Show I FINE FIELD ENROllS FOR GOLF TOURNEY Glenna Collett Will De- De DeI De Defend I fend Crown New Stars Report I IDy By Dy RAY RAY- of ot Time IllI Standard Standard Copyright 1926 Consolidated Press Association NEW YORK Sept 25 Tho 2 The The last 1 major golf golt tournament of ot the thO year ear and one of ot the most of at eu all will ba played at the Merion Merlon club in next week with Americas America's premier woman goiters Miss Mias Glenna Collett dc- dc de do defending fending her title as national cham champion pion The rhe Providence wonder girl will tale fate an nn star all field Including ing lag a nUn b number r ot of very promising youngsters who are arc likely to upset the dope completely One of or the time most prominent members of ot this younger group Is Virginia van Wic Ie 17 yeats I old This Chicago lass who lies hns liesa a splendid physique antI and a II very ery sound game gave evidence of ot her bier possibilities last winter When she won two out of three tournaments on the he Florida cast coast She Sho he won the 1 Florida at Palm Palm Beach against a very cry strong field 1 and was beaten In th the tho send final semi round at Ormond by Miss Dorothy Klotz only to come coma back the tol fol- fol following lowing week weck and win another title at St Augustine where she de- de de defeated fated lilies Collett In iii the final hid Jound in 19 holes of ot pia play GREAT GRET I This was one cne of ot the best Jest matches ever played between two omen golfers In this countr country In that contest Miss van Vie Wie was as tre- tre fre frequently me- me ahead ot of her bier noted opponent opponent ent eat on ott time the drives and displayed 1 a kable short game lien Her Irons as as are arc as goon as any womans woman's in the country I Miss Maureen Orcutt is 18 another who will bear watching Like van Wie Vie the New Jersey girl who now Is a II student at New lorl York unI- unI unIversity minI has bias a a good physique for forthe the game Is a II long Ions hitter and anan an exceptionally fine tine Iron player r The Metropolitan 1 champion bias 1021 been Improving steadily during tIme tho past five years and Is about ready to step out in hi In national competition n and take lake her place alongside thu 3 leaders Other youngsters of ot great prom prom- Iso who will play at Merlon Merion are arc e MiSs Marion of ot New Or- Or Orleans Orleans leans 17 years daughter of ot a professional pro pro- professional golfer goiter MIss MIES Virginia 11 son of ot Chicago 18 IS a hard hitter who Is a II strong iron player Marion Mallon Bennett Dennett and Miss Helen n Payson Pason who registered a victory victor over Miss Collett last winter and andI I who has made an excellent show show- showing showing ling ing in tournament play In the thc last last t year car I This group of at youngsters to to- to together gether with the more experienced players numbering more than n a dozen will afford the hitting hard liard r Glenna pl plenty nty of ot competition The field this year will include Miss Edith Cummings Mrs Dor- Dor Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy othy Campbell Hurd Mrs Alexa Alex Stirling Eraser Fraser Miss LouIse Louis Fordce Mrs Margery Letts am Mrs Uram Mirani Burns Horn Miss Hiss Bernice Vall all Miss Dorothy Klotz Miss Mis Fritzie StIfel Mrs Sirs Stuart henley Hanley Hanic and Miss Ada MacKenzie ABILITY GALORE G Each of ot these players has the ability to win a nat onal chain cham- championship Of course not all con can win But there Is no telling In advance who is going to be on her he game the week of ot the time champion champion- championship championship ship If It Miss Collett is to win s she e will wiil have ha to be In top form torm She cnn can not hot afford to let down In one s single round It Ir she does she sho Is i certain to encounter some opponent neat nent who Is tra traveling at breakneck speed for tor in any national championship chain cham- championship all of the tho contestants gen gen- generally generally generally arrive at the tournament prepared to play the game of their collective lives Some will be bo too well prepared or of course and will go stale stole But Dut the majority will vili be prepared to play good golf golt Ad with a II better better balanced field 1 competing this year than ever before the national l women's championship should pro pro- duce produce the greatest golf golC played In Inthe inthe li i the history ot of this event I I I I |