Evening star., 1925-06-04

#Who were OunCned near hlm at the
Diegel started today tied with Mac
Farlane at 141, made in a day of
neat and the finest scoring seen In the
open championship since Jock Hutchi-
son went around the Inwood course
NO years ago with a pair of 20. Leo
mad q 73 and So for his 141. Mac
arlane was - and ST, setting in bis
#ast round, new competitive record
Tor. the course of the Worcester Coun-
8ry Club. He literally burned up the
ourse on his first nine with a re-
#narkable 81. four under par.
Chance for a Record.
~ Diegel today has a splendid chance
20 break the record for scoring in the
pen championship, now held by Chick
Evans of Chicago, who won at Mink
ada in 1915 with 2S6. Two rounds OF
2 or better for either Diegel or Mac
5arlane will shatter that record and
probably establish a mark that viii
ftand for years, as next year the light
pail will be In use.
81 Five years ago. at Toledo, Diegel
Nas tied with Jock Hutchison and
1imme Burke for second place, the
Year Ted Ray, mighty smiter from
&England, won the title. In the inter
vening years he has always figured
6vell up. but has never had the chance
TO win he has today On Tuesday. the
4 day before the championship, Diegel
was In the depths of gloom. for his
puts were going off the. line and his
game In general lacked snap. Late
yesterday afternoon. even after he had
taken three to get down from the edge
OF the eighteenth green. he was OH top
OF the world.
In a mood such as that Leo will be
very hard TO beat, for he is a great
|a~Nv - ~,
set the hottest sort of pace for the
men back Of him. Nervous and nd.
getty to outward appearances, but with
those nerves we'll under control, Die
gel is better bet to win than the
lean and lanky Macfarlane. and. of
course, a better bet than Jones. Oui.
met, Gallett and Sarazen. for he has
several shots on all these.
: In addition to the future pecuniary
reward and the check for $500 that
will be his from the United States
Golf Association. is an offer of 81, 900
In cash, put up by the Southern club.
for which he will play next Winter.
The Golf Park Club of Tampa. where
he will 90 in December with Gene
sarazen, offered $1,000 to the golfer
who wins this title or the British
open.
Predictions Go Wrong.
Yesterdays twin rounds showed the
exact value OF re-tournamenr predic-
tons. for at the opening of the third
round today Jones, Hagen and Mac.
donald Smith. all picked to win, are
well back of Diegel and Macfarlane.
Jones Is in a good position, s shots
back Of the leaders; Hagen is Z, just
d little too far. and Smith. IL, practi.
cally out of it in so far as winning Is
concerned. In the place Of these
pre-tournanient favorites, as the final
rounds got under way, there were
Fyancis Gallett, a young Scotchman
frem Montrose, now at, Manitowoc.
with a. Mexican name, who plays the
Scottish game in great shape, and
Francis Ouinet. great golfer and
grand sportsman from Boston, who
leads the amateur contingent, all tied
as143.
sThen comes Gene Sarazen, who had
twb consistent rounds Of 72 for
taEal of 144; Johnny Farrell. we'll
tkHovn in Washington, at las; Mike
Bob Jones and Jack Forester at lat.
These are the men with the big
chance. The others may win, but
not likely. Even the great Hagen Is
asAttle too far behind Cyril Walker,
the champion. plodding. pitiful figure,
isput Of the title chase. Even though
he shot a 73 yesterday afternoon. he
toUk 81 on the first round and started
today at 1874. 13 shots back.
x Barnett Has Bad Day.
Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase ran
into a string of pushed second shots
ana finished with an 81 and an 81,
tee3total 163. Bob put a ball out Of
bdnnds for a Z at the second hole
4 both morning and afternoon, and
zlater picked up a pair Of 6s on the
&hrSt nine. Golf of that sort don't
help in medal play championships.
u The failure of Bob Jones and Hagen
III S~pIsv their usual scintillating brand