Evening star., 1924-09-16

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72-hole route Outside OF that Gen
Fred Mcleod will have to unlimbe
defeat the titleholder, who has at |
around this hilly course yesterday i
two shots back of Johnny Farrell,
best over the wire with 14O.
Fred went out with the hope
find the bottom OF the can yesterda
the Columbia midget he is very ne
such sharpshooter as Sarazen, for
green, even though he may be ia,
drop. that's another story, and the Ell
on the receiving end OF a losing goli
But. whatevc the verdict, Gene
Sarazen will know he has been in
- battle, for Fred is playing fine
golf. His score Of $50 yesterday is
many shots worse than it looked.
for a dozen puts ran up to the lip
of the cup. looked over and failed
TO go down. Gene beat him eight
shots over the 36-hole route. Not so
many. so if Fred's puts drop today
he may be able to erase the Sara
zen smile and substitute therefor a
froWn.
Dicgel Should Win Easily.
Leo Diegel. Washington's other
entrant in the title chase. should
Marty Dutra, golfer of parts. but
one hardly in Leos class. If Leo
wins today he probably will meet
Emmett French of Youngstown to-
morrow. French should not have a
great deal of trouble with Joe Rob-
crtson. assistant to Harry Coils at
Flossmoor. near Chicago. But Fred
has a rougher road to hoe. for if he
does beat Sarazen he will go up
nf
q Scot like himself. and man who
was good enough to finish fourth in
The open last year. So it looks bad
for Fred unless he develops a deadly
putting streak
Leo Diegel, the dark horse of the
'Iopesters, didn't look SO good in the
qualifying round yesterday, but he
managed TO add n good II in the
afternoon TO a mediocre 80 of the
morning and get in with three shots
TO spare.
Mcleod. on the other hand. didn't
have a thing to spare, the Columbia
pro tying for last place at $50. the
high score to make the grade. That
score and the added fact that yester-
day there were five cards under 20
turned in indicates what wind and
sunshine have done to French Lick
normally a course hard to score on.
but now baked out to the consistency
Of concrete.
Five Shoot Under 20.
Johnny Farrell. Sarazen. Charlie
Honner, Mike Brady and Bob Cruick-
shank accounted for the rounds un-
der 20, while Francis Gallett Of
ltaurelton, y. Y, with 4 for a SIS,
took at the last hole. Johnny
Farrell. who seems at last ready to
break through into the champion
ship class, scored 40, made up of
6S and 72, to lead Hagen, Harry
Hampton. Gallett and Mike Brady
by a shot These four were all tied
at 141. Mike Brady turning in a sS in
the afternoon to add to his 73 of the
morning.
Pairings for the championship at
match play. beginning today, could
not have been fairer had they been
seeded. except for the tough blow
that threw Fred Mcleod against
Sarazen before the Columbia pro had
time to get into the swing Of the
match play game.
IN the top half of the draw Hagen,
Willie MacFarlane. Tom Harmon.
Gallet, Bill Mehlhorn, the new West
eTn open champion, and Cruick shank
stand out. while in the lower half
Sarazen. Diegel, Barnes, Brady and
Itutchison, appear to be the class
Earnes met Mike Brady today, there
by eliminating one of the colorful
stars right away. while Jock Hutch
lSon met Eddie Towns of Pittsburgh
Hagen Has Hard Match.
In the top half Walter Hagen has
his hands full with young Harmon
OF Portchester, for Tommy yesterday
played as good golf as Walter, even
though his score was not as good
Hagen's great match play tempera-
rnent should bring him through with
something to spare. Gallett and Mehl-
horn hooked up in another match
that should be a humdinger from the
first tee. Gallett, a Scotchman and
Il really great golfer, is just as good
in every department as wild Bill"
CruickShank, the hero OF Inwood,
drew his pal, Willie Ogg, and Bob
should win handily at match play.
although his rival is no mans easy
thing. Cruikshank is putting beauti-
iully. He has been scoring well and
consistently and will take a lot of
beating.
Halves Well Balanced.
The halves Of the draw are very
evenly balanced, and it looks today
as If Hagen and either Cruickshank
or Mehlhorn. and SaraBen and either
HUTCHINSON or Barnes SnOulu De IN
the semi final. That is the way the
dope reads, but golf matches do not
always run true to form. In fact the
ancient Scottish game has developed
quite fancy in recent years for
knocking the dope higher than q bal
loon. and this tournament may be
just repetition.
Diegeis undoins and the blow from
fate that cost him a chance to go
along level with Walter Hagen, the
British open champion, with whom he
played, came on the ninth hole of the
morning round. Here a nibIick shot
skfd1ed over a high embankment,
leawng him a tricky chip over a
mound to the hole. With the pos
sibility of running far over with q
chip. he elected TO play q putter UP
the smooth slope OF the embankment,
his first try rolled back. SO did his
second and then Leo finally got on the
green in five and was down in seven,
where Hagen had 4.
That s, took the starch out OF DIE
gel andn he got himself on the
long fourteenth. which some OF the
boys did in 4, and then crowned "A
tsrrible morning with on the fif-
teenth, whsfe his second shot found
the trap, and he then took puts.
Leo finished the morning with the
chance of not qualifying.
Makes Strong Finish.
But he went out in the afternoon
and played Hagen shot for shot. turn
ing all even with the redoubtable
Walter. both out in "a Hagen got
Il fine half with Diegel at the ninth,
laying a chip dead from the same Spot