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...Flush," the water spaniel who was in The Barretts, were pitched into the river when the dock collapsed. She has a grip of iron, plays a fair game of tennis, a much better game of golf. Ernest Jones, professional at the Women's National Golf Club, who trained Glenna Collett, worries about her because she will not give up the stage, says that in six months he could have her in tournament form. "She doesn't know what she is missing," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Seven Minds & Four Cultures | 12/26/1932 | See Source »

...Glenna Collett Vare, five times national golf champion, who suffered the ignominy of a 10 & 8 defeat in last month's national finals, felt better last week. Winning the Berthyllyn Cup at Huntington Valley (Philadelphia) from Edith Quier, she dropped two strokes at the second hole and then, after two pars, made a hole-in-one, her first. Her 144-yd. No. 3 iron shot landed seven feet from the cup, bounced twice, plopped straight in. The match ended on the 12th green, 8 & 6 but Mrs. Vare played out the bye holes because her first nine score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Round | 10/17/1932 | See Source »

...tournament's heroine, Charlotte Glutting soon saw her fun ended. Smiling, pert-nosed Virginia ("Gino") Van Wie (to rhyme with "tee") was too much for her (4 & 3) and the final gallery gathered around to watch a match often played before. Miss Van Wie v. cool, collected Glenna Collett Vare. five times the champion, twice Miss Van Wie's mistress in national finals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Peabody | 10/10/1932 | See Source »

...withered nor marriage staled the crisp, brainy golf of Glenna Collett. But this was Van Wie day. Men's par over the short, tricky Salem Country Club course is 72. In the morning Virginia Van Wie shot a 73, putting Mrs. Vare's perfectly respectable 83 eight down. In the afternoon at the 22nd Miss Van Wie sank an eagle 3. At the 27th Mrs. Vare was still nine down. At the 28th, when Mrs. Vare's chip stopped ten feet short and she missed the putt, she conceded Miss Van Wie two putts from four-feet for hole, match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Peabody | 10/10/1932 | See Source »

...turned back the last U. S. player, Bernice Wall of Oshkosh. Wis.. in the semifinals, then went on to whip Mrs. Charles Eddis of Toronto in the final. 3 & 2. Square-jawed Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N. J. was not there to defend her title. Neither was Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Canada's Year | 10/3/1932 | See Source »

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