Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-09-25 | Page 12 | Leo Diegel Defeated by Hagen at Fortieth Hole

Leo Diegel egell Defeated by y Hagen at fortieth ole oe Champion Will Meet Harry Cooper of Texas in Match Friday Plays Dutra 4 CHICAGO Sept 25 AP AP Morte Morte Dutra of oC Aberdeen Wash Vash today 1 met William of ot Chicago and Harry Cooper of Dallas allas played Walter Valter Hagen of oC Pasadena ena Fla in the semi-finals semi of oC the I Professional Profession Profession- al Golfers Golfers' at Olympia Fields Country club all but Mehl- Mehl horn having won on their way ay to the third round b by excellent golf In close matches In fact Hagen Hagn was forced to go forty holes to overcome overcome overcome over over- I come Le Leo Diegel of qC New York who had gained a lead of or 5 up UJ in the morning round and was overhauled o on the thirty-sixth thirty hole holp Dutra won his way to tn the penultimate penultimate round by playing better than thais par most of oC the time and using only for thirty six hol hoh l Jn in t over overcoming ing Tommy Armour of nf New NewYork York who himself hImself- had second lest liet score in the third round of or lbS bG Meil- Meil horn had an easy task In overcoming overcoming overcoming ing ing- Tom Kerrigan of New York 7 i and 6 The former Cormer Western open I eh champion played par golf goU In the tho early stages of the contest but i iI I eased up ma materially when h he had the match well in m hand I Harr Harry Cooper of Dallas shot I splendid golf golC most of oC the time ve yesterday yes yes- to overcome John Farrell FarrellI I ot of N New w York who had gone out In Ina Ina a a spectacular 33 In tha morning to gain a lead of 3 up It was wa only by scoring the h next two nines ninE's In pc perI per per- rI r- r I I feet feat figures and keeping within two t strokes of oC par-in par the final lap that hat liat he won von 3 3 and 1 I The defending champion was I forced to shoot par 70 on the third thirl I course courso to overtake DIegel Diesel and it It ItI was only when the New New- Nework York ork player payer play pay I er dubbed his drive on n th the thie fortieth I hole that tha the form forms open title holder could assure himself o of another chance to to retain the the only only major title he now holds It was the second second- long extra extra- hole holo mat match inath h for Hagen as he had had- to go thirty- thirty nine holes in the first t match round to defeat Al Watrous of oC Grand Ra Rapids meda medallist of the tho e meet