New-York tribune., 1921-10-16
Miss Collett
beats York
Star, 5 and 3
FormerNational Title Holder
Weakens After Pair Reach
the Turn on Even Terms
Special Dlspotcb to the Triburc

Special Dispatch to The 7rlb'nc
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 10. Miss
Glenna Collett completed what is about
the best record an American woman
golfer has made this year when she won
the Berthellyn Cup to-day over the
creek scanned links OF the Huntingdon
Valley Country Club here. Miss Col
lett, only eighteen years old defeated
"a much more experienced match player
in Mrs William a. Gavin. Belleclaire
Long Island. in a vigorously contested
match, the final count being and 8.
Earlier in the season Miss Collett
won the Boston district title, as we'll as
the championship of Providence Last
week she won the medal in the women's S
national tournament at Hollywood
In the first round of the tourney here
Miss Collett stepped into fame by GUST
ing Cecil Leitch, champion of Great
Britain, France and Canada She had
no cinch after that. but showed great
Mildred Caverly, Miss Edith Cummings
and finally Mrs. Gavin IN row.
Mrs. Gavin Stars evil
r Mrs. Gavin got away TO a finc start
this afternoon by taking the first two
Wa
each. She lost the third, but came
back by winning the next two. The
New York star who has twice been a
national tinalst. was 3 up after only
Ave holes. but Miss Collett surprised
all BY staging a winning rally, which
gave her eight of the next ten holes.
r The Providence lass was so perfect
from the eleventh that Mrs. Gavin con
eeded her little rival the winning putt
on virtually every hole except the
twelfth. Mrs. Gavin had played re-
markable golf here and her defeat was
. great surprise.
"The last two weeks have been too
much for me-" she said afterward. Il
was so tired to-day that | could scarce
ly lift club. 1t was real effort.
But Miss Collett played fine golf, and
i am delighted that she has done so
we'll. especially in this tournaments.
-, The victory of Miss Collett places
her among the foremost players III the
country. Her triumph here is the most
glowing of all her victories, for she
survived in a field of national and
international stars.
Displays Wonderful Drive
= The driving of the Rhode Island Won
play here. Often she made long shots
from the tee that will rank among the
best ever seen at this course. She
plays consistent golf all the way, and
her nerve and gameness are factors
which combined to make her style al
most unbeatable.
- Miss Collett to-day went out in ID
against 43 for Mrs. Gavin.
y. Their cards:
Hiss Collett: Out....e : ; . 5-44
In 80
Mrs Gavin qa'::..s IN .s : 6 { ! 7~''
.s Both had good drives from the first
tee, but Miss Coilett got a bad break
when her second found the trap. Mrs
Gavin was just over the tran and she
won the hole, 4 to 6. The Providence
girl drove to the rough at the second
Mrs. Gavin placed her third almost
dead to the pin. while Miss Collctt was
over. This made the New York woman
q 2 up.
The first victory Of Miss Collett came
.on the third hole, and although she had
.one of the longest drives ever seen on
the fourth, she lost that when Mrs
Gavin laid her brassie six feet from
the pin and sank the putt for bird 4
On the fifth Mrs. Gavin's drive
bounced on the road and landed Fifty
yards over the bunker Miss Collett'.
drive also hit the road but bounced
puts and became 3 up.
Starts March to Victory
- The march to triumph by Miss Col
lott began on the sixth Both had bat
stands after their drives, but the Provi
dence girl was on in , and took only
one putt. This made her down. An
other long drive on the seventh placed
her at the edge of bunker. 100 ward:
ahead of Mrs. GAVIN. who topped int
the creek. Miss Colett was on in
and down in 3, thus cutting the lea(
Ito ! up.
The eighth was halved but on tn,
ninth Mrs. Gavin sliced her drive int,
swamp and just escaped falling int
ditch. Miss Collett had nice driv
and was on in 3. She took two putt
and It was all square when they mad
the turn.
Coming in Mrs Gavin had uca
drive which rolled to the edge Of tn
trap. The Providence entrant drov
/, into the rough and put her second int
sand trap. Both were on in an,
. down in for d half Or the eleventh
Miss Collett went into the lead, neve
, 10 be even tied
Miss Collett had beautiful drive or
the short eleventh, while Mrs Gavi,
vas in the creek. Miss Collett woi
i. the hole with to 9. Miss Collet
was in the rough on the twelfth, an,
: her iron shot WAS short Of the creek
She had fine brassie, and her fourt
was about ten feet from the pin. Sh
: sank the put and became up
Miss Collett was on the thirtecnt
green in 2. while Mrs. Gavin pulled t
the left on her drive and placed he
! second in a pit. This made TIE Provi
dence champion 3 IN, and il WAS in
creased to 4 when Mrs Gavin went int
bunker on her fourteenth drive. Mr..
Gavin was short on her approach to IN
fifteenth, while Miss Collctt was Jus
or In and ended the match by nea
putting.
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