The New York herald., 1922-09-30
AMERICA VS.. BRITAIN
IN WIND-UP TODAY
international Flavor Adds In
tercst to Match Over the
Greenbrier Links.
MISS CUMMINGS BEATEN
Loses to Miss Collett 2 Up
Mrs. Gavin Defeats Mrs.
Jackson 4 and 2.
by KERR N. PETRIE.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. Va.
Sept. 29.--Down by the side of the
famous Buffalo Trail, where in years
gone by the stealthy Indian moved
through the Allegheny Mountains into
battle. a modern scene of interna-
tional strife is laid for tomorrow.
when nineteen-year- Miss Glenna
Collett of Providence will step out to
fight for her homeland on the Green
brier links in the thirty-six hole final
of the women's national golf cham
pionship against Mrs. William A.
Gavin of Hunterccmbe, England.
While the contest is one of youth
against experience 1t gives promise of
being one of the best ever staged in
the decisive bracket of the annual
classic. Strength is lent to such a
prophecy by the golf which the sur
viving pair have been playing. For,
while in the penultimata round to-day,
Mrs. Gavin swept out OF her path the
twice former national champion, Mrs.
III. Arnold Jackson of Greenwich.
Conn.,. and with swirl of cyclonic
golf that would not be denied, won
by the convincing margin of 4 up and
2 to play, little Miss Collet won up
in q fighting finish from her already
deadly rival of the links. Miss Edith
Cummings of Onwentsia Chicago.
The fact that already this year Miss
Cummings had beaten Miss Collert
twice, and that altogether since they
became noted linlswomen they We're
playing rubber match in series OF
five. added zest to the meeting that
deprived Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Gavin
entirely of gallery. Being gifted with
only the ordinary human faculties the
gallery could not be in more than one
place at once. This being the case 1t
missed lot Of fine golf. for Mrs. Gavin
played the first half of the Greenbrier
course probably better than 1t has been
played at any stage of the pr0eecdin gs
all through this week.
Youngsters Thrill Gallery.
But the spectators did not consider
themselves unlucky. Where they were
lnassed they saw locked in a remark.
able game two of Americas best of the
on marching school or women players.
They enjoyed the thrills OF n match that
was won on the tape by the contestant
who had been taking the dust OF her
opponent all the way through and who,
10 accomLilgi this. came home in the
mems par OF ~, battering down deficit
OF three holes and taking the lead for
the first time on the seventeenth green.
Nervousness at the outset spoiled a
card that undoubtedly would have eaten
its way well into the seventies. Botn
players took some little time to settle
down. but In the early stages it was the
Proyidence girl that had the worst OF
1T. IThere are a few trees to the right
OF the way to the first green. One OF
these Miss Collett probably thou ght was
forest In itself. She smashed into the
tfmbers three times, with the result th,t
although Miss Cummings herself did moi
play the hole well she won with a six.
The second hole went to Miss Cum
mings at stroke over par, but at the
third Miss Collett recovered ore oy
driving s20 yards to the green and hollng
out In the regulation number of putts.
while Miss Cummings, from the edge
OF the green, required three to get down.
At the fourth there was some mo, q
inaccurate work. especially on the Sec
ond shots. Miss Collett sliced but won
the hole and squared the match. her
opponent taking an extra putt.
Although driving a tremendous bali.
Miss Collett had not yet settled down
atthe fifth. She played into the mounds
IA front of the greens, and despite the
lact that she found trap on her
Grive Miss Cummings won.
Miss Cummings Brilliant.
The 430 yard sixth saw Miss Cum
mings score a wonderful 4. She had a
fine brasse from the rough. Chtpping
up, she holed in one putt. Miss Collett
played accurately for a 5. The seventh
was halved In 5, then at the eighth
Miss Cummings made her advantage
three holes by driving the green while
her opponent failed to climb the
"redan." Miss Collett made brave.
try, but missed her 3.
To her many admirers Miss Collett II
this stage seemed doomed to defeat.
Miss Cummings had already beaten her
this season In tournaments at Shenecos-
sett and at Buffalo and there appeared
every reason to believe that the Chicago
Eil was about to register her third
successive victory
But at the ninth Miss Collett bepan
rally that brought her square at the
eleventh. She was on the 400 yard
ninth with drive and iron and Just
twelve feet from the cup. She missed
the putt. but won with a A. At the
tenth Miss Cummings pulled 10 the
rough and playing a brasse went over
the green. She was strong with her
third and she missed the long mutt
which would have given her q half
Miss Collett ran up to less than a yard
and holed for par 4. A single mutt
won her the eleventh. where she was
twelve feet over the cup with her Sec
ond. Miss Cummings was outplayed
and had still ten-footer to hole for
htr a.
Another ten foot putt enabled Miss
Collett to halve the twelfth, where her
third finished short or the high mounds.
Miss Cummings was on.
Brilliant golf was exhibited at. the
thirteenth. where Miss Cummings car.
ried the bunkers with a spoon while
Miss Collett was On with an iron. A
stymie threw the hole to Miss Cum
ymings. making her ] up. Miss Collett's
response to this was at the four
tee nth. where she followed magnificent
drive BY laying her approach close.
Miss CoIIett's Putter Fails.
SO far Miss Collett had been putting
brilliantly. she showed the other side