New-York tribune., 1922-06-06

pionship tournament at the beautliui
lett gradually is picking up every 20
Mis-, Collett has competed in the
Eastern championship before but she
hssnt won this title as yet. However,
the New England lassie is quite de-
termined TO add this honor 20 her list.
Therefore, II was important that she
should start well.
Her wonderful score OF 81 yesterday
gives her a flying start in this meet.
ING. which consists OF So holes OF
medal play. True, Miss Elizabeth
Hardin. the former Vsssar college ath-
lete. had q particularly fine round oil
81 also. But We do not believe that
Miss Hardin. who is not as sound a
golfer as Miss Collett. will carry on
in medal play the way the hard-hitting
Glenna will. .,
Miss Collett is even better at medal
play than she is In match tests, and
barring accidents, she should come
through a winner on "Wednesday. The
south course which the women are US
ing for this competition is not ex-
tremely difficult inssmueh as il is not
severely trapped. Il was pie Ia mode
for the Providence girl, who is used 70
playing from back tees over champion
ship courses.
She was playing hawlessly yesterday
and having the time OF her young life
as she clicked of par figures with Var
don like regularity. She had little
difficulty getting par on most Of the
long holes, smashing a long ball as
that generally left her in position 10
get home on her second shot.
Trouble at Fourth Hole
Strangely enough IL was the short
fourth hole, the ravine as IL is called.
which prevented Miss Collett from
breaking so. She took 6 there, being
short on her tee shot and in trouble
on her second.
Miss Hardin played beautiful golf
Yesterday, also. She is n girl Of the
athletic type. Her philosophy Of the
game is sound and there is nothing
radically wrong about her golf swing.
But Miss Hardin is inclined TO be err
ratio, having a good round one day
and n poor one the next, and that,
so far as we can see, is the only
thing that keeps her from being a
champion. Undoubtedly she will de-
velop into a steady player in due time.
The cards Of these two leaders. were
as follows;
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Mi:: Mi.: fGllsii aslsla. In in ssstss;s @ @s-.o-si
Miss Edith Cummings. the Chicago
star, is very much in the running. She
Is quite capable Of giving Miss Collett
plenty Of opposition. She has grand
game and is rapidly developing into
one OF the best women players in the
game. Miss Cummings came into the
metropolitan district recently and Is
now a member Of the Westbrook Club
This is her first appearance IN the
Eastern championship.
She was playing remarkable game
until she came 10 the sixteenth hole
From there in she encountered trouble
and ruined what would have been a
superb medal score by three poor holes
However, her score OF Sc gives her a
very good chance.
Mrs. II. Arnold Jackson must also be
reckoned with, although this woman is
far better as a match player, being. a
very steady and accurate golfer She
hardly has the distance TO keep pace
with Miss Coliett or Miss Hardin. al
though she will oUtscoTe either OF
these youngsters around the green.
Several Players Have Chance
Those are the player who will prob
ably fight it Qua TO- the title. IL Is
not unlikely. Of course, that some very
proficient player like Mrs Hucknal OF
Mrs. Barlow will get going and come
through on the next two rounds with
extraordinary scores.
Poor putting proved costly 20 Mrs
Hucknall, who had what was for hei
an unusually high score Of 90. She de.
clsres she will be down in the low
eighties tomorrow, and we are inclined
10 believe that she will. Mrs. Norma
Toerge, long hitter, who can play
some mighty fine golf, practically
ruined her chances with an eleven or
the ninth hole. Such figures certainly
are ruinous, 20 say the least, in media
play, as many Of these women are find
ing out.
Mrs. courtlandt Smith, Miss Geor.
rians Bishop, Mrs. Charles Dullea, Mrs
Grumbach, Miss Elizabeth Gordon ant
Others Of note are so far down in the
list II is probable they will not figure
In the final reckoning.
Mrs. Alex Smith, Mrs. Ralph Ham.
mer. Miss Kate Bomann and Mrs
c. F. Ubelaeker, for some unexplained
reason, scared into high totals and
virtually eliminated themselves from
the meeting.
The course is in excellent condi-
tion. This is obvious from the scores
New York women. rs is to be expected
predominate in this meeting and their
chances of winning the Griscom Cup
matches, which will be played i'm
rnediately following this tournament
look to be particularly bright this
year.