The Washington times., 1922-10-17
ABE MITCHELL
PLAYS D|EGEL
At COLUMBIA
Famous Golf Stars Meet To-
day in 36-HoIe Match
Play Exhibition.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Abe Mitchell, of England, and
Leo Diegel, of Detroit, u. S. A.
are providing the golfing attrac-
tlon at the Columbia Country Club
today. The famous Britisher, one
OF the longest hitters in the
world, and young Diegel, who
negotiated tho course for record
OF % on Sunday, are performing
In a thirty-six hole match-play
exhibition. Eighteen holes are
being run off in the morning and
eighteen in the afternoon.
The match-play exhibition is for a
sizeable purse and both professionals
are keen on winning because of the
fact that they played to a standstill
In the Southern open championship
lately and again in a play.off. That
meeting was at a medal play, while
today's engagement is match play.
Mitchell is considered to be one OF
the greatest match players in the
world. He has the distinction of
having won the British pro utle,
the Glen Eagles tournament, and in
1890 in the Glen Eagles final de-
feated Kirkwood by and 6. He
also boasts a 1-up victory over Jock
Hutchinson when that worthy after
ward won the British open. THE
Hutch" was at one time up on
the redoubtable Britisher.
Mitchell Is visiting with Sandy
Herd this year. He has been play.
ing continuously since his arrival
Just before the SkOkie party. In
the National open at Toledo he
was twelfth, being tied with
Clarence w. Hackney. the Atlantic
City star. with 303 strokes.
Diegel was sixth in the national
open this year with a card Of 297.
He was just behind George Duncan
and he was leading Jock Hutchison,
John Golden. Mike Brady and
Johnny Farrell.
A year ago at Columbia Diegel was
fifteenth. His game has improved
greatly as he has been entering more
tournaments in the past year and
has apparently struck his stride.
Diegel recently shot a 6S at Colum-
bia from the back tees, which is the
course record.
In the tournament a year ago
Bobby Jones got a 6S in a practice
round and Jim Barnes twice did SO.
once in practice and once in the
regular rounds.
The fact has generally been lost
sight Of that I'm competition only
Jim Barnes and All Hackbarth, Of
Park Ridge. Cincinnati, have negO-
tiated SO. Hackbarth's SO was shot
on the final round of the national
tournament here year ago and in
the general celebration of Jim
Barnes victory was overlooked.
Today's match will be run off
under almost perfect conditions and
ts being well handled. They do
things well at Columbia. The gal.
leries will be moved about with dis.
patch and all other appointments
will be keen.
Following Immediately on today +
engagement will come the annual
District of Columbia championship
tournament. Play will start on
Wednesday and will be over seventy
two holes, thirty-six being played
Wednesday and the same number on
Thursday.
The present champion is Guy NJ
Standifer. Entered in the tourna
ment this year and considered tC
have a fine chance of landing the
prize will be Chris J. Dunphy, Miller
b. Stevinson, Marshall Whitlatch
Walter X. McCallum, Ashmea6
Fuller, Albert r. Mackenzie, Walter
r. Tuckerman, and Guy M. Stan
y differ.
Mackenzie. Dunphy. Stevinsor
\ and Whitlatch are considered tC
have the best chance of annexine
top honors.