New-York tribune., 1922-09-30


played over thirty-six holes.
There have been many thrilling
matches IN this tournament in past
years. but none ever equalled to-day's
struggle between those two girls OF
New England and the Middle west.
They we're nerved UP to TIE highest
pitch for this contest, for both have
been stancl, rivals ever since they
became prominent in the golf world.
Miss Cummings is twenty-five years Of
age They have net on the links IN
FIVE matches. In three of these Miss
Collett was victorious. Previous to
to-day's meeting though, Miss Cum
mings had beaten Miss Collett twice
within the last three months.
1t looked for a time. up 10 the
I seventeenth hole in fact, as if Miss
Cummings would surely win to-day
She had the advantage up to that stage
Of the match. At one time the Chi
cagoan was up. That was at the
win the ninth and was down making
the turn.
Miss Collett Is . Down at Turn
Two down with half the nerve
wracking journey completed and her
and with wonderful stiil was certainly
discouraging task for any young girl
- face. Bat Miss Coiiett was brave
and she continued TO smile ard to plug
dong with the heart of @ true cham
yiln.
Turning toward home, a eaea: change
PARTING at the tenth hole, she began
htting the ball squarcly ANA boldly
She seemed suddenly to have got com
plete control OF nor nerves, and she
1 proceeded forthwith to step out and
play game of golf that had the gal
1 lery groggy. Despite q stymio, 8 on
i the short fifteenth hole, which she
played poorly, this marvellous New
England lass came back in par figures
I Of 81. And par on this sun-baked
course, with its Lightning fast greens,
is no child's play.
4 Nevertheless, SO stubbornly and so
superbly did Miss Cummings perform
on these same nine holes tkat Miss Col
lett had to play one under par to win
the last three holes in succession.
Thus, in spite Of wrctched start, she
I was around this parboi!od layout in 50
1 strokes.
! At the start both girls were visibly
I nervous and laboring under a great
I strain. That was NOT to be wondered
j 81. in view Of the stake and consider
ing the fact that 10th are mere cubs in
Il this time-honored pastin1e. Miss Cum
| mings was able 10 get 1 lead of up at
/ the very start. On the first hole Miss
| Coilett drove into the woods and struck
1 tree thrice in succession il trying to
4 get out. Miss Cummings played this
4 hole none too we'll but wen with 6.
4 Second Hole Played Poorly
They played the second badly also,
n set, al,
1 tolett rallied temporarily and man
/ aged to square the match by winning
4 the next two holes. The remainder of
I The outgoing round saw Miss Collett
1 struggling hard to hold the pace. She
| was having trouble with her tee shots
l and she was pushing her iron shots off
l to the right constantly
She lost the fifth, sixth and eighth
holes, but did manage to get back one
hole before making the turn.
That win at the ninth seemed to
1 have given Miss Collett courage She
| smashed out wonderful drive on the
tenth hole and pitched her approach
almost dead to the pin. A fine 4 there
| gave her win. She got Off another
i beautiful drive at the eleventh hole
1 pitched her iron shot to within eight
feet Of the cup and sank putt for
1 brd 8. Now she was on even terms
4 sgaln and the fight was on in earnest
4 Both played the long twelfth we'll
/ enough, but Hiss Cummings had the
/ edge here right up to the green and
ph,s Inc put Of ten feet saved the
hole for the Providence miss
The thirteenth hole, which Miss Cum
1 m1ings won, was quite characteristic Of
ne entire match. Miss Collett had q
/ Whale of a drive Miss.C s.Cummia iags' drive
i was good also. The Chicapoaa then
nsd the choice of taking brassie and
making bold try for the green or of
paying short, She knew her opponent.
VINO was yards ahead, would probably
get nome IN two shots, so she took the
rnance and smashed the ball with
|ood 1t was g beautiful shot and
/ landed hole high on the green.
/ Miss Collett stymied at 18th
Miss Collett used mid-iron and
sso got home with a perfect shot, bur
aer ball rolled fifteen feet past the
4 g9. her approach putt was past the
\ stymie
Il Miss Ccllett came right back with
remarkable birdie on the next hole
z ana squared the match again But at
Me fifteenth she was short with her
psen and beyond the hole on her ap-
aroach putt. She took there. Once
snah' IN the face of grave danger,
alss Collett rallied wonderfully and
rxon the siXteenth hole with fine
ms hole was the break of the
aatea. After q poor second which was
sselt; Miss Cummings ran her ap-
srcach UP TO within three feet of the
sp, She stood to get half and main
in her lead, but missed the putt and
Ag match was squared
me excitement was intense now At
% seventeenth both had perfect
lives Miss Collett then pulled her
aSSie Shot to the rough on the left.
sS Ss Cummings pushed her brassie
asat to the rough on the right. The
,sash on the RIGHT is worse than the
Muga on the left ON this hole, so that
sS Cummings had practically no
/ tIee TO reach the Green with her
Ea. Mss Collett though, pitched out