Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

Hagen. SaraZen. Barnes and others
have been suggested as opponents for
Mitchell. Yet only once in while
is Diegel referred to as the opposi-
ton. The match III which Dlegei
heat Mitchell was n special affair for
a purse and was not the ordinary eN-
hfbition affair where it made no dlt
ference who won.
In the meantime. III the years III
tervening between 1871 and l92o
Diegel has improved greatly and IL
would be surprising now If Mitchell
could defeat him in match over any
distance. Even though Mitchell has
a reputation as the best match player
in Britain Diegel also has something
of a reputation ana playing against
man whom he has already beaten he
would have an edge.
Diegel seldom goes over - for amy
course. even under bad wind con
ditionS
Barred from local courses by Snow
and cold. many golfers of clubs about
the city have taken up the indoor
game. and particularly putting. as "a
means of keeping their eyes in trim
Tor golf when the season opens up.
The golf schools located in Wash
ington are prospecting. and every
afternoon at those with putting
courses lllDlpIlptu ItuEEdIlltlltS 81 Z
held. Al one uptown school. formal
putting events are being staged
monthly.
Ending the biggest season munich
pal golf has ever had in Washington.
tire East Potomac Park course will
close at ) o'clock this afternoon for
month and a half TO permit necessary
repairs and improvements. The
curse will be reopened on March -.
The Rock Greek Park course already
Is closed. while the house and locker
room are undergoing extensive inn
prOVementS.
The season at East Potomac Park
has been Il successful one. according
10 the management. and hopes Tor
even bigger things are entertained.
The golf facilities at East Potomac
Park were enlarged during 1925 with
addition of new nine-hole course,
making total Of - holes with six
differing Iayouts depending on the
location of tees.
West Potomac Park, whose putting
greens aIe not so fragile as the grass
green's of the other courses, will re
main open all Winter.
\ treatment of top dressing ana
fairway dressing i To be given the
East Potomac Park layout. and va
yious minor repairs viii be made To
bring the course up 10 top-notch con
.iltion in time for the Spring opening
When Rock Creek Park opens il
the Spring, al about The same time
rs East Potomac Park. the neW n.na-
hole addition i expected Ia he ready.
This will make compir layout
of Is holes of standard length and
more difficult than the average hoth
Rock Creek and East Potomac have
heir own clientele The Rock Greek
patronage is drawn largely from neo-
pIe/Iivine III the northwest section oi
The CITY while East Potomac Park
ievotees generally live nearer the cen
ter of the city. Rock Creek Il nov
under the management OF :. &. Loel-
der. concessionaire al East f"l""'a'
Park since its opening.
EnIjvened by the participation OF
several of the ieadinS woman gomez
OF the city the putting competitions
at MilIer's Golf School are drawing an
ever-increasin@ group OF golfers from
all over Washington. Dr. T.. =.
Howard was the winner OF the quall|
inc round in the February tourney
which ended yesterday. nosing out
George J. NoigI the District amateur
channpion by one shot, With score
of 81 to 80 Five. George Glst- l.. =.
PfalltZ. 4. G. [imbeli. 9. r Thacker
and L. G. Deike. lied for last place.
with scores of 80. and VIII play OH
for places in the championship nlSht.
Mrs J. NJ. Haynes. the women
champion, and Mrs. +. K 1llleH'
former women's champion. have hotn
drawn bves in opposite halves of the
women's putting event. The palllnSS
follow:
Mrs. +. r. Tilley drew bye. Mrs
Frank Tomlinson vs.. Mrs. =. W.
THOMPSON. Mrs ". /. Corby vs.. Mrs.
{. Nj. Case Mrs. II. \. Knox drew a
bye. Mrs. Monroe r.. Miller Ns. Mrs.
Lee Stabler. Mrs. G.. \. Baker W. Miss
l.. Dublin Mrs. J. V. Brownell Us. Mrs.
j. r. De t'ar&es and Mrs. }. NJ.
Haynes drew q bye.
II seems certain this year that the
American threat at the British anna
teur championship will he d sincere
one and that an American may bring
the title 10 the United States for the
first time since Walter J. Travis won
in 1904.
BritisherS will see in Bobby Jones a
finished PLAYER. a far better golfer
than they saw in 1920, and man
who is regarded as the equal of any
golfer in the world at either match or
medal play. TO stop Jones alone Will
REQUIRE all the golf there is in Brit
ain. And the American amateur
champion will he backed by the two
outstanding Youngsters of l92j-Ro-
land Mackenzie and Watts Gum.
Probably these two will not so as
far as Jones, for they lack his expert
ence. but if they fail America Will
still have such tried and true veterans
as Francis Ouimet. d semi hnallSt IN
the British event last year: Robert y.
Gardner. runner-up in the champion
ship of 1920 TO Cyril j. al. Tolley:
Jesse =. Guilford. and the tiger
man from the West. George Won Elm.
If the British amateur is not won by
one of these men it will he strange.
for they are the very best there Is
IN this country.
Jones and Gum are campaigning i'll
the South this Winter. sharpening OF
the game in preparation for the big
test to come in The Spring. But
Roland Mackenzie cannot practice.
His father hopes he will arrive in
England in time to get two weeks
practice. George Won Elm, living IN
climate of perpetual balmy
weather. has ample opportunity to
Keep his game right. The others. Our
nent. Gardner. Guilford and Sweet
cor must trust to the Worklng-out
process they will get before the
patches and what little practice they
can get this Winter.
Detailing the competitive expert
ances of one of the outstanding golf
ars of all time. the only man to win
The amateur championship of the
United States four times, Jerome ID.
irravers, the iron nerved man of New
Jersey. who was the second amateur
ic win the open championship. has