New Britain herald., 1926-09-30
ANOTHER CHAMPION DETHRONED TODAY
Glenna COIlett Is Defeated by
 Virginia Wilson
SURPRISE OF TOURNAMENT

Golf Title Holder Is 20 Year Old
 Miss-Other Close Games at Ha-
 verford Links.
 Haverford, Pa, Sept 30.-lP- Glenna Collett was dethroned as title holder in the third round of the womens national golf cham pionship at Merton today by youth ful Virginia Wilson of Chicago, 2 up and l to play.
 Won With Spirit
 Miss Collects defeat came as one of the biggest surprises of a tourna- ment which had already produced many upsets. Her conqueror, slim, smiling girl of twenty from the midwest, who never seemed to take the match too seriously. came from behind with a sensational rush on the last three holes being down to Miss Collett over most of the out going nine, winning the fifteenth and sixteenth to become two up, and then halving the seventeenth hole for victory.
 Miss Wilson. out driven by a wide margin from the tee, displayed marked superiority over the cham pion in her short game. Her midiron approaches and her chips time after time brought applause from large gallery which braved a pelting rain, while her play on the greens was almost flawless.
 Hampcred by Weather
 The unfavorable weather condi- tions seemed partly responsible for Miss Collett's defeat. Frequently the wet clubs turned in her hands, car rying her ball into traps.
 It was such break which turned the tide in favor of the slim Chicago lass on the fifteenth, where she went to the front for the first time. Here Miss Collett shanked her ball into a trap. It became partially buried, and with an almost impos- sible shot she lost the hole.
 Miss Collects club turned in her hands again at the sixteenth, where she put her ball into a quarry to be- come two down. The seventeenth was then halved, ending the match.
 Miss Wilson's victory came as the outstanding achievement of brief career. She has played in only two previous national championships, having been beaten in the second round in both events.
 Two years ago she was eliminated by Mrs. Quintin Feitner Of New York, while last year she met de- feat at the hands of Miss Fritzte stifel of Wheeling, ". Va, on the home hole.
 New Jersey golfers scored in the other two contests of the third round. Mrs. Wright D. Goss of Short Hills defeating Mrs. Norman Toerge of Glencovc. N. Y, up, and Mrs. Courtland Smith of Glen Ridge. winning over Mrs. J. L. Anderson of Garden City, N. Y. 3 and 1.
 Collett-Wilson Match
 The opening drive of Glenna Col lett, defending champion, sent up shower of water as it struck the fairway 22O yards from the tee. She was paired off against Virginia Will son, winsome Chicago miss.
 Edith Cummings, former title holder. got off to an unfavoraole start against Mrs. c. Henry Stetson of Philadelphia, her topped drive s1idding over water pools and send ing I'D a shower of spray as 1t mop ped hesitatingly to point only one hundred yards from the tee.
 Tn the third match. Mrs. Wright D. Goss of Short Hills, N. J., met Mrs. Norman Toerge of Glen Cove x. Y.
 Last to start on the eighteen hole tourney which will produce TOUT semi-fnalists were Mrs. J. l.. An derson of Garden City, N. 4' ana Mrs. Courtland Smith, New Jersey titleholdar.
 A1tpoueh she was bunkered on her approach, Miss Wilson recover ed magnificently at the first to naive the hole in fives, the champloh missing a short putt for her win.
 Miss Conett became one up at the second when the Chicago girl LOOK three puts on the green for a l. after overplaying her approach. me next two holes were halved, each taking three putts at the 195-yard third and getting down in par slNes at the fourth.
 N1iss Collett missed another short nut for a win at the fifth, whlch was halved in fives, both also got down in par figures at the sixth ana seventh.
 The s5o-yard eighth was badly n1aved Miss Wilson driving into trap and Miss Collett pitching over the green on her approach oh with their thirds, each took three butts to get down, the ttlehoIder once more missing a short shot by inches for her five.
 Miss Wilson finally squared the match at the short ninth, where Miss Collett hooked to the rough and then pitched into trap. Under the flag with her third, she holed out in four while the Chicago play CT. holed high from the tee, was down in par three. The cards: Par, out ...... 464 655 543-42 Miss Collett, Out ....... 565 655 564-4e Miss Wilson. Out ...... 574 655 56S-46 Miss Collett won the tenth hole to become one up, her drive carrying 1 30 yards beyond that of Miss Will son and her approach dropping 25 feet from the flag for an easy par four. Miss Wilson, short with her approach, needed three to get on and then took two butts. Miss Collett was in the brook at the eleventh and finally conceded the