Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
COLLECT BEATEN
BY BRITISH GIRL
Wethered Overcomes Ameri-
cans Big Lead to Win
Fourth Title.

on the first nine and was up at the
! end OF the first 10, but could not COM
bat the steady play of her opponent
| in the afternoon.
was up and one to play. the
| match ending when Miss Wethered won
the thirty-fifth hole. The American
girl started home with a pair of IS,
| reducing her opponents margin from
up to 2 up. but she was not
able to reduce it more during the final
eight holes.
More than 1000 persons lined the
fairways as Glenna Collett and Joyce
| Wethered started the afternoon round.
Miss Collett was leading her British
rival up as result of her sterling
play in the first 18 holes this morning.
The two girls drives to the nineteenth
hole were almost dead level. with Miss
| Wethered's few feet farther toward
the hole Miss Wethered sank l2-foot
putt for birdie 3, to win the hole and
reduce the Americans lead to l up.
The twentieth was halved and Miss
Wethered squared the match at the
twenty first. where her second was %
feet from the cup, while Miss Collect
was 60 feet beyond the pin. The British
girl got her 4, while the American
took 5.
Wethered Takes Lead.
Miss Wethered took the lead for the
first time in the match at the twenty
second when she won the hole with
f. birdie by Miss Collett at the
530-yard twenty-third squared the
match again.
Miss Wethered again went up at
the twenty-fourth, where Miss Collects
drive landed in shallow trap to the
left of the fairway. She struck the
halI too rlna 11lu in Domino I'D AZ hit
the face of the bank and barely bounced
over the top. The British girl putted
yard past the cup and after Miss
Collett putted twice she picked up,
conceding Miss Wethered a 4.
Miss Wethered increased her advan-
tage to at the twenty-fifth, where
Miss Collett pulled her drive into a
deep bunker on the twelfth fairway.
She went 3 up at the twenty sixth, a
150yard hole. Both were on but Miss
Collects approach putt left her five
feet away while Miss Wethered was
within two feet after her first putt The
Britisher holed hers while the American
missed Miss Wethered winning with a
par three.
Miss Wethered started the last nine
4 up by winning the twenty-seventh.
The cards: Afternoon rounds:
Collett-out -. 4 5 5 S 4 6 4 4-42
Wethered-out % 4 4 3 3-35
CoIlett Reduces Advantage.
Miss Collett reduced her opponents
advantage to 3 at the twenty-eighth
where Miss Wethered pulled her drive
into the heather and had to play the
odd. joyce was four feet short with her
putt and Glenna sank hers for
birdie 3.
Miss Collett won the twenty-ninth
with a par three and was only TWO
down. After half in fours at the
thirtieth gallery of more than 5000
made play difficult at the thirty-frst.
AS Miss Collett played her second
| group of small boys ran across the fair
way near the green. She cut 1t slightly
and it dropped behind the crowds. She
chipped through the narrow lane oil
! spectators to within five feet OF the cup.
| Miss Wethered was on in two and took
two puts to win when Miss Collett
missed.
Miss Collett won the third-second
! and was again two down. Miss Weth-
cred was two UP and three to play after
! the thirty-third. which was halved In
fours. Miss Wethered pushed her tee
! shot to rough, but holed 25-foot putt
/ TO get the half.
| The thirty fourth hole was halved in
fours and Miss Collett faced the task OF
winning the two remaining holes to pro-
long the match.
and the match ended.
The incoming cards:
| Collett-In ............3 $50
Wethered-In .........4 SO
Miss Collect having the honor, sent
the ball straight down the fairway $50
wards. Miss Wethered's tee shot was 10
| Yards shorter Miss Wethered played
an iron over Swilken Burn to the green.
so feet from the pin. The American
put her second inside by 20 feet. MISS
Wethered putted 10 feet short OF the
cup and Miss Collect only yaro away;
| The British girl missed her next putt
but Miss Collett sank hers, won the
hole in four and took a lead Of one up.
The British girl outdrove Miss Col
lett bv 10 wards at the second hole.
Miss Collects spoon shot to the green
| stopped so feet from the cup. Miss
| Wethered's iron, dead for the PIN rolled
20 feet past 1t. Miss Colletts approach
| putt ran past the pin II feet. MISS
f, Wethered putted feet short. The
! American champion boldly sank hers
and went up as the British star
missed.
Wethered Reduces Lead.
At the third Miss Wethered sank q
IO-footer for a birdie 3 to reduce the
Americans lead to l up. They halved
the fourth with As.
Miss Collect outdrove Miss Wethered
by a few feet at the long fifth, both
drives soaring fully $50 yards. Miss
| Collett rammed her first putt down
from feet for a birdie and o win
to go ? up.
The drives were about even at the
sixth hole. Miss Collett, playing the
odd. reached the green with her second
but Miss Wethered was forced to chip.
Miss Wethered sank her first putt from
10 feet and the American halved the
hole in 4, taking puts from Is feet.
Miss Collett went up at the seventh
hole. The American played perfect
| explosion shot from the bunker amid
applause She then sank 6-foot putt.
| Miss Wethered missed hers and Miss
Collect won the hole, to 5.
Mis- Collett then went on to win
the short eighth hole and increase her
lead to 4 up. She holed a 20-yard putt
for birdie two.
COilett 5 Up II Turn.
At the ninth Miss Wethered found
shallow bunker from the tee. She play
ed her second to the green, but Miss
Collects ball was inside. Miss Wethered
took three puts from eight yards, while
the American was using only two to win
the hole and turn 5 up.
The cards:
Miss Collett. 4 4 4 4 4 4 I 2 "a
Miss Wethered S 5 3 4 5 4 5 3 $50
There was hardly foot difference be-
tween the drives at the tenth. Miss
| tNla chic onnrOaPh uoak.