The Washington herald., 1921-10-04
.CLENNACOLLETT, Is
TIES FOR MEDAL in
FAIR GOLF TOURNEY
Youthful r. l.. Star and
Argentina Golfer Each
Turn in an IS Score.
MISS LEITCH HAS 81
English Champion Must Down
Clever Field to Add U. s.
Title to Her List.
MISS LEITCH HAS 81
~ ROBERT e. HARLOW.

HOLLYWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
DEAL. N. J., Oct. 3.-Once upon a
time Miss Gienna Collett. Of Provi-
dence, R. l., won a live turkey at
Thanksgiving Day golf tournament.
and her father. George Collett. pres
ident of the Metacolm Golf Club,
had the bird stuffed. That old bird
must have crowed today when Miss
Glenna tied for the low medal In
the qualifying round of the national
championship at the Hollywood
Golf Club.
Miss Collett, IS years old. shared
her honor with Mrs. latham Hall.
of the Argentine, formerly Miss
Chubb. one of the best OF the Brit
ish golfers. These two did the DIFF
ficult course in SIS strokes, and will
play off for the qualifying medal
later in the week. Practically all
of the favorites qualified for the
match play, which opens tomorrow
Miss Cecil Leitch. British woman
champion. is the victim, of too much
press agent;ng. People seem to have
| the idea that she Is many shots
better than any other woman golfer.
when that is far from being a fact.
She qualified today with an 81. and
has not shown anything since her
arrival at Hollywood to indicate she
will waltz through this field.
Early starters had the advantage
of playing in good weather. for
shortly before MONDAY It rained.
and kept at It al afternoon. This
made afternoon scores higher than
those returned IN the morning.
Many fine sports costumes suffered
severely. but practically all Of the
women kept at It and finished their
rounds Many came to the club
house drenched. Miss Alexa Stir
ling, Of Atlanta. the present cham
pion. qualified with an 50. Other
good golfers got in as expected.
Among them werc Miss Marion Hol-
lins. Of New York. 50: Mrs. Melvin
Jones. Western champion, 80: Mrs.
David Gaut Of Memphis Southern
champion. 9s, Mrs. Clarence Van
derbeck. OF Philadelphia. former
champion, 90. ard Mrs william A.
Gavin. NetrouCiitan champion. s6.
The Western idea, OF drawing for
tne mdICn play DTeNFllcu.' sO thdt
none of the top aualiners can meet
early in the match play. The draw
will he such that Miss Stirling or
Miss Collett cannot meet Miss
Leitch until the hnals. provided
these players go through. This Is
sure to Increase interest In the
event.
Whenever an ear gets within
range of a conversation here. all
that can be heard is the name and
exploits Of Miss CoIlett. Her play
Ing has>given heart to the Ameri-
cans, who are hoping that the
women Of this continent will be able
to defend the United States title
from the attack of Miss Leitch,
who has already won the British.
the French and the Canadian belts
this season.
It was not alone her low score.
but the manner 6 which she con-
nected with te ball OFF tee and
fairway, and her touch around the
greens that convinced folks that
she had a good enough game to win.
Then Miss Ho;lins. Mrs. Wander
beck, Miss Stirling and other home
breds. are considered good enough
to stand a show. especially as Miss
Leitch has not done anything that
cannot be edualled.
Miss Leitch was In plenty of
trouble today. She did not hit her
shots too well. and her style does
not compare with a number of the
other contestants. Her greatest as
set appears to be her determination
to hit the ball hard enough so that
she will always be up to the flag.
The tournament Is quite a sue
cess from a social angle. While no
knickers have yet been worn, q ma
jority of the contestants handle
cigarettes much better than they
do golf clubs. and the scenic effect
produced by the great variety OF
colors and short skirts Is represen-
.ative of the best in the country,
short Of a gathering Of Flo Zig
fields entertainers.