Show Smith Holds 2 Stroke Lead Leadin in r Catalina Tourney AVALON Catalina Island Cal Dec Dee 22 United lr Press Press s-Hort s n Smith the slender Joplin Mb roto professional professional professional pro pro- held a two-stroke two lead i ithe in inthe inthe the Catalina 2500 open golt golf tournament tournament tour tour- tonight at the end end of ot th the first 54 holes of the hole 72 event His for the play to date topped the of ot Walter Valter H Hagen gen British open champion who was next et in inline line Une with The of of H Henry nry of Baltimore gave him third place BOWEN CRACKS Gwynn Bowen the Portland Ore professional who shared the lead with Smith yesterday after 27 21 holes cracked today He dropped into a atie atie atie tie for twelfth place with strokes fo for the 54 holes boles Jonney Rogers the long distance driver from Denver climbed from seventeenth place to fourth today He took a 29 29 three under par on the first nine this morning then did the next 18 In 62 two under par for a total of He lIe shared the position with Fay Pay Coleman Los Angeles Angeles amateur who also had a good diy day and took a abig abig abig big jump upward Coleman Colenan was three under par with a 61 for the thelast thelast thelast last 18 WILLIAMS SIXTH Danny Williams of New York York- followed followed fol fol- lowed them in sixth place with He had a sixty in the afternoon Harry HalTY Cooper the Buffalo light horse trailed the two leaders yesterday yesterday yes yes- r but tonight he had dropped to seventh place He had a par 32 this morning but didn't fare so wellin well wellIn wellIn In the next 18 Three over par with a tL 67 l hIs lias s total was Guest started out well on the first nine with a 3 30 1 then fizzled d and did the next 18 in 68 to tie Cooper Following them In hi ninth place re Tom Stevens of Los Angeles Mortie Dutra of ot Tacoma Wash and Billy Burke of or Port Chester N N. Y T. They had cards of ot |