Evening star., 1928-05-14
GLENNA COLLETT
DEFEATS T|TL|ST
American Bests French Wom-
an Golfer in First Match
of British Classic.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HUNSTANTON, England, May a..
Miss Glenna Collett, the former
American champion. scored her sec
ond victory of the day in the British
women's golf championship by over
whelming Miss Shirley Lamplough,
18-year- English girl. 7 up and
6 to play, after having eliminated
the defending titleholder Mile.
Thion de la Chaume, earlier in the
day.
BY the Associated Press.
HUNSTANTON, England. May IA
Glenna Collett, long-hitting American
girl golfer. today set out on her quest
for the British women's championship
at the expense of the defending cham
pion, Mile. Simon Thion de la Chaume.
Miss Collett defeated Mile. Thion three
up and one to play in a hardfought
match, opening the championship play.
BY a freak of the draw. the two stars
we're forced to play in the first round of
the play. The French girl won the title
last year, marking the first departure of
the cup from British possession. 1t is
the only major British golf title never
won by an American.
The play was sensational throughout.
Starting her drive at the ninth, when
she squared the match, Glenna won
five out Of the next seven holes played.
There were halves on only OF the II
holes played.
Plays Again Today.
Miss Collett must take another hurdle
In the championship today. At 5:35
o'clock this afternoon she Is paired
against Miss Shirley Lamplough, l8-
year -old English girl, who made a good
impression in the English championship
last year. She hits the ball hard and
is capable of making 1t interesting for
Miss Collett, although observers of the
play of both the American and English
entry today predict that Glenna VIII
win handily.
A surprise of the first-round play was
the defeat OF Miss Maude Hunnewen,
who was expected to go far in the
championship. Miss Hunnewell, New
England girl who has lived In England.
was defeated by Mrs. A. G. Johnston of
London, Tunner-up In the French cnam-
pionship last year.
y.
first round match from Miss Irene Dox-
ford, we'll known London player. up
and 4 to play.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis. Clinton. Iowa,
won from Mrs. Copeland, Hunstanton
star. and 2
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of
Philadelphia won from Miss K. M
Cochran of Aberdeen. and /. Mrs
Hurd. as Dorothy Campbell, won the
championship in 1909. She won the
women's championship OF the United
States in the same year and again III
1910 and 1924.
Miss Madee Miller of Oakland Hills.
Detroit. was eliminated. 3 and /. by
Miss Elizabeth Williamson OF the Royal
Cromer Club.
Weather Improves.
The stormy weather conditions pre-
vailing at the opening OF the champion
ship subsidized somewhat when the match
between Miss Collett and Mile. de la
chaume got under way.
cold northeast wind blowing of the
sea caused q great deal of trouble TO
the early starters and bursts of chilling
rain added To their discomfort
Most experts believed that the match
would settle the championship. since
two of England's best golfers we're not
entered. Joyce Wethered, who won the
title three times. has retired from golt
and was fishing in Scotland today. Miss
Wethered retired after mob scenes al
Troon In 1926. when she defeated CeclI
Leitch. who also was not entered in to-
days play.
Some hoped that Mrs. Herbert Cue
della the present English native cham
pion. or Enid Wilson, who was runner
up to her, would halt the foreign ad-
vance. For 80 years British women
successfully fought back the foreign in-
vader, until last year, when Mile. DE La
Chaume won.
-Four other Americans supported Miss
Collects challenge at the start: MISS
Miller, Detroit: Miss Elizabeth Curtis.
Clinton, Iowa: Mrs. Stewart Hanley, De-
troit, and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hnro.
Philadelphia, who won the britisn tue
as Dorothy Campbell before her mar
riare 10 AN American. She also has
been American champion.
Friends of Miss Collett had high
hopes when in her last practice round
on the championship course she hao
scintillating II. The course, $500 yards
is along ''the WASH" an arm OF the
North Sea, and is subject to chilly
winds.
The entrants numbered l6S. To cur
the field down there were two rounds
today at l8 holes. Beginning tomor-
row, there will be one round at ID holes
daily until the 36-hole final.
The gallery stuck close to the club
house until the Franco-American battle
started, and then they donned rain
proof coats of all weights and colors
and prepared to brave the worst In
order to see the outcome OF the match
which might determine the champion
ship.
The French girl holed 40-foot chip
shot from the green edge to win the
first hole with birdie 3.
Miss Collett took the long second hole
with a s to the champions g. she sent
a beautiful iron shot TO the green.
The third hole was halved In IS.
chip shot OF Mile. de la Chaume's 40
Yards from the green edge. hit the back
of the cup. Miss Collett chipped from
ward away. Both missed puts OF
yard for Is.
The American girl missed n i-yard
ma