New Britain herald., 1929-06-10
MANNING ELIMINATED IN
 PRESIDENTS CUP PLAY
Ernest Baldwin Scores Sensational Upset by Defeating Tourney Favorite One Up Match is Decided by Putts on 18th Hole - Howard Humphrey Sets Down James S North-Loses Out to Baldwin for Chance to Go Into Finals - Excitement Attends Days Play.
(By JiHgerl

Sunday the usual quiet Of Shuttle Meadaw club was broken by upsets in matches for the Presidents Cup, which were decided by butts on the 18th hole, by . drive that struck caddy under his eye and by a. fire in the club house which threatened for . time to destroy the building.
 Ernest Baldwin was the hero of the morning when he eliminated Clarence Manning from the Presi- dents Cup play, by beating him 1 up. George Durr, of Fl Olive street was the victim of the accident when he stopped tee shot of NJ. E. FL hone, manager of the local office Of the Connecticut Light & Power Co. Harry Whitehead, locker room man at the club and war veteran, proved to be the hero of the afternoon when he rushed into the smoke and fire to extinguish it single handed before the fire department arrived.
 Due to Whitehead's quick work the fire did comparatively small damage which is covered by insur- ance. Harry, though singed a little and filled full of smoke. refused to leave his post. He said 1t was noth- ing to a man who had been gassed several times. ut he couldn't polish any more shoes as his outfit went up in smoke along with 16 dollar bills he had in his cabinet.
 Caddy Durr will sport ''shiner" for a few days but it is not expected that his injury will prove serious. He can count himself lucky that the ball did not hit him an inch higher as then he would probably have lost an eye.
 The Baldwin Manning match aroused a good deal of interest. Last week Manning shot 69 and he beat his brother Dave in the first round. playing 77. He had to give Bald win three strokes. but that did not look important in view of the brand of golf he had been shooting. But Baldwin was not bit dismayed and worked for every hole.
 All even at the 14th. the 18th. 18th and 17th offered wide open chances to one and then the other to win but both lost their opportuni- ties with their putters and halved these holes. Both made weird shots on the 18th but Baldwin sunk his first putt for par five and wsn,t the match.
 Meanwhile Howard Humphrey continued the good golf he has been playing for the past two weeks. and beat James s. North and 3. Be- ginning week ago Thursday, Mir. Humphrey won the tournament of the executives of the Connecticut Golf association. Then he shot a 77. playing with some of his inti- mate friends. He qualified for the Presidents Cup event and won his first match, beating R. C. Merwin Last Thursday he took his clubs to Port Chester, N. Y., he played at Blind Brook course in the Yale class reunion tournament. Playing against his old class mates of '97, he cap, tured the first prize cup.
 Saturday he won second place in the Glass A" sweepstakes. Right after dinner he and Ernest Baldwin set out to see who would go into the finals to meet the winner of the coming match between Ted Hart and Cliff Parker.
 The match was all even at the 17th tee, just as it had been for Baldwin in the morning. the pair played down the 18th fairway with smoke issuing from the club house windows and the siren of Chief Noble's Car sounding on the still air as the firemen raced across the city. Each a governor of the clubs af- fairs and property. made it difficult for them to play out the match. But they stuck to it amid the excite ment ana Baldwin lost on the gr. ell where Dame Fortune had smiled on him in the morning. while Humph- rey put another notch on the shaft or his butter. Then they went to inc burning 18th hole.