Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-02 | Page 11 | Macdonald Smith Wins Final Prelim Tourney to Los Angeles Open

v s f MACDONALD LD FINAL PRELIM TOURNEY TO LOS ANGELES OPEN i I GIX YON VON ELM ELMi i IS SIXTH IN I LARGE FIELD Tournament WillI Will I Get Under Way i. i 1 Friday ILOS LOS ANGELES Jan san 2 AP AP- AP The Palos Verdes 2500 golf golC prize which attracted a a. large field o of national national national na na- na- na golfers goIters today was tuck tucked d away way In the possession of ot Macdonald Macdon- Macdon ald aid Smith Great Neck Long Island stylist Most of the championship golfers who fought throughout the day three event are E to surpass surpass their performances in th the oooo Los Angeles open which gets under way at Country club on Friday K Smiths Smith's winning cards totaled for tor or the two seventy-two holes The I final eighteen holes yesterday afternoon ait af afternoon ai- ai t which he took in 70 70 under par was a thre sided battle with ith Al Watrous Grand Rapids pro and F Fred ed Morrison young Pasadena golfer Watrous turned up a 74 for fora a a. total of and third money Harry Harry Har Har- ry y Cooper youthful Los Angeles expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert pet having baving beaten him to second honors with a 71 for a total of 28 1 Morrisons Morrison's final eighteen holes cost him a 75 and put his total at TIE E FOR FOURTH pA A t tie e at was turned in for br fourth place by Larry of Cleveland and Al Espinosa famed Chicago linksman f L George Von Elm ElmS former amateur champion was the next l lowest west s scorer with Hutt Martin of Reno Ileno and Joe Elmsford IN N. Y each had There was a tie between Abe Espinosa of Chicago and Bobby Cruickshank New Yorker who on Friday starts his defense defene of the Los Angeles open title A lv was s shown by Eddie P Pasadena s d n Ed d Gayer Chicago and Tony Manero Elmsford N. N Y Tommy Armour national open champion tied with six others at They were were Frank Walsh of Appleton Wis Johnny Jones Tones of Seattle W. W Hutchi Hutchinson son of Pasadena Walter Pursey of Seattle and Horton Horton Hor- Hor ton Smith of Sprin Springfield field Mo 1 A Alone Alone lone lone- W wis ws S turned in in- by L L. of Lima O. O AMONG AMONG LOWER FINISH FINISHERS ERS I In the 2978 were Billy Burke of Port Chester N. N Y Jack Tack Tarrant of Los Angeles Harold Sampson of Burlingame Cal and Olin Dutra of Fr Fresno o Cal got The cards included Deluded Charley Hueston of of Seattle Se Seattle Se- Se attle Angel de la Ia Torre of Spain and Mel Sm Smith th of Portland Ore At were John Rogers of Denver and Dallas Jeffers of Corona Cal