Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
HAS QUIT, DISPATCH
FROM COAST SAYS.
Brother Alex Will Succeed
Him, 1t Is Said-N0 Word
Is Received Here.
ARMOUR, profes

ToMMY ARMOUR, professional
golfer at the Congressional
Country Club for the last three
years and national open cham
pion In 1927 has resigned his
post at the local golf organization, &C
cording to a special dispatch from the
Coast appearing IN the Baltimore Sun
today.
No definite word of Armour's resig-
nation has been received in Washing
ton. although the club three weeks ago
wrote Armour a letter offering him a
reduced salary on the expiration of his
present contract March Is. 1t was
assumed that Armour had declined to
accept the reduction in salary and
had decided to seVer his connection
with the club
The dispatch added that Alex
SANDY Armour, who has been
Tommy's assistant during his term at
Congressional, will be his brothers sue
cessor at the club.
officials of the Congressional Club
knew nothing today either of Tommy
Armour's reported resignation or the
basis for the report that Alex Armour
would get the post. Alex Armour is
one of several candidates for the Con-
gressional berth, and club officials
pointed out that no decision has been
reached about filling the post in case
Tommy has resigned.
Looks to Money End.
Before he left Washington in October
for a tour of the West and South
Tommy said he was negotiating with
two clubs for a berth in 1929. en-
phasizing that there was no reason for
leaving Congressional other than the
wish to make more money and the
desire for change of scenery.
One Of the clubs mentioned was the
Tam OShanter Club of Detroit, where
Charles Guest is the professional. When
mention was made of the possibility
that Tommy would succeed to the post
at Westchester- Biltmore, near New
York. where he was once resident
secretary, he positively denied the sug-
gestion, adding that he probably
would not take the post if it were
offered to him. 1t is extremely unlikely
that Tommy's next job will be in the
metropolitan district, if he has resigned
from Congressional.
Guy Mason, chairman of the Con-
gressionaI Club golf committee, was
without any word of the reported resig-
nation. and expected a telegram OF
letter from Armour within a short time
following the dispatch in which Armour
evidently announced his resignation be-
fore his club knew of it.
OF distinguished Scottish lineage
Tommy Armour grew up as youngstel
on the wind swept links around Edin-
burgh. and was student at Edinburgh
University when the war broke out
He offered himself for duty immediately
and after service with the suicide
squad" the machine guns battalions. he
went over to the Tank Corps of the
British Army when these mystery
vehicles first became known in 1915
Tommy made brilliant record with
the tanks, and was known as one OF
the outstanding machine gun experts OF
the British Army.
Shot During War.
He was in Shrapnel burst during
the conflict and suffered injuries which
cost him the sight of one eye, and tore
away part of his left shoulder. Re-
turning to Scotland after the war, he
annexed the Scottish amateur cham
pionship and soon after won the French
amateur. With his brother Alex he
came to the United States in 1920 as