Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
GLENNA COLLECT
LOSES GOLF MATCH
Former Miss Stirling, Cham.
pion 3 Years, Takes Game
in Second Round.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSs.
GARDEN CITY, n. Y. September
21.-Mrs. Alexa Stirling Frazer of OF
tawa today eliminated Miss Glenna
Collett of Providence. r. l.. from the
national women's golf championship
tourney by defeating her in the sec
ond round, 2 up and 1 to play.
The match was q battle of ex-
champions" since Mrs. Frazer. as
Miss Stirling, held the title In 1916,
1919 and 1920, and Miss Collett in
1922 and 1925. The young Providence
player had been general favorite, as
in the 1925 final she swamped Mrs.
Frazer by 8 and s.
Playing with the calmness that
comes with long experience, Mrs.
Frazer held the match even in the
first nine holes, and wore Miss Col
lett down by superior steadiness on
the greens on the homeward swing.
The Providence miss had trouble
with her puts throughout.
Mile. Simone Thion de Ia Chaume
ming by / up from Mrs. H. G. Hig-
bic, Detroit A closing flash of brill
liant golf cut down an early lead
gained by the French girl. but could
not quite gain victory.
Mrs. Frazer and Mile. de Ia Chaume
thus will meet in the third round
tomorrow.
A Canadian bid for the woman's golf
championship of the United States
was carried safely through by Miss
Ada Mackenzie Of Toronto. The Ca
madam champion won by and from
Miss Helen Payson, Portland, Me-.
making two eagles and a par at the
finish. Miss Mackenzie swept the last
three holes of the match In flash Of
remarkable golf.
Miss Virginia Van VIE. Chicago en-.
trant. lost the first hole, and halved
the second, but won the next two for
1-up lead over Miss Edith QuIer,
Reading, Pa. They were even at the
turn.
Miss Van VIE won by 2 up when
she staged a brilliant finish to win
the last three holes.
Miss Maureen circuit, Haworth, N.
j., Metropolitan champion, started off
with a birdie 3 for the first hole, but
dropped two of the next three to Miss
Rosalie Knapp, Glenhead. N. Y. who
became / up at that point. Miss Or
cult passed the turn / up on Miss
Knapp. Miss Knapp wavered and
took Is on the eighth and ninth, while
Miss circuit made 6s.
Starting off at a fast clip, Miss
Marie Jenney, Yonkers, N. Y, took
three of the first four holes from
Miss Jane Brooks. Englewood, n. j.
Miss Jenney was 4 up at the turn.
Miss Jenney ended her match on the
thirteenth green, 6 up and to play.
Miss Brooks was off form. taking two
Is and lapsing to an on the ninth
hole.
In an all Middle Western match,
Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh. Wis, had
a ! up lead over Mrs. Miriam Burns
Horn, Kansas City, Mo-, at the end
of the first four. They were even at
the halfway mark.
On the second half Mrs. Horn
opened winning streak that swept
five holes in a row and gave her the
match by and 4.
Mrs. Henry Pressler. western cham.
pion, who yesterday eliminated Mrs.
Dorothy Campbell Hurd, ex-national
title holder, was 2 down to Mrs.
CORTLAND Smith, Glenridge, N. J.,
after four holes, but was leading by
one when the ninth was passed.
Mrs. Pressler eked out 1-up VIC
tory when she won the fifteenth and
held her scant lead by halving the
last three holes.