Evening star., 1925-10-27
D|EGEL RETAINS
LEAD IN TOURNEY
Shoots II at Burning Tree
Club for Total of 217
for 50 Holes.

Leo Diegel, of Great Neck. Long Is
land, who led field of so amateur
and professional golfers in the first SO
holes Of the Middle Atlantic open golf
championship at the Burning Tree
Club yesterday. added to his lead today
by scoring a II on the third round Of
the championship for a 64-hole total
of PIT.
Joe Turnesa of Fairview, y. Y. who
was five shots back OF Diegel begin
ming the third round today, lost three
more strokes to the Canadian open
champion this morning, and started
the last round this afternoon eight
strokes behind Diegel. Turnesl was
around in - this morning for 54-hole
total Of 225. Willie Kline of Garden
City, n. T., was in third place at the
conclusion Of the third round, with
54-hole total Of 221. Kline added "A 10
this morning to his 154 total OF yes
terday.
Other Scores Today.
Other scores Of the leaders follow:
James Thompson Of Richmond. Va,
I55-74-229; Cyril Walker, Engle-
wood. n. j., 154-76-23o: George j.
Voigt, amateur. BannockbuIn, 155-
77-232; John Farrell, Quaker Ridge,
y. V, 156-76-2322; Charles Betschler.
Maryland Country Club, 154-78-232:
r. C. McKimmie, unattached. l52-
s1-233; Eddie Towns, Friendship, d.
c., 152-s6-237.
Diegel, the leader, was out this
morning In IS, the same as Turnesa.
Diegel picked up three shots on the
Fairview professional through the six
teenth hole and added another at the
seventeenth, only to lose two shots to
at hn OF o. O.
gels second shot was trapped and he
recovered poorly.
A 6 on the final hole gave Diegel a
score of II, where a par would have
given him So. only 1 over par for the
course. Mckimrnie, who was tied
for third place at the close Of the
first day, took a on the eighteenth
hole this morning, where par 4
would have given him IS and out him
In fourth place. A topped-tee shot
and q lost ball cost him 9 on the final
hole.
Voigt Leads Amateurs.
George ]. Voigt of Bannockburn. the
District amateur champion, led the
amateur contingent over the first two
rounds with 81-74-155. and also led
many Of the professionals. Willie Mac
farlane, the national open champion;
Mike Brady and Gene Sarazen, Jack
Forester and Clarence Hackney, all
of whom, were entered In the tourna.
ment, did not appear.
John Farrell, New York star, who
finished third in the national open this
year. had a fine 76 on his first round,
but inferior putting gave him an SO In
the afternoon. His total Of 156 left
him 10 shots back of Diegel commenc-
! ing the third round. The Burning
Tree course yesterday was long and
slow from the heavy rains Of the past
| Ave days, although the putting greens
were admirably suited for fine putting.
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