Evening star., 1926-09-24
HAGEN AND D|ECEL
AHEAD IN TOURNEY
Semi-FinaIists' Close Golf in
"Pro" Meet-Leaders One
Stroke Apart.

81 the Associated Press.
GARDEN CITY, \. Y. September
24.-Walter Hagen. defending title
holder, was mp on Johnny Farrell
of Mamaroneck. y. Y. at the end of
the first round Of their 36-hole semi
final match in the professional golf
championship at Salisbury today.
Leo Diesel. former Canadian open
champion. finished the first IL holes
of his match against Johnny Golden
of Paterson. y. j., up.
Hagen reeled off brilliant round
of SO to gain his advantage over Far
rell. who found himself trailing IN
spite of a consistently good a, one
stroke under par.
Successive BRIDES Win.
Successive brides on the SiNteen;h n
and seventeenth holes CAV" Hagen MS
margin Here he laid his approaches
well UP on the green and then holed
out each time in one putt. sinking
12-footer at the sixteenth ana a seven
footer at the seventeenth.
Diegel outstripped even the brilliant
Hagen in his morning round. hollnS
out on the eighteenth green with
medal round of 6S. under par. Ills
score tied the best previous mark of
the tournament. made in the quality
ing round by Mike Patton of Mem
phis. Tenn. Golden went around
in 73.
Diegel had par scores on every hole
of the incoming nine after the thir-
teenth, where he holed his second
birdie of the homeward journey.
The New York PLAYER yielded only
one hole TO his New Jersey opponent
during the round. dropping long
putt for birdie az the sixteenth.
The cards:
Diegel. in.4 : 3 4 : = : 4-3+-6S
Golden, ina 4-37-7S
Farrell Takes Second.
Hagen. who has been outdriving all
his opponents thus far in the title
event crashed his ball 800 yards off
the first tee. Farrell was 40 yards he
hind him. Hagen was safely on with
his second, while the Mamaroneck
player was short. Farrell chipped up
within . feet of the cup on his third.
however. and dropped his first putt for
a half in As.
Farrell became | up AT the second
hole when lIaSens tremendous drive
bounced off the fairway into a wagon
track. His recovery was short and AL
most into trap, while Farrell was on.
Hagen. reaching the carpet with his
third. was stymied. He made clever
attempt to loft the ball with his
mashie and took to Farrell's s par 4.
They halved the third in birdie 3s.
Farrell holing out a i5-foot putt after
Hagen had laid his second within 3
feet Of the cup.
Hagen Squares Match.
Hagen squared his match against
Farrell with a 25-foot putt for a two
at the short l29-yard fifth and then
became | mp by winning the eighth
with a birdie g. Rounding the turn
at the ninth, the champion held his
advantage. going out in "a, two strokes
under par. The cards:
Hagen. out. ..... ; 4-34
Farrell, out .....4 4 3 3 ! 4 As
Hagen. outdrivins and outapproach-
ing Farrell appeared to have the
match we'll in hand after the fifth
hole. The sixth was played in smooth
par as. but at the seventh both We're
trapped near the green. Farrell'S
third was so feet beyond the pin, but
Hagen missed his 12-footer for win
after coming out of the sand nicely,
and the hole was halved In 5s. At the
eighth Hagens approach struck the
flag and bounded 90 feet away, hut
he sank his first putt to become up
for the first time
Diegel made tho outgoing nine
against Golden in "a. two under par.
beginning with an eagle on the
first and taking the second with a
par A. while the Paterson pia Yer was
spadinG his ball out of trap for
3 The New York contender then
halved the remaining holes 10 the
turn in par. The cards;
Diegel, out....3 2 4-34
Golden. out....4 4-36
After a poorly played tenth in 5s.
during which both pitched short out
of traps near the green. Farrell drew
even with Hagen at the eleventh.
Here he dropped his second within six
inches of the cup and WAS down for
birdie 3 to the cha mpion's par !.
Next -Four HaIved.
The next four holes were halved in
4e. although Farrell was forced TO
drop saving 40-foo'er NJ the tf-
teenth Here his drive hooked to the
rough. while he shanked his miGirou
approach into "A trap al the right. His
third was we'll over the flag. bur he
dropped his first putt.
The incoming Ha Farrell cards:
F,ssGii Fsr4cii. tn. IN ! / ! t-sS-sf ! s&-ef
Diegel continued his terrific pace
after rounding the turn. becoming up
u, winning the eleventh and
thirteenth in birdie SIS. He was play
ing his seconds we'll mp on the pin
and rolling HIS arporaCh puts to the
rim on almost every hole To play the
first thirteen in / under par.