| The United States won the 20th International
Match for the Curtis Cup for its 16th victory in the series,
which began in 1932. Great Britain and Ireland have won twice,
and two Matches have ended in ties. The United States won, 12-
6, at the Apawamis Club, in Rye, N.Y. The Match was much closer
than the final score indicated, because the individual matches
were very competitive. Seven of the 18 matches were decided
on the 18th green. Of those seven, Americans won four and halved
the other three, which proved to be the deciding factor. Great
Britain and Ireland won two of the first three foursomes matches
on the first day and halved the third for an early 2 ½- ½ lead.
In the afternoon, the United States won four of the six singles
matches and halved one other. Miss Beth Daniel, Miss Cynthia
Hill, Mrs. Judith Oliver, and Miss Lancy Smith all won. Only
Miss Mary Everard won a point for Great Britain and Ireland,
while Miss Carolyn Hill, for the United States, and Mrs. Carole
Caldwell, halved their match. The first day ended with the United
States holding a 5- 4 lead.
On the second day, the United States won all three foursomes
matches to increase its lead to 8- 4. The Americans needed
just two points from the six afternoon singles matches for
a victory. When Miss Daniel defeated Miss Mary McKenna, 2
and 1, in the first singles match, the United States needed
just one more point to win. Miss Pat Cornett, although off
late in the fourth match, supplied that point by defeating
Mrs. Caldwell, 3 and 2. After Miss Cornett closed out her
match, the United States won one and halved two of the four
remaining matches. Miss Muriel Thomson, of Great Britain-
Ireland, defeated Miss Carolyn Hill in the other. All eight
American players contributed at least one point to the victory.
Mrs. Helen Sigel Wilson, runner- up in both the 1941 and 1948
Women's Amateur Championships and a member of the 1950 and
1966 Curtis Cup teams, was the non- playing Captain of the
United States Team. Mrs. Carol Comboy, Chairman of the British
Selection Committee, was the non- playing Captain of the Great
Britain and Ireland side.
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