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Show fiftH RYE, N. Y., Sept. 13. W. E. TnjcsdeU of Garden City won the Seniors Golf association tournament over the A pa wnmis links, which ended today, with a 36-hole total of 172. This is the second consecutive year he has won. Edward llasse of Philadelphia finished only one stroke behind Truesdell, and his total, 3 73, gave him the award for the last two days of play. Frank A. Wright of the Baltosrol Golf club, Shorthllls. N. J., was the winner of today's gross pri2e. the net leaders in the various divisions di-visions being as follows: Class A Frank M. Clnte nnd W. H. Batter-son. Batter-son. 164; class B .T. William Smith, 164; class C W. S. Rathbonc, 169; class D Morton AJ-den, AJ-den, 174. The run-up shot from off the green Is one of the easiest in the game. Physical ability is a big asset in the longer shots, but for the short approaches practically every player is on an equality, save in the matter of good eyesight. Players with poor vision may perhaps be unable to gauge distances as well as those of keener sight. The short mn-np is merely a pntt as far as execution is concerned. It generally is made with a masuie or mid-Iron and the face of the club does the work. The mid-iron is the safer ! club to use. Wifh a mashie you may unconsciously uncon-sciously impart bacJtspin to the ball and make It stop short of its intended destination, j Tarn speaking now of greens on which you i expect the ball to- ran true. If the green is 1 in poor shape it might be desirable to use yonr ! mashie and pitch as Dear the hole as possible, I but this shot requires backspln, and unless you ! are good on this kind of shot the mid-iron is the better club to use. I When you are Just off the green with a few j feet of longer grass between your ball and j the green it is better to loft the ball over this j crass than to run through it with a putter, i The amount of force to use when putting j through the grass is a rather difficult matter I to determine, so I prefer the air route. ! For the approach putt I use a putting deck, as it gives the ball a better start and Imparts overspin to the ball. Wl th overspin the ball keeps the line better and will run over any small obstructions in the line of the pott. JACK HDTCHINSON, |