John Montague (golfer)
Encyclopedia
John Montague was an American
golf
er, held by some to among the greatest golfers in the world during the early 1930s. He played some minor-league baseball
. Under the name LaVerne Moore, which was his original birth name, he was charged with armed robbery and assault over a 1930 case in upper New York State, but was acquitted in a 1937 trial.
United States
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golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, held by some to among the greatest golfers in the world during the early 1930s. He played some minor-league baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Under the name LaVerne Moore, which was his original birth name, he was charged with armed robbery and assault over a 1930 case in upper New York State, but was acquitted in a 1937 trial.
External links
- Smithsonian article on Montague
- http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780385520331.html Leigh MontvilleLeigh MontvilleLeigh Montville is a sportswriter, columnist and author. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.Montville is married to Diane Foster and has two children...
has written a terrific book about John Montague. The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery. Doubleday May 26, 2008.