Evening star., 1925-10-26
LEO D|EGEL LEADS
BURNING TREE GOLF
Canadian Champion Turns
in II in First Round-Mc-
Kimmie Is Second.

Leo Diegel Of Great Neck. Long
Island, holder Of the Canadian omen
championship. led a field Of nearly 20
amateur and professional golf stars
IN the first round of the Middle Al
iahtlc open golf championship at the
burning Tree Club today, with score
or ~, four strokes above the par 0f
bS Tor the course. Diegel was out in
80 and back in "a for his score Of -.
Ihe Canadian open champion finish
ed the morning round, the first of the
'2-hole mponship, one shot in
front Of X. G. Nckimmie, an unat-
tached professional who. as d mem.
Der OF the Bannockburn Golf Club,
won the Middle Atlantic amateur
championship TWO wears ago Nc
kimmie holed Il Inashie shot Of more
than 90 years for 3 on the ninth
hole.
John Farrell Of Quaker Ridge. y. y.
one of the leading lights among the
professionals in the New York district.
finished in fourth place on the firsr
round. with score of rs. cha rles
Retschler of The Maryland Country
club was in third place. with a score
of -. and TWO New York professionals
Willie Kline nf Garden city and Joe
Turnesa of F'airview tied for ffrh
place, with scores of u.
Houghtm Leads Amateurs.
A. J.. Houghton. an anna teur of the
Ma nor club. led the amateur contin-
gent over the first round with score
of IS. Houehton holed mashie shot
Of $50 yards for a 3 on the six
teenth hola. Other scores turned in
early this afternoon follow: Arthur
Il. Thorn, roWn and Country Club. 80:
James Thompson. Richmond, 80: Ra lph
Beach, Burn'ng Tree. 80: Fred No
Leod, Columbia. 81 George Noight.
Bann"ckhurn. 81: Page Hufty, Cen
gressional, -: WaItnr CunningEa1r
Bannockhurn. 81. Wilfred Thompson
Richmond. 81: .Iamoy J.. ira bb Con
gressional. 81: Pete~ Jackson. Indian
Spring. 81: Bob McWatt. Norfolk, Sc
Al CiuCi. New York. S.
Six of the New York stars who wer"
entered in the tournament among
them Willie MacFarlane, tho national
open champion. did not play. Gene
Sara2en. Mike Brady. Clarence Hack
ney. Jack Forrester and Dan VII
liams. all Of whom were entered. did
not appear to play in the tourney.
Champions Competing.
champion of the United States and
including former national onen and
sectional cha mpionS the finest field
Of golfers that ever competed in -
tournament about Washington. with
the single exception of the national
open championship. started play a.
the Burning Tree club today in tho
Middle Atlantic open title play.
Willie MacFarlane, Gene Sarazeu
Johnny Farrell Leo Diegel. Willie
Kline. Jack Forester Joe Turnesa
Pat DOYLE. Tom Kerriean. Mike
Bra dy. John Golden and Tommy Har-
mon head contingent from New
York that is expected to set the pace
for the pros from other sections of
the East who have entered the tour
nament. All the pros from clubs
about Washington. including Fred
Mcleod of Columbia. national opeu
champion in 1905. have entered the
tourney, while many OF the paid
brigade from Maryland. Virginia and
West Virginia will struggle with par
over the long and trying Burning
Tree course for a share of the peIf
and glory that go to the winner over
such a field.
The entries forecast struggle
among the men who have been in
the forefront of the big champion
ships for the past 10 years. with The
local professionals temporarily in
eclipse
Thirty six holes Will be PLAYED to-
day with similar distance tomorrow
for the substantial cash prizes that
Will go To the winners of the first IL
places. The public is invited Ia the
Burning Tree Club TO see the profes-
sionals in action. There will he no
admission fee charged.