The Washington herald., 1921-10-05
CLENNA COLLETT'S
DEFEAT BY EDITH
SURPRISES
Youthful Tourney Medal
ist, Badly Off Game, Is
Beaten, 3 and 2.
ALEXA WINS EASILY
All British Seekers After IT,
tie Come Through-Mrs.
Gavin Is Disqualified.

DEAL. n. j. Oct. 4-The three
British stars, including the Leitch
sisters, Cecil and Edith. marched
triumphantIy forward toward the
American women's Golf champion
ship, which one Of them at least
hopes TO carry back TO England, In
today's play at the Hollywood coun-
Try Club
But marching right along with
them went Miss Alexa Stirling, Of
Atlanta, who appears 10 be regain
ing the stride that made her Amer
lean champion. and Marion Holiins.
Of New York, who gave promise
that the title will not leave the
country without a battle
The third British player 10 e.
through successfully was Mrs Lsth-
am Hall. who defeated Mrs. w A
Gavin. the Metropolitan champion
one up.
Interest in the days events sur
rounded the match between Edi,r
Leitch and Glenna Collect, the lin,
lS-year-old girl, who was the sen
sation OF the qualifying round Miss
Edith Leitch defeated the American
three and two, while her sister. c.
ell, was winning with ease from N-s
Ralph Hammer, Of Flushing. Y Y
81. Nervousness-youth perbspg
cost Miss Collett her match.
Mrs. William A Gavin. Of New
York, the Metropolitan champion.
who was penalized two strokes ye,-
terday for grounding her club IN
a sand trap during her match with
Miss Cecil Leitch, was guilty Of the
same technical offense in tDday.s
match play against Mrs Latham.
Hall and was utterly disQuali:-d
by the committee. 4 tense situa-
tion developed as Mrs Gavin used
her clubs to smooth away. SO she
said. some OF her footprints befoTr
driving her ball out Of the trap.
Mrs. Latham Han turned 10 an
official, demanding, Did you no.
tice that" and insisting that ;he
committee consider the offense IL
was again argued for Mrs Gavin.
as on yesterday. that the violation
of the rules could be considered a
violation only in the most technical
sense. but the ruling was disVUa,I-
fcation.
Miss Collett showed errstic judC-
ment in her choice Of clubs in no.
match with Miss Edith Leitch and
it was early apparent that she
would not play a game anything
like the excellent one she exhibited
yesterday.
Martin Sykes. the club profess
sionaI, after watching both Miss
Stirling and Miss Cecil Leitch Tor
two days. ventured to predict with
out reservation today that neither
would win the championship this
year.
The days results were 80 follows:
Mr. Latham Hall IEnglsndl. won t-"n
Mr. W A Gavin New YORK. 90 fH
twentieth hole: Miss AlsHa Stirring IA
lantal, defeated Miss Harriet shepherd
| Hartford and ;: Miss Georrisuua Bi--
| hon CBridgeportl. defeated Mr. Th"rr n.
Rnckneu fNew York;. 3 and =: Miss sara
| Fownes CPittsburghl. defeated Mr., L
/ Nida tChicacol. and /; Nh. Msl~r
Tones CChicagol defeated Miss Erne>,iD'
] Pearce CChieagol. 3 and =; MrS- l. "
/ Fordyee Youngstown. beat Mrs. AleNand
\ Prinz CClevelRndl. l M; Miss Marv Hn ''
| Cwesthrookl. heat Mrs. n. L. SPauliIrE
CBunalol. and :: Mrs =. L"tr- o.
! carol, defeated Mrs. Harry Blumentbsl lNaw
York;. and 4: Mrs. David Gaunt Men
| phisl. heat Mrs F. ". Daley 'Bp~tonl, g ana
;: Miss Mildred Caveruy tPhladrlrhi'i. D..
! defeated Miss Bessie Penn portland. Me-
1 IN, in 10 holes: Miss Elaine R'sen' -rI
! OChicsRo). defeated Mr.. A. s. RoSsin NV
! YORK;, 5 and =. Miss Dorothy klrtE % .-
| Carol, won from Mrs. Alex Smith Nv
York.. and l. Mrs. Clarence Nandsrt-fs
! tPhfladelphial. beat Mrs. n. J. GrumHs D.
| New York;. 8 and ;: Mrs. Caleb Fox 'ilii-
| adelphial. defeated Mrs. L. A. whimNfhiner
| New York;. and s.