| Show y yI a I Heres Here's a Treat real for or Women omen Golfers Champ Tells How Glenna Collett golf champion among American women joins Bobby Jones Bill Tilden and Helen Wills in telling through the Associated Press how they reached their championships c Miss Collett Collett Col- Col lett explains her game in detail to Miss Ethel M. M Halsey of the Associated Press staff tells of her tournament temperament evento even evento evento to the extent of admitting an occasional cuss word tells tells tells' how women golfers should dress and lists the most promising of younger players among women The Associated Press copyrights the interview b I ajo ajo- jo sweater to which she has become become become be be- come attacked attached as a a sort of superstition superstition super super- super 4 thin gray wool stockings and white and black shoes shoes Miss Miss Collett looks the college college college col col- lege girl rather than the honor graduate of the golf school she has chosen Her sport has neither hardened her nor made her indifferent indifferent indifferent ferent or exaggerated Her story of how hory she learned the g- g Pie ie is full of human signs of of defeat de defeat defeat de- de feat of disappointments disappointment I id en en- en THE START The first time I ever held a club in my hand I had a lesson she said starting her story where she thinks everyone should start John Anderson the professional of the 1 Golf club in Providence R. 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I started me off oft I 1 was 14 14 Was Vas I 1 promising Heavens no no I could drive a long ball but that's all I 1 could do do-a do a long ball but a crooked one At that time I played tennis and swam a great deal and though I liked golf and played it fairly often it was my worst sport and I played it terribly My short game was appalling Still that first year encouraged by John Anderson I played in my first tournament It was a mixed a I mixed foursome held on Thanksgiving and I won a turkey I was delight delight- ed I 1 suppose-from suppose then on I 1 played eighteen holes five or six I times a week week more more than I play now My game just naturally Improved improved improved Im im- proved but It was two years be before before before be- be fore I 1 broke a Five j years ears after the first tournament tournament tournament ment in 1922 at the Greenbriar club at White Sulphur Springs Va I Iwon Iwon Iwon won the qualifying medal and then th the national championship defeating defeatIng defeatIng defeat- defeat Ing Edith Cummings in inn In the semifinals semifinals semi semi- finals and Mrs William A A. A Gavin inthe in inthe inthe the finals 5 and 4 I remember I I played awfully hard and under a great tension because Mrs Gavin was an Englishwoman and I didn't want our title to go to England I 1 felt I was upholding national honor In those intervening five years I learned that the strength of oC my boys drive was nowhere near so important as the skill of other players' players approach shuts I 1 had been beaten many times had compared myself with other players I had nad practiced and practiced at my short game until although the drive re remained remained remained re- re my most thrilling shot a alight alight light mashie hardest club for meto me meto I Ito to master had become my favorite club and the tile pleasure I 1 sot got g t from drives was nearly equalled by the pleasure of mashie shots shots shots-I I love to see the ball go up and drop by the tile pin I had learned to play before a gallery finding the experience the first time in Pinehurst In 1918 more surprising than bothering and had formulated my ideas as to the way I I. I and perhaps other women could most successfully play the game with the muscles and with the mind HOW SH SHE DOES IT Miss Collett was asked to describe in as much detail as possible her grip her stance and her swing her technique constituting for woman golfers what Bobby Jones' Jones style would be for man I I use the overlapping grip holding holding hold holdring ing the club with C y r-y y left hand on top the right little finger and fourth riding in between the second and third of the left hand which grips P s v the shaft tightly she said For putting I change my grip to just the opposite hold putting mostly with my right hand with the left first finger overlapping the littie little lit lit- tie tle finger of the right hand My stance is open with the right foot slightly forward of the left and is the same for putting as asfor asfor asfor for the drive When I get ready to swing I try i not to think of anything technical I concentrate on the timing and think a little litte of the direction butr but r resolutely dismiss thoughts of my body's motion position of my arms wrists and so on When I swing I dont don't pivot from the waist but slightly sway going up on the left toe and throwing the weight onto the right foot My left arm is nearly straight on the back swing and my left palm grips the club closely at the top of the back swing I start the body swing at the same time as the te backward movement of the club go back rather rath rath- er quickly and come through hard I stand fairly straight and dont don't bend back much at the finish I finish way up ahead My wrist movement is easy but I try to hit bit with a firm wrist rather than to flick my wrist Unlike e Bobby Jones I do think of my next shot for some time time be before before before be- be fore I 1 make it I think that is the only way to do 1 I plan out just how I 1 am going to make It H. think out cut the distance decide what is the best club to use and nd so on onDo onDo on Do I get nervous Of course I Ido do You have to to to play good golf There is a certain in indispensable tension ten ten- sion slon that comes before the first drive and at the end also during the play in tight places Do I ever to 10 o lo-o C e my temper I 1 should say so Sometimes I 1 get terribly terribly terribly ter ter- mad at myself and awfully discouraged so so mad I cant can't say a word During a friendly match I rather like Ile to get as mad as I cap and I love to let Jet out an occasional cussword But during a tournament tournament tournament ment it is goodbye to your playing if yc-u yc let yourself get angry so Itry I Itry Itry try not to Anyway I hope I 1 dont don't show it when I do REAL THRILLS What was your most thrilling match Miss Collett was asked and it was typical of her that she picked a losing one My Iy match with Joyce Wethered in Jolly old England last year she said It It wasn't long enough but while it lasted it was full Of sizzles It was for the British open championship championship cham cham- and was played at Troon in Scotland She beat me 4 and 3 3 on on the third round It was simply thrilling watching her play and seeing the crowds There was a tremendous gallery and great enthusiasm The crowd was very nice to me and oh oh how I wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to win and how frightened I Iwas Iwas Iwas was when I started I told you that I get nervous before my first drive That day when I got on the first tee I didn't know whether I Iwas Iwas Iwas was was coming or going I 1 g got t up to drive off just agonizing ing I didn't think I could possibly hit the ball And then I did hit the ball and hit It better than ever and everything was all right I was 1 up going to the fourth hole and Miss Wethered I o |
