The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
TRUESDELL WINS
OLD BOYS TITLE
His 172 in First Half Best Of
TOurney-Hasse Leads
Second Brigade.

When the last ball had been hoIed
In the Seniors Golf Association tourna-
ment, which came to a close OH the
ApawaIuIs links late yesteday afternoon.
II was found that the best scoro made
for the two final days was one stroke
woree than tho 172 made by w. L.
Truesdell OF Garden City on Tuesday
and "Wednesday. The successful player
In tho second brigade was Edward
Hasse of the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
who supplemented round OF IS on
Thursday with an IS yesterday. for
total OF 173.
A. a result Truesdell has again won
the Seniors Golf Association title. For
few seconds. or during the brief period
that Hasse's approach shot was travel
ling toward the nag on the home green
yesterday. Il looked as u he might tie
Truesdell The Philadelphia golfer
needed a 2 for an 81 and the approach.
going straight all the way. stopped
within an inch of the cup.
Another man to make a good show
ing yesterday was Frank A. Wright Of
Baltusrol. He took 81 for the round on
Thursday. but he\ made few mistakes
yesterday, especially in the early stages.
and reached the turn In AZ. which in
cluded a at the long ninth.
Wright Makes an So.
Coming back. Wright worked in four
consecutive tours. and all he needed for
n 40 on the inward half was a s at the
home hole. He purposely played short
of the bunker. but not quite short enough.
the bail rolling into the hazard In an
almost unplayable lie. As n result, the
hole cost him a Z, but his 43 back gave
him an SIS for tho round and 176 for
the double circuit AZ Hasse will I'M
doubtedly be declared the thirty-six hole
gross winner for the last two days.
Wright's So looks to be the best eighteen
hole round yesterday.
Tho net leaders in the various classes
for the last thirty-six holes are as fol-
lows: Glass A. Frank NJ. Clute, Garden
City Country Club, and w. II. PATTERSON,
Overbrook. 1874: Glass r. J. William
Smith. Bellevue. 154; Class C. w. S.
Rathbone. Englewood. l59; Class D.
Morton Alden. wollaston. 1E.
Running a golf tournament and play
ing at the same time mix about as well
as oil and water, according to Frederick
Vessels, chairman of the tournament
committee. He was not complaining.
however and naturally felt Eratifed at
the many pleasant things said to him
concerning the smoothness with which
though In the East good deal In the
summer, Wessels's home club is Calumet.
visitors Scatter.
As usual. the officials of the Apawam's
Club made the visitors cordially well
come and there was the customary
amount OF Handwriting yesterday as the
veterans took their leave, most OF whom
will not see the Rye course again until
| next year.
To return to the competitive phase
there was one event at least In which
the second half claimed unquestioned
| superiority. That was In the driving
| The final winner was George &. OF1ynn
! Of the Crescent Athletic Club. who hit a
| ball 23o yards. That supplanted George
Statzeirs mark Of 224 yards made or
/ Thursday morning. The best effort ir
the earlier part OF the tournament was
/ 225 yards by Robert Collier OF Dun
! woodie.
The committee was unable TO deter
mine last night all Of the prize winners
but an OFFICIAL list will be given out in a
day or two.