Show Coast Golfer Has lIas Stroke 3 Lead in La Gorce Tourney Ed Dudley Leading Field I as Event Goes Into Final Round IIA II BEACH I la Fla March larch 23 AP Leading the tho field by three strokes Ed Dudley Dudle of Los Angeles today went into the final thirty thirty- six hole play for the tho LaGorce open open and the richest purse in In American gol golf Dudley gained his slight advantage In yesterdays yesterday's Initial six hole strife for top tOl honors In the annual event Hot on his trail trall were the favorites favorites favor favor- ites several strokes behind the that the Californian hung up yest yes yes- t Horton Smith Joplin oro Mo was was was' In the van of the favored few that n have ve Du Dudley since lie he carded a for one fourth of the big Ing honors Smiths Smith's Yesterday 3 with two others tied with him established es- es a three stroke handI handicap ap a he teed oft off today todar to overtake Dud Dud- I heys hey's lead COOPER IN RACE harry Copper Buffalo But But- falo and Billy Burke Vest port N. N Y V. were fellow holders holders' of marks with the Joplin youth Right behind this trio as today's play started were Johnny Farrell St. St Augustine Augustino Fla Gene Newport Fla Fia and Jimmie Thompson Knoxville Penn lenn Forty or of tonight's leading headIng ers era will receive money prizes rangIng rang rang- lug Ing from the In cash for first place tothie 25 that will restore the entry fee to the golfers who tale twenty eighth to fortieth places Gold Gol plate valued at 1000 wilt will go o to the player who assumes the crown for the 1929 |