Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-04
GLENNA COLLETT
BEATEN BY BR|TON
Miss Edith Leitch Eliminates
Boston Champion From
Women's National Golf
EASY FOR CECIL LEITCH
BY SANDY McNIBLICE
Hollywood Golf Club, Deal. n.

Oct. 4,-Our British cousins we're not
any too cousinly in their first matches
today on American soil in the first
round for the women's golf champion
ship Of the United States.
Miss Edith Lcitch set down one Of
the prime American favoritcs and cast
gloom all over the Boston contingent
when she ousted the fair little Glenna
Collett, 3 and ..
Miss Collett, eighteen years old. the
long hitting Boston and Providence
champion. made game try for It. but
to no avail Miss Collctt shared the
medal honors yesterday.
Cecil Leitch, hailed rs the greatest
woman golfer in the world. had no
trouble at all with Mrs. Ralph Ham
mer. Flushing, and won ms she chose,
8 and Z. "Conquering Cecil" consd-
cred it kind of field day against an
opponent not rated very strong. and
was out in IL. banging the ball like IA
man, and making much more favor
able impression meath the smiling sun
than she did yesterday in the medal
round over rain soaked course. Her
| long game was deadly.
The Lcitch Hammer cards:
Out ...'..... 44ea46 5--4l
NGsi Ga. Han"n'F- nn'!',.-. ,ss4Ssooe-r
Miss Leitch--
Mrs. Hammer. Hammer
In ...........
Three of the four Philadelphians to
qualify won their first round matches
The survivors were Mrs. G. II. Van
derbeck, Miss Mildred Caverly and
Mrs. Caleb +. Fox.
The Collett- Leitch cards follow:
Miss Letch--- .
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2s' fS .:::..::: MIN: ! SStss' '' '-'4
The breaking point in this match,
which carried the gallery, was at the
| twelfth where they were both short
Of the green in three. and Miss Leitch
Clipped dead Miss Collett then clipped
ten feet over the cup and missed COM
| ing back. That made her two down.
On the next Miss Leitch played her
second from behind bunker and had
beautiful pitch to the green close
to the pin. Miss Collett, after watch =
ing that one. missed hers and put 1t in
trap. This made her three down
and after that it was u parade to the
| finish.
Miss Caverly Victor
One of the best matches of the day
wns staged by Miss Mildred Cavcrly,
Philadelphia Cricket Club, against Miss
Bessie Fem. Portland, Me-. one Of the
best putters seen here. Miss Caverly
won on the nineteenth hole after be-
ing one Gown and one to play.
They halvcd the first, but Miss Cav
erly played beautiful iron on the
second green and dropped the putt for
q birdie 3. She lost the advantage
on the third when she took three puts
but got her par 3 on the fourth to win
when Miss Fem found all the depth,
os the traps. The match was squared
On the next when Miss Cavery agar
took three puts, missing n tiny one tol
a half.
After halving the sixth. Miss Caverly
proceeded to take three puts, bu,
SQUARED again when Miss Fem muftet
tairway shots to the eighth. Miss Cav
crly turned one down when she tooF
three puts to tho ninth, the tourtf
time going out. She was on on heIl
r,tting, but Miss Fem was off through
the fairway. Mss Caver!y got golns
better coming home when she won th'
tenth with very fine u for women
golf. ,
Tn once moro at the thirteenth. where
Misg Fem was trapped. Miss Caverly
not in thp water on the fourteenth anC
missed wee putt at that for win
Roth drove the bunkers at the shor
fifteenth. Miss Fem chippcd out close
Miss Caycrly over-running, but sanl
twenty foot putt for half.
To Meet Edith Leitch
Both had nice rccovcricS at the six
tcenth. but Miss Cavcrly was short an'
lost the hole on a putt. This squared
the match again. At the short seven
! toenth Miss Fem was short and Mis-
Cavcrlv to the right. Miss Fem sanl
A ten foot putt for 3 and was l NJ
with one TO play. On the eighteenth
Miss Caverly had beautiful sccon'
to tho green, while Miss Fem slugge'
, n brnssic shot over the green into tn
| heather and out of bounds They hat
to get tape and measure II, so clos
was the margin. but Miss Fem wa
ruled out and had to go back. 1t cos
her tiIe hole.
A big crowd trailed them 10 the nine
tpcnth but this was not long in doubt
Miss CnverIy was right down there
while Miss Fem got in trouble and wa
, short twice trying to chin up. The
shook hands on 8 for Miss Caverl
and Gbout for Miss Fem. Mis-
Cavcrly meets Miss Edith Leitch to
morrow
The Cavprly Fem cards:
, Mise CRverly--
; out fs 49,: -: sss I Ett44-s
Extra hole. 3.
Miss Fem
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l Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Huntiingdo
: Valley, was the last Quaker City playe
to come In and won "Nsilv : and
over Mrs. L. ]. Wimpfhemer, a HON
player.
=, Mr.. Fox was out in 4S. 4 M at tn
turn, and had little trouble though 81
! lost two straight after the turn. q
= the thirteenth Mrs, Fox played whi