pretty good proportion to her 80 pounds She has swatted the pill over on occasions her mer father says f