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on the eleventh. Consecutive triumphs
on the next four holes ended the match
on the fifteenth.
Brilliant Record
The victory Of Miss Colett in this
tourney places her among the foremost
players in the country. She gained
fame at Deal in the nationals when she
carried off the medal In the qualifying
round. She also holds the Boston dis
trict and Providence titles. but her tri-
umph here Is the most glowing of all
her victories. for she survived in a field
of national and international stars.
In her first round here she stepped
ahead at the expense of Miss Cecil
Leitrh. champion Of England, France
and Canada. Then she eliminated Miss
Mildred Caverly, one Of our best local
players. The next victim was Mrs.
Clarence II. Vanderbeck. and this IA
nous Phiadclphian was turned back by
one of the largest scores ever made
against her.
In the semi final round the Proyi-
dcnce princess stihed the chances Of
Miss Edith Cummings. of Chicago.
The driving of the Rhode Island Won
der was one Of the big features of her
play here. Often she made long shots
from the tee that will rank among the
best ever seen at Noble She plays
consistant golf all the way and her
nerve and gameness are factors which
Dmbined to make her style almost un-
bcatablc.
Miss Collett went out today in Al
.gainst 43 for Mrs. Gavin.
Their cards:
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A Bad Break"
Both had good drives from the first
tee. but Miss Collett got bad break
when her second found the trap. Mrs.
Gavin was just over the trap 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 Collett was
over. This made the New York woman
. up.
The first victory of Miss C0llctt 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 u ix-foot putt for n
bird 4.
On the fifth, Mrs. Gavin's drive
bounced on the road and landed fifty
drive also hit the road but bounced into
n gutter. Mrs. Gavin took three puts
and became 3 up.
The march to triumph by Miss Col
lett began on the sixth. Eoth had bad
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 n bunker. 100 yards
ahead of Mrs. Gavin, who topped into
the creek. Miss COl'ctt was on in >
and down in g., thus cutting the lead to
up.
The eighth was halvcd. but on the
ninth Mrs. Gavin sliced her drive into
q swamp and just failed to fall into
big hole.
All Square at Turn
Miss Collett had II nice drive and was
] In 3. She took two puts and it was
all square when they made the turn.
Coming in, Mrs. Gavin had nest
drive which rolled to the edge of the
trap. The Providence entry drove into
the rough and put her second into n
sand trap. Both were on in 3 and
down in . for half. On the eleventh
Miss Co!lctt went into the lead, never
to be even tied.
Miss Collett had beautiful drive on
the short eleventh while Mrs. Gavin was
in the creek. Miss Collett won the
hole with 3 to 3. Miss Collctt was
in the rough on the twelfth and her iron
shot was short of the creek She had
n fine brassie and her fourth was about
ten feet from the pin. She sank the
putt and became up.
Miss COllett was On the thirteenth
green in two, while Mrs. Gavin pulled
to the left on her drive and placed her
second in pit. This made the Provi-
dcncc champion up and it was in
creased to 4 when Mrs. Gavin went
into bunker on her fourteenth drive.
Mrs. Gavin was short on her approach
to the fifteenth, while Miss Collctt was
just on IN two and ended the match
by neat putting.