The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-26
Seeks British Title For Second
Time - Has Defeated the
Present Champ-Mlle. de la
Chaume, French Star
Hopes to Meet Joyce Weth.
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BY BRIAN BELL
Associated Press Snorts Writer

New York, April Z0.-H]--
Clenna Collett, the girl who hits
golf ball like q man, is on her way
to England to try her luck in the
British wonen's championship. She
declared as she sailed that she
would not be disappointed If she
failed to win but she must have
had her fingers crossed when she
said it, for she takes her golf very
seriously.
Her decision to enter the British
title event was sudden. Early Sat
urday she had no thought Of ventur.
ing SO far afield. At nightfall she
was packing. There is golfing
precedent in sudden determinations
to have try at British titles. Bobby
Jones last year almost literally at
the eleventh hour decided to defend
his open title abroad and barely
made the boat He won with rec
ord breaking t06. Miss Collect did
not have to jump from Atlanta to
a New York pier to start her voy-
age. She was in New York and her
ship sailed from Hoboken. Meth.
err will she need the equivalent of
2S5 to win the championship.
Excited-But Not About Golf
Just before the George Washing
ton sailed Miss Collect was as near
ly excited as person of he:: calm
demeanor could be-but not about
golf. She answered questions on
the move rs she sought trace Of q
missing suit: Use.
mo We not played the Huns
tarton course" she said, as she
asked steward if the missing bag
had appeared. Il hear it's very
hard" Her information is undoubt-
eddy correct. The amateur record
for the course at Norfolk, Eng, is
rs and no professional has done
better than "a.
Il am hopeful of course of giving
a good accoun. Of myself" she con-
.inued, land | am pleased with my
game rs it has responded during
the last few months in the south. l
hit a ball fairly we'll on occasion"
She did not mention it but one Of
the occasions was in the qualifying
round Of the Florida east champion
ship at st. Augustine where she
scored a sensational "a, before GO
ing on to win the title fou. days
later. No American woman golfer
has bettered that figure.
Other Expeditions
Miss Collect, in speaking of her.
former expeditions in search Of a!
British title, said she had done
we'll. This statement would seem
to leave room for argument. In 925
at Troon she was defeated by Joyce
Wcthered, the greatest women
golfer any country has. produced,
four up and three to play.
Glenna went to Versailles the
same year to win the French cham
pionship from Mile. Simone Thion
De La Chaume, three up and one to
play at Sc holes. Mile. Thion is now
the British women's champion and
if the golfing gods are kind, the
argument at Versailles may be re-
sumed at Hunstanton three years
later.
The young French star was the
first foreign entry to take the cup
away from the British Isles and
Miss Collett has a chance to write
a new page in golfing history by
making arrangements for the his
toric trophy to visit the United
States for the first time since the
competition started IS years ago.
To Watch British Open
Miss Collett was in cheerful
spirits as she started her third in
vasion of British golf. Her miss
ing baggage had been found and
all her pet clubs were ready to an
swer her call.
Eyes, I'll see at least q part Of
the British open," she said, SO WAL
ter Hagen, Tommy Armour, Gene
Sarazen, Jim Barnes and Bill Mehl-
horn will have the benefit of her
moral support at Sandwich : week
before the women have their fling.