New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-28
BALDWIN winner
OF NOTED TROPHY
Tops Select Field ID Hardware
Mems Annual Golf TOURNEY
(By Jigger.)

In Porter & Dyson's store there is
a golfins trophy 1t is a stranger in
the city but it has come from far
away Missouri for a years stay at
least. Perhaps the bronse statue,
modelled after q golfer Of correct
stance and perfect swing, will like its
new place and will linger on to
grace the home OF its worthy host.
Certainly a prize given by the hard
ware men Of America could rest no
more c0ntented than in the Hard
ware City Of the world.
Now it 10 being engraved with the
name Of the 1928 winner. While his
fellow members of the Shuttle Mea-
dow club were in the throes Of their
annual cham pionship rounds. Ernest
Baldwin journeyed west to play
against the select golfers in hard
ware circles Once he had won the
championship of the local golf club.
He couldn't bother with that again
with a bigger tourney in the offing
A week ago he went to Excelsior
Springs. Mo-. where so of the clan
were gathered to wage battle on
the links. They were following
custom which originated in 1925.
The occasion was the yearly meeting
of the Hardware Golf association.
The location had been selected for
the annual contests because of the
fine golf course and its proximity to
the springs which served to quench
the thirst of the golfers as they
played the 18th hole.
Ernest, as he Is known to his
friends ana opponents on the golf
course. gained a reputation for be-
ing = tough opponent at match
play. Plenty Of golfers at Shuttle
Meadow will testify to that. Still 1t
was feat to qualify for place in
the first Is on strange course
against a field Of four score. But he
did Just that, last Friday.
The following two days were de-
voted to match play. Mr.. Baldwin
won his first match quite handlly.
Word got around that there was a
Connecticut Yankee present VINO
had a chance to cop the prize. That
scared his next opponent to whom
he had to give six strokes. Ernest
disposed OF him IN 4 manner that
increased the respect Of the crowd
for the local mans game.
In the semi finals he kept up MS
scoring ability and won his match
to 70 into the finals sunday after
noon a favorite to beat his man.
For the first time he was taking
| rather than giving strokes. Playing
Editor Peterson OF the Hardware
Retailer" home address Indianapo-
lis, the Corbin Screw man let HIM
self out and burned up the course
to subdue his opponent with long
drives and accurate puts.
The trophy which Mr.. Baldwin
brought back with him II played for
each year, but his local friends are
counting on Ernest to 20 west next
September and capture 1t again.
Meanwhile his envious club pals arc
making all kinds OF offers to play
him for the bronze. Bill Booth
would spot Ernest q couple OF
strokes for a chance to put 1t in the
safe at the Cabinet Lock plant.
But through the long winter that
trophy will sit safely In Ernest's den.
a cherished prize and a memento
Of a glorious 1928 golflng season. To
him it will mean as much as other
trophies mean to Hagen for his
English championship. to Farrell for
his open victory and to Jones for his
amateur title. The rest Of Us are
fortunate II We can count a broken
50 since April. Golf offers tough
life to the dubs and losers and q
thrill to the experts and winners.