Show COLLETT TO SEEK TITlES TITLE I IN ENGLAND Star Leaves In Conquest Of Many New Golf Honors lly By RAY MCCARThY SpecIal Correspondent of The Standard Examiner Copyright 1925 by The Consolidated Consoli Consolidated dated Presso Association NEW YORK April Glenna 11 11 Glenna Collett Is oft off for Cor Europe In quest of ot the golden fleece of The British women's champion champion- championship championship ship If It she succeeds she will have accomplished something which no other American woman has beets been able to do But she wins or loses this much Is certain she will be a sensation abroad There is unusual Interest throughout the United States and the United Kingdom In this thin pil pilgrimage grimage e of Miss Collett principally ally pally because most people recognize recognize nize nizo her as being the greatest wt wb- wb man man golfer goiter ever developed eloped In this country The great majority of or golf fol- fol followers fol followers oh- oh lowers feel that the Providence Pro wonder girl has lisa the game to win on the other side fide and that of all the American women who have com corn competed competed In the British championship Alexa Alexa Stirling Marion Marlon Hollins and others Miss others Collett ha has the best chance to win Over Ovel the past put three years Miss Collett has haa won nearly every tour tour- tournament tournament tournament of ot Importance In this country and Canada Her achieve achieve- achievements achievements achievements ments Include victories In the Na- Na National National Na National the Eastern North and South Canadian Florida and other champIonships But more impressive Impressive sive than her bel record has hu been the manner in which MIs Miss Collott has scored Only recently In an exhibition match at Ormond Fla Fia In which Miss lIss Collett was paired with Mrs n II D B Sterrett Kansas state cham cham- champion champlon champion pion plon against Joe Kirkwood star professional and Norman Perkins Kentucky Kentuck amateur champion the hitting hitting hard Glenna out-drove out the AUstralian trick shot artist on at least eight holes She proved In that one match that she could hold her even with professionals professionals professionals In the matter of getting distance DISPLAYS YS CLASS SS Last year at Fla pta play play- Ing playIng with Johnny Farrell and Tom Tom- Tommy Tommy Tommy my Kerrigan Miss Collett demon demon- demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated rated st-rated she sho could score quite as aswell aswelt aswell welt well as the best in the game On that occasion Farrell had a 75 a 76 and Miss Collett Colletta a 77 Kerrigan remarked after atter- afterward afterward ward that we were hitting bitting the ball the best we knew how but Miss Collett was always right up with us Glenna's father tather George Collett was rather In doubt whether to send lIend his famous daughter abroad Ho He wanted to be sure she was ready before she ehe made the Ule triP Recently he went to l Florida and I saw Glenna give several remark remark- remarkable remarkable remarkable able performances In winning the Florida East Coast womans woman's cham cham- championship championship at St Augustine The manner In which Glenna Olenna was hit hit- hitting hitting hit hitting ting the ball that week convinced Mr II Collett his daughter was as In Intine Infine Infine tine fine condition for the trip Miss Collett Is well qualified In every respect for Cor her first fling fling- at atthe the tho British womans woman's champion champion- championship championship championship ship The New Ne England lass has hasIn In addition to a wonderfully fine tong long game ability to play the Irons and to putt She Is a great little maker shot maker In every way Vb What t Is Ismore ismore Ismore more she has Improved her pus pus- put putting ting recently which ot or course will help her hel greatly The unas unas- unas- unas unassuming sunning suming Glenna has the tempera tempera- temperament temperament temperament ment to win plenty of ot tournament experience and following a 0 win win- winter winter ter of keen competition play In which she has bas triumphed twice In three starts start she Is In splendid condition physically The thing Glenna must guard against now Is playing too much golf between the time of her ar- ar arrival ar arrival rival In Ia England and the start of the women women's championship Ap- Ap Apparently Apparently Ap Apparently she will wl avoid this temp temp- temptation temptation tation for tor her schedule to the championship call calls colls for tor ap- ap appearances appearances ap appearances In only two other tour tour- tournaments tournaments On On April 19 shortly at- at attel atter af after ter tel her arrival she ho will compete In a 0 special Invitation tournament at Ranelagh On April 22 n she will appear In a tournament at Burns Thereafter she ehe will take things easy euy merely keeping bee hec hand In until May 18 when the tho British championship will wUl bellay be play play- played play played ed at nt Troon Scotland Glenna Glenn Collett Is certain to make a hit with the Britons who like a good sportsman or sportswoman and one who can can- can also play the game The Tho Providence girl will gO big gobig as the saying Is Is principally I because of her wonderful driving and pia play And the Brit Brit Brit- British British ish public public-Is not different from any other In f following the athlete who carries the punch Miss Cot Col lett Col lett ha has the punch she shim has the will wUl to win and It If she and Joyce Wethered ever meet In the British championshIp there will be a bat bat- battie battie bat battle tie tle worth seeing feeing n |