The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
WEST In CONTEST
LOSES TO MAHOOL
Baltimore's Mayor Snatches
Victory in Golf Game.
SHOT THE BALL HIGH AND FAR
Gallery Forced to Gasp as the Com
missioner Went Down to Defeat
Wearing rs Many Different Smiles
as There Are Points in the Game.
MahOOPs Reputation Was at Stake.

Putting the ball with exceeding great
skill-yes. putting the ball with the grim
determination that always broods Ger i'm
pending defeat-that eminent golfer and
patriot, J. Barry Mahool. mayor Of Bal
tImore. snatched victory out of the avid
clutch OF Commissioner Henry L. West
yesterday afternoon and made the game
even up at the eighteenth hole.
Twas his honors last chance. The
honor OF the Monumental City was at
stake. The tantalizing little gutta percha
lay on the fringe Of the green. far. far
away from the little cup at the center.
Only championship golf could hope 10
negotiate that shot But the mayor Of
Baltimore did not quail. His eye meas
ured that stretch Of greensward. and a
small blow from the putter sent the gutta
percha scuddlng across true as an ar
row. It slowed up and hesitated. and
then coQpettishly sought its proper term
mus and settled cozily into the hole.
Gasped in Amnzement.
The gallery gasped with amazement.
His game gone glimmering, Commis-
sioner West, who had already assimilated
the sweets OF victory. was compelled 10
admit that Mayor Mahool was some
golfer. 1t meant that the thrilling four
some had ended a tie. Commissioner
West and his team mate were quite un-
prepared for such a grand stand finish.
well. truth Is stranger than fiction. 4"
said q Washingtonlan. 7 never thought
a Baltimore man could make such a
pretty shot as that It seems impossible.
I suppose that postpones Commissioner
Vests final victory. The next game Will
have 10 be played on the Baltimore links.
Now. you can't tell what kind OF tine
work Mayor Mahool Will get in before
that. Perhaps we have a real fight on
our hands"
II was recognized at the outset that
Mayor Mahool would be at a big disad-
vantage playing on the Columbia golf
links. which he had never before seen.
On this account the foursome was or
ganized Maj. J. J. Morrow. former Engi-
neer Commissioner OF the District, was
assigned as the mayors partner, and W.
II. Moses played with Commissioner West.
The trio journeyed down TO the Union
Station TO welcome the Baltimorean 10
our fair city. They cried out IN chorus
as he hove into sight:
You see. we take pity upon thee. One
Of US is going 10 help you out. We are
not going 10 let you play Unaided on these
noble links. which you have never before
cast eyes upon"
Quite overwhelmed by this kindness. the
mayor surrendered himself 20 the gen.
erous trio and awaited the outcome OF
the day without mlsgivings. Without
delay they went arm-in-arm 10 the gio-
rious stretch OF hills out at the Columbia
Club. and swung their brassies and cleeks
and niDlickS out Of the bags.
From the start the foursonle proved an
even match Neither side was able 20
gain any great lead. When West and
Moses procured a lead OF two holes. they
thought the game was safe. But the
seesaw continued. and at the seventeenth
hole the West Moses combination was
one up. Surely with an even break OF
luck at the eighteenth hole. they figured
the game was theirs. But II was not 70
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