Show Cooper Favorite In LA L. L A. A Tourney LOS ANGELES Jan 6 UP Ri- Ri Many of the big names of golf are as comp competitors against Defending Defending De De- fending Champion Harry Cooper for forthe forthe forthe the thirteenth annual Los Angeles i open tournament opening tomorrow over the Griffith park I course Cooper although playing fine line golf and favored to repeat on the basis of recent form will have to beat out such top ranking stars as Sam Snead Horton Smith Ky Laffoon Craig Wood Henry Picard Paul Runyan Jimmy Hines Leo Diegel and Jimmy Thomson The California include MacDonald Smith winner of the Los Angeles open four times George Von Elm Fred Morrison Willie Hunter Olin Dutra Stanley Kerts Mortie Dutra Willie Villie Goggin Leo Diegel and Charlie Lacey Dick Arlen and Charles Delaney will uphold the honors of the movie studios and Bing Crosby is expected expected ex ex- to be an interested spectator in n the latter stages of the tion Uon Harold Lloyd has been named honorary marshal of the tournament Oddest threesome announced by the pairing committee is composed of Mildred Babe Didrikson girl athlete athlete ath- ath lete ete George Zaharias wrestler and Pardee Erdman religion professor |