Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
i. S. WOMEN WIN
IN BRITISH TOURNEY
GIenna ColIett and Virginia
Van VIE Easily Advance
to Third Round.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORMBY, England, May 12.-Glenna
Collett, American women's golf cham
pion, won her way into the third round
of the British women's championship
by defeating kitty Beard UP and
to play. Miss Collect drew bye in the
first round, so her first match was in
the second round.
Her opponent bad no chance against
the machine-like stroking Of the Amer
lean, who played the first nine holes
In 81 strokes and was up at the turn.
Miss Collect played almost flawless
golf and did not lose hole, the best
efforts of her youthful and nervous OPP
ponent producing but four halves.
Other second-round matches resulted
as follows:
Mrs. Lee Mida, Chicago. eliminated
by Barbara Miller, Wentworth, up,
10 holes.
Virginia Van VIE, Chicago, won from
Mrs. c. E. Taylor, Colwyn Bay, up
and to play.
Rosalie knapp, New York, eliminated
by M. White, Rosehampton, 4 up and
to play.
Baltimore Girl is Beaten.
Mrs. Leo Federmsn. New York, de-
feated Mrs. Douglas Grant, Canterbury,
up, to play.
Virginia Hoizderber, Baltimore, was
eliminated by Phyllis Lobbett, North
Hampshire. 6 up, 4 to play.
OF the Is American women who play
ed flrst-round matches, won, while 6
Ha SryfxA
Helen Hicks, New York; Mrs. o. s. Hill,
Kansas City: Louise Fordyce, Youngs-
town, Ohio: Miss FRITZ Stifel, Wheeling,
w. Va: Miss Peggy Wattles, Buffalo;
Miss Maureen circuit, Englewood, N. j.,
and Miss Edith Quier, Reading, Pa.
Those defeated were Miss Bernice
Wall, Oshkosh, Wis; Miss Josephine
Bender, Grand Rapids, Mich; Miss
Marion Bennett, New Britain, Conn. !;
Mrs. e. A. Ross, New York, and Mrs.
I. j. Morris, New York.
Miss Hicks return to form IN her
morning match was as sudden at 1t was
unexpected. She had played the short
ninth well, but Mrs. Chambers laid her
a stynie and the hole was halved in
threes, leaving the American down at
the turn. Then Miss Hicks began her
run Of spectacular golf and the. match
was over.
Miss Circuit Wins Handily.
Miss WALL, first Of the Americans to
fall by the waySide, played good golf,
but did not seem to be quite sturdy
enough against the stiff winds which
got stronger as her match progressed
Mrs. Holm, Scottish styliSt, was out
in 40 and played steadily all the way.
Miss Wall was down at the turn and
Il - al u 1.A 81
So margin at the finish.
Miss circuit, second Of the Americans
to come through the first test, meyer
was in such slaky position as Miss
Hicks. Her 50-year-old opponent, who
Is the mother of a large family and has
been playing golf only q few years,
showed some fine putting, but Miss Or
cult generally outclassed her.
Dorothy Pearson, one Of the English
gibbon, 4 and 3, and Enid Wilson, an
other front-rank homebred, overwhelm-
ed Betty Perkin, 8 and 6.
Big galleries followed Miss Hicks,
Miss circuit and Miss Wilson, but the
luncheon tents were crowded early by
spectators to follow Glenna Collett
against Kitty Beard of Ferndown.
Although the cold and wind affected
her putting touch, Mrs. Hill scored
well earned victory over Mrs. Scott.
Heaviest U. S. Representation.
The championship play got under way
today with the heaviest American rep
resentation in the history of the tour
nament, headed by Miss Collect. United
States champion, who last year bowed
to the wizardry Of the British ace, Joyce
Wethered.
Miss Wethered has retired from tour
2wfA
many capable representatives, including
Molly Gourlay, Mrs. j. B. Watson, Mrs.
Temple Dobell, Doris Chambers and
Enid Wilson.
The championship is decided on match
play. with seven rounds of 18-hole
matches and the final round Friday at
So holes.
The Forrnby layout is 6,6s2 yards
long, stretching through a series Of
sand dunes skirting the Irish Sea. Par
for the course is 1856 out and 81 in.