Show Utah Open Golf Champion Tied For Third in Caliente Tourney But Four Strokes Behind Leader Ky Laffoon Shoots Ace all on yard Hole to Stay in Running for Rich Golfing Plum Ium Wi fy Cox Still Leads Pack With Total By GEORGi II U. BEALE United Press Sports Writer AGUA GUA CALIENTE Mex MeL Feb 3 3 Cox Brooklyn N. N Y pro reached cached the home borne stretch of or the Agua Agun Caliente golf gol tournament tod toay today to- to d day ay y gr grasping a stroke one-stroke lead that he built up ir in throe three sparkling rounds of f play two via the route He entered the final linal round with a 0 total that placed him within ready reach each of 1500 first prize money Crowding the New Yorkers Yorker's heels however was a Los Angeles rival Willie Villie Hunter who nearly a decade ago o was crowned British amateur champion lampion Hunter all aU but matched Cox ox card of 71 69 with a score reading read read- ing ng 71 70 71 70 Edge Edre on Old Man Par Cox and Hunter were showing the most consistent brand of play in the route already traveled Their performance performance per per- however Indicated an advantage advantage ad ad- vantage to Hunter who the past two days ays has bettered par by one stroke while Cox has slipped sUpped a stroke In each of his three previous rounds Olin Dutra Santa Monica Paul Runyan of White While Plains N. N Y and andly Ky ly Laffoon of Denver Denver- pounded at atthe atthe the be two leaders' leaders heels with 2145 Of this trio the brilliant young Denver pro displayed the most niost sensational sen sen- golf goU Yesterday he climaxed his lis sh showing wing by scoring a a one hole nc on the yard par 3 ninth the only ace Bce ce of the tournament to date The shot lot engineered with a n spoon enabled en en- him to round out the days day's play with a 69 two under par Record Twice Equaled The new course set et when the ic to tournament started l by Craig Wood of Deal N. N J. J was twice equaled Leo DIegel of 01 Philadelphia one ne of the tournament pre-tournament favorites and nd Fay Fa Coleman of Los Angeles each collected a 67 to match Woods Wood's early All AU three however vere were vere well down in the list of leaders 1 with Coleman showing the greatt strength He had a for the three rounds Bill Louisville pro had scored cored a 67 on the second round but bul slipped lipped yesterday taking a 8 75 to land landin landin in n seventh place with an aggregate oJ of 18 Bell Leads Amateurs Art Bell Ben of Honolulu had to divide his lis amateur leadership with Johnny Dawson awson Chicago simon pure after Dawson clipped cUpped a stroke from par to chart hart a 70 for lor the round and a in inis his is total column Bell also had after fter turning in a 71 |