Show New Golf Star Stat Uncovered Virginia Van Wie Active B By RAY RAT McCARTHY Special Correspondent of ot The Tho Standard Examiner Copyright 1921 1926 Press Association ST AUGUSTINE Fla Feb 20 0 i iVirginia Virginia Van Wie Wl Is the th most promising girl firl golfer goler this country has haa produced since line Glenna Gl Collett became famous Miss Van Wio's performance In the Florida wom worn women en ens ena championship at Palm B Beach this week prompts the writer to tomake make mak this unqualified statement Miss Van Wie Wl made road a score of 78 7 to lead a strong field In the th quaIl tying round That score cor Is with within in one on stroke of o the th course cours record for tor the Palm Bec Beeca Be ca Country lub now nolY held I by hi Y Glenna Clenna Collett However it was not Miss MIs V Van VanWie's n WIGI Wies score that was wa so o Impressive sive Rather It Jt wa wasi her golf folt olf tty fand style and nd manner as well as a her de demeanor meanor on the tl links This Thi yoUng young- ster ter from Chicago o has just turned 17 an and J It a reflection on Glenn Glenna Colletts Collett's game cam to fay cay that at 17 MI Miss MIas Van Wie Wl WI Is t quite quit as impressive as Glonna Glenna Gl nn was wa at tile the same am age c Miss IllS Collet herself is quite enthused about the game IDe cam of the h young Chicagoan Miss MINI Van Wie lies has the tho th physique lor or golf coif She Sh 11 ha broa broad shoulders and a tine fine tin pale of hands and nd nd Is built Then she sh ha a atine afine tine fine golfing awing wins very vry compact and powerful She Bh will drIve up with any of the tho th best best beet women players and her ber Iron play is mag mag- mag m c Above all she tho h has haa In en Ideal temperament for tor the game s amMis Van Who Wl Is i of the th so plodding stolid type She Sh takes thIng 1 very calmly and cem never ne to be bo perturbed FIRST TOURNEY The Th Chicago girl first paled In tourney play jUst juat ju t one year ear ago aro In he hc south Atlantic championship at Ormond she went to the tho th final round rund where she IV was beaten In a close clos struggle by the th hird Dorothy lOots Klotz Miss Van Wie Wl WI competed In the women national championship for tor the th first timo tim at St Louis last fall fail and made mad an excellent show show- show In log She Sh with a good score Icoro and did well vell In ill match play dIu Van ran an Wie Is I planning pl a strenuous campaign of tourney golf till thip this winter to prepare for tor the summer season She will play In Inthe inthe Inthe the South Atlantic at Ormond next week and In the Florida east elst el st coast championship lit ot St Augustine the th toile followIng wIng week Miss olles Van WIe Wl will have hav competition competition tion lion of a national character lie lie- Be Betide sides tide aide Miss 1 Collett Mr Mrs Dorothy Campbell Il Helen Payson Francis Bernice Wail Vall Dorothy Klotz Mrs H D Sterrett Mrs Alex Smith and other etar wll wil Ibe lb In the th lists Another girl tirl who has shown wonderful Improvement In a a years year's time Is MIa Miss Helen Payson Maine state tat champion who made mad her debut In tourney golf colt In Florida last year Miss Ml s Payson Is also go- go goIng ro log Ing to take tak In most of the tho th south Houth- southern em ern eln tournaments tournament to develop her game She too made maJe a wonder wonder- wonderful wonderful wonderful ful showing In her first national championship at St Louis and did didwell didwell well veil In la other competitions par par- particularly the annual e event nt at New London Conn Coon where she carried Glenna Collett to the thelast lat last hole GREAT T ATHLETE Miss Mias Mary K Brown Is Un- Un un undoubtedly the th greatest woman athlete In America Tile The Th California girl irl virtually duplicated her tent feat or of 1924 In playing the th star t r role robe robein rolIn in tennis and golf colt within A L tort fort night Only recently Miss Mil Browne Browna won the heIghts Casino tennis tournament In Brooklyn a strong field which Included Molla Mallory Martha Bayard and ond nd er Cr She Bhe Bh arrived here her on day daY and on Thursday y stepped out with Glanna Collett as II a i rand and held hr her ler own In a golf colt diel deI with the th European atar stars tar Comston Com t nand and Messy Massy y 1 Miss 1118 Browne hid hat AD in 86 over a very vry V TY difficult course course Another young girl golfer g who ha Improved also Is Miss hiss Bernice Wall the blue blu eyed eed daisy datsy of Wisconsin Miss Wall who Is the tho woman champion of her hr state has bas gAIned some som ome 20 30 0 pounds pound In weight and she sh Is I getting an average ot of from 25 5 5 to 30 more mor on on n h r h |