Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-30
Atlanta Pro Has De-
veloped Miss Stirling,
Bobby Jones and
Adair,

THERE is a chunky little Scotchman
l. from Carnoustie way with headquarters
at the East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ca,
who soon will be recognized generally as
one OF the rare geniuses of his profession,
the same being to teach the young idea. as
the saying is, how to shoot for the pin.
This chunky little Carnoustie Scot, quiet
to the point of phegmatism, must have a
rare instructatorial touch IL results are to
count for anything at all. His name Is
stewart Maiden. He is the who first
look Bobby Jones and Perry Adair, the
phenomenal youngsters, in charge He also
Is the instructor who built up the game of
Alexa Stirling. the Atlanta girl golfer who
now is conceded the best chance to win the
women's championship at Belmont Springs
In the early october tournament.
In addition to these starr youngsters
Maiden has several other kid golfers COM
ing along, and one OF them recently de-
feated young Jones to l.
Maiden's Work
A great admirer OF Stewart Maiden's in
structive ability sends us the following in
teresting comment:
Stewart has spent big part of his time
with Bobby Jones, Perry Adair and Alexa
Stirling on the East Lake course for the
last five years. He took these youngsters
when they were scarcely old enough to lift
putter and now they are sensations in the
golf world Alexa lives right by the course
Bobby Jones has spent his vacations in a
small cottage by the second green, and
Perry Adair has been Stewards protege
since he took up golf.
THE whole story is In the form these
youngsters have acquired. To illustrate
last year when Miss Stirling was playing
Mrs. Vanderbeck in the championship semi
finals at Chicago / happened to be in the
gallery following the match. At the third
green big fellow near me exclaimed after
her drive: Blow me over, but the child has
the form of Stewart Maiden
II asked him what he knew OF Maiden
and he replied: Why he was the Carnous-
tie champion at sixteen and had the best
form Scotland ever knew On further in
quiry found out that he never had seen
Stewart since he left Scotland ten years
ago. told him that Alexa was one of
Stewards pupils. He nearly had a fit Il
knew that FORM he said. could come from
no one else but the Carnoustie boy"
The Test
There is no longer any question about
Maiden's uncanny ability to teach the Scot
tish game There are now five youngsters
in Atlanta between fourteen and eighteen
who can play test course between IA and
7S. And this list does not include Miss
Stirling, who is conceded TO have the best
chance to be the next queen of the golfing
domain.
Maiden's instruction is all to the point.
He wastes no great amount of words, being
about as talkative as the Sphinx. But he
has an eye for form and the tenacity to
continue instruction until an error In maxi
ing the stroke has been corrected. Most OF
Maidenis instruction Is spent upon iron play,
and without exception his young pupils are
wonders with a mashie or a mid iron or a
driving iron. They all have a certain ease
in using any of these clubs. and yet It is
an ease mixed with decided firmness.
He il a great believer in a compact style
OF play where the club head travels back
no further than II has to come 70 get the
distance needed. II is Joy TO watch Miss
Stirling make a shot, and II was as great a
Joy at Merton 70 watch the mingled ease
and compactness Of young Jones and Perry
| Adair.
ny GRANTLAND RICE.