Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-14
MISS COLLECT WINS
SECOND ROUND, 81.
Joyce Wethered Crushes Way
to 81 Victory Despite
Rain and Wind.
NJ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May IA
Glenna Collett, American champion,
advanced to the third round of the Brit
ish women's golf championship today
BY defeating Miss Maude Bryant Of the
Ashford Manor Club, near London, 8
and 2. =,
Her triumph was Miss Collects second
in the championship. She oeteateo
Marjorie White of Roehampton, ana
3, in a first-round encounter yesterday.
The American title holders victory
was scored IN weather conditions some
what similar to those hat were par
TALLY responsible for her cl.n:iaa len IN
an early round of the British champion
ship of last year. She had to contend
with a stiff southeast wind from the
first tee to the last, and pclting rain,
which started just as she rounded the
turn, made conditions even worse.
AS was the case in her match with
Miss White yesterday, Miss Collect
pulled out her match with Miss Bryant
largely because OF the decided superior
ity Of her long game. On the greens the
English girl more than held her own.
Catches Up at Eighth.
Miss Collett was forced to come from
behind to win. After halving the flrSt
hole. the American champion went one
down at the second, and never took the
lead until the eighth, where she holed
out in 8 to the English players 4. MISS
COLLECT rounded the turn up, and m
creased this lead over the second halt
of the route until she enoeo matters at
the sixteenth.
The English girl, however, did not go
down without a struggle. The TENTH
eleventh and twelfth holes were halVeo,
leaving Miss Collects lead at up. AT
the thirteenth Miss Bryant squared the
match getting down In 5, where the
American needed 6. Here Miss Collett
took a brace and won the next three
holes in succession to settle the issue.
The cards were:
Miss COLLECT 5545 543 5-41
Miss Bryant zee. o-4<
In
Miss Collett go. 544 6544
Miss Bryant 80. 4 D
Observers Frown on Hopes.
Observers were not inclined to favor
Miss Collects chances in the later
rounds of the tournament unless she
can show decided Improvement IN her
with her long shots the American
champion had no trouble whatever. put
around the green's, particularly from
distances Of from four to seven feet, she
was completely on her game. WIN
medal score of IL on her outgoing Trip
NTiss collett could have had a lead OF
& or 5 up instead of only had she oeen
able to sink holeable puts with greater
After 4 night Of rains the st. An
drews greens were much slower than
Yesterday, and the American girl failed
20 gauge their pace.
Miss wethered Wins Decisively.
Joyce wethered, British star. thrice
winner of the championship, crushed
Mrs. D. @. Madill under a score OF
Miss Wethered was one Of the very
few not troubled by the greens. she
was only two over tours for the IL holes
of her match with Mrs. Madtn.
Miss Wethered played the first hole
weakly and missed 6-foot putt for
nsr 4 She lost the third hole after
her drive stopped in loose turf and
hindered her third shot. At the sew
enth she missed q 5-footer, but these
were her only mistakes. She had
medal score of 80 going out and played
the tenth and eleventh in par 4 and
par 3, respectively.
Marion Rollins Wins.
Marion Rollins, former American
champion, defeated Miss p. Ramsay, a
Northumberland player, 4 and 8, and
Joined her compatriot, Miss Collect, in
the third round.
Gertrude Boothby Of Rochester,
MINI, eliminated Mrs. j. A. D. Bell,
8 and S.
In the third round tomorrow Miss
Collect will meet Beryl Brown Of
Formby, q former semi-f1nalist in the
English native championship.
Mrs. r. J. Mulqueen Of Toronto de-
feated Miss A. M. Hyde of Sandy Lodge,
! up, In another second-round match.
Miss 8. r. pampney, who eliminated
Marion Turpie of New Orleans yester-
day, was herself beaten today, 4 and 8,
by the Irish player, DR.. Marion Alex
ander.
Mrs. r. Cautley, former Kent cham
pion, defeated Mrs. Kenneth Morrice,
Chislehurst, 8 and 8. Miss Molly Gour-
lay won from Miss Marjorie Millear,
Australia, and 6.
Mrs. Percy Garon won from Mrs
Alec Gold, one of the stars of the 1928
season, 2 up. Mrs. Temple Dobell de-
feated Mrs. G. x Uhthoff, and g.
Mrs. Herbert Guedella, out in 81, won
from Miss Jean Rice, 6 and 4. Miss
Enid Wilson defeated Miss Peggy Gard
ner, and 4