Show I Diegel Wins Links Links' Prize PEize Over Shute MELBOURNE Nov NOI 24 Leo JP-Leo Diegel Philadelphia pro won won the thc cent centenary nary professional golf oU championship Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at the expense expense ex ex- pense of his fellow id- id low o w countryman 0 W Denny Shute top topping topping f. f ping him 2 and ain i a 1 1 in t the 36 hole 36 h ole final rit 0 l 7 i f t Diegel staged one FAi of the most re remarkable rev n. i-n. recover recoveries recover t. t L. L W I ics ies 1 in n any c chars cham championship h i r t 0 v I match 1 in Australia a after I t e r o y saving having been five 4 down lown at the close Wf f the morning mornin In the afternoon ie ic played Shute D Diegel also siso of Philadelphia shooting a 33 in inthe inthe in inthe the first nine and entered I the home homestretch homestretch stretch 1 up He had In Increased his his' lead to four at the thirty-first thirty but Shute came back gallantly to win two of ot the next three II The two Americans ha halved ved the thir thir- fifth ty-fifth giving Diegel the match mitch Wins Seven Roles Holes During his sensational comeback the Philadelphia pro won seven consecutive consecutive con can holes shooting 17 hol holes In fa five under fours D Diegel egel went Into th the lead for the first time in the twenty seventh and for a wild drive which headed f for r the rocks struck a woman and rebounded to to- the fairway y The Qu Quaker ker City golfer was so excited he put the therong wrong rong end of his in his mouth and burned his lip Apparently upset b by his his' opponents opponent's dazzling comeback Shute drove wildly wildly wild wild- ly at times numerous bunk bunk- ers and the rough His p putting too was unsteady uns at times His morning 69 on the ather other hand represented almost fool foolproof roof gol golf Fine Approach Deadly approaching was the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal feature of ot Diegel's afternoon rally Time and again he putted iron shots almost dead and putted birdies in nearly every hole At the conclusion of the match Lord Huntingfield governor of ot Victoria Victoria Vic Vie toria torla presented trophies to the winners winners win win- ners of the open amateur and professional professional pro pro- tourneys On Monda Monday an American team of Paul Runyan Craig Wood Harry Cooper Ky Laffoon and Shute and Diegel gel will meet an Australian Australian team in hi the Victoria match in a four ball contest |