Show I Field Turns in Excellent Scores In Coast Meet Despite Conditions LOS A ANGELES GELES Dec Dc 31 AP AP- AP Playing conditions greatly different different differ differ- ent ChIt from those experienced at the tIle outset of the tournament alp appeared ared certain today for the second qualifying qualifying lap of the tile two seventy 2500 Palos Verd Verdes s open tournament tournament ment into which h the tIle distinguished golfing field turned their thell efforts to toda to- to da day Soggy fairways churned up by early cady starters precluded the possibility of roll anti and balls dropped ju just t where they carried for the later Inter starters yesterday esterday Favorable I weather throughout th the da day however however how how- ever helped to dry up imp the la layout out and a fast course was In prospect for to today TWO Despite the tile added problems the field turned in good scores the four leaders at the tile en end of tho the first eIghteen eighteen eight eIght- een holes of or qualifying turned in cards below Pat par as' as or 01 even Al W Wat- Wat t- t roust ous Grand Rapids 1 professional I and Fred Irell Morrison o youthful o Angeles links mentor led the tho field with three under par The Th youthful Harry rry Cooper showed a n. return to the style that made him the Dallas Flash and he stroked the difficult course lr Ir 70 Only one Eddie Loos Laos of Pasadena Pasadena Pasa Pasa- dena made It In par even Tommy Armour national open champion Georgo George Von 1 Elm lm former former for for- mer amat amateur mr titleholder Macdonald Smith canny Great Neck N. N T. T stylist and Joe Tut-nesa Tut of or Elms- Elms Elmsford ford ord N. N Y V. were national figures finishing in the 74 division HAS TOUGH TIME The favorite of or the tIme tournament Willie Hunter California open champion found going difficult and turned In a 0 card of 78 Yesterdays Yesterday's field was slated late to be reversed today toda allowing the golfers who finished late yesterday to get away first The rhe low Gt 64 scores and anel all ties tics will be paired at the tIle nd of today's play to compete in the final thirty six drive tomorrow Y iv |