Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-03
Maxwell Going 74-75
Clip-Peace Dove
Fixes Olive Branch in
New Club
By SANDY McNIBLICK

NNE of the best little golf dynamos in
" the city these days is Norman II. Max
well, Aronmink.
There isn't any golfer in town now who
is scudding over his home pasture at equal
speed TO this slender youngster.
Almost a daily sight it Is to see the
straight-standing young golf mechanic
striding over his course, the familiar cap
pulled down, the neglige shirt collar turned
up, chipping 'em up dead for the flag.
Maxwells regular clip has been around
"a and rs lately. He has taken a sudden
new lease on the game in the last month
and his hackers maintain that he will make
trouble for the best of them in the fall
tournament season If he holds his pace
Maxwell first jumped into the limelght
two years ago, when as a schoolboy he took
the Geist Cup away from a fast field. His
season last year was indifferent This year
his best tournament play was at Shawnee.
when he came all the way down TO the
semifinals through really fine field of
starters.
Beaten Shooting rs
He was beaten then. though he shot a
10. Like many another star golfer who
does not seem to attain the Big Bacon,
Maxwell has his fatal weakness. Golfers
have found il out, and many of them have
said they have played for it and found
their victim easy when he began to slip.
For Maxwell gets mad at himself"
This was plainly evident at Shawnee in
his match in the semhnals with w. II,
Gardner III. Maxwell went the first half
like a machine in SO, But Gardner hung on
and was finally up going 10 the fourteenth.
Maxwell missed a shot and then pro-
ceeded 10 blow the match" The Binnie-
kill sixteenth was TO decide the battle.
There was a large gallery there and
Maxwell teed up thoroughly dsgusted at
his own game. He didn't seem to care a
rap. and dropped his shot In the creek.
That finished him. since Gardner had
pitched his shot not four feet from the pin
But Maxwell dropped another and without
a waggle or scarce look at II dropped II
inside Gardner's ball for ., minus the
two penalty strokes. II he had made use
of his cleverness the first time and gotten
the bird he would only have been / down
and TO play, instead of beaten and g.
Another example OF how Maxwell gets
annoyed was demonstrated this week on
his home course.
He was flying around serenely in one OF
his happiest flights I'm the phenomenal fig
He had the chance of his life to crack a
n. He pitched to the green on the seven
teenth and then looked for his caddy and
putter to sink his ball for 4, maybe 8.
Caddy FrOlicking With the Birds
But the caddy was behind getting a
drink. whistling TO the birds and picking
wild flowers as caddes will forsooth. Max
well got impatient, naturally, and finally
dubbed his ball in for 8,
He delivered an Grafton TO the caddy,
the putter. the ball. the hole, the trees and
the rest of the scenery. Then he tore at
his cap. set his teeth and earnestly heaved
the putter as far up the hillside as he was
able.
After which he proceeded to take on
the home hole.
Moral; Golf is peculiarly i'll fitted to
frenzy.
The public links are to have the honor
of being tested one Of these last days Of
the week by the woman golf champion Of
America, Mrs. Clarence II. Vanderbeck
The Phil2delphia title-holder has heard so
much about the Cobb's Greek course that
she wants 10 take a few shots at Il her
self.
She win play with Mrs Ronald H. Bar
low and George c. Klauder. one Of the COM
mittee supervising the course None Of the
three has ever played the municipal links,
and fans generally are wondering what the
verdict win be.
II. Wellington Wood. president Of the
Cobbs Greek Golf Club and Arthur Edge
comb Rendls. founder. treasurer and threat
qned mutineer, have Kissed each other on
the brow. nguratiysly speskipg and have