The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-26
IN
New York
Nv PAUL. HARRIsON

New York-Most men wouldn't
consider it q real misfortune to
look like the Prince of Wales.
Given some natural resemblance
they'd likely try to heighten 1t by
apeing some of' Davids tricks OF
dress; or might even go around
falling off horses.
But Thomas Hamilton always
felt resemblance to III. r. III. has
been a source of emprassassment to
him since he was a boy. In Pitts
burgh, his home town, people used
to stare and make wisecracks. Sew
eral years ago, when the prince
come to this country for the polo
matches, Hamilton happened to
visit Warrenton, Va, which Is
famous as hunting center. Word
got around that the prince had
come down from Long Island to
do bit of riding, and crowds fol-
lowed Hamilton whenever he APP
peared on the STREETS. Another time
in Bermuda he had a similar ex-
perience, everybody thinking that
Wales was visiting the islands in
cognitO. 49,
A Titled Role.
In addition, Hamilton happens to
be an actor Though he aspires to
playwriting) and has found it dis
quieting to hear the audiences
whispers and CYCLES when he first
appears on the stage. He got into
a couple of Broadway productions,
tionsk which happened to be fiops.
And last summer he was sitting
rather disconsolately ut a soda
fountain, slipping a black-and-
white and wishing he didn't look
like anybody in particular, when
Hassard Short and Max Siegal
came in.
Messrs. Short and Siegel were in
the throes of putting together the
revue called "As Thousands
Cheer" and what they most need
ed was a man who looked like the
Prince of Wales to play that role
in one of the skits. Siegel spotted
Hamilton, gasped and pointed.
There's our man." agreed Short.
He's probably bookkeeper or
shoe salesman, but I'll hire him
and teach him to act II 1t takes all
summer" He was delighted, of
course, when he discovered that
Hamilton already knew how to act
And Hamilton himself, now
I'm his NTH month of the the
atrical hit, is glad after all
that he looks like David
Windsor.
Success Story
Hearing little story about the
great friendship Of Gene Tunney
and Eddie Eagan, the two most
erudite of all great boxers, re-
minded this column that 1t has not
reported on the latter-day activi-
ties Eagan, the amateur fist-slinger
from Colorado, Yale, Harvard, Ok
ford, Australia and waypoints =.
| All the time he used to spend
annexing electromagnetic titles
and swinging at other peoples
jaws, he was aiming at law ca
reer, and now he is pretty well
launched in it. Has Fifth ave-
nue. office of his own, an denough
incorporating, suing and settling to
do that he can afford a Park
avenue apartment, where he lives
with his wife and two children.
Two of his clients are Charles
Francis Coe, the author who was
| Called oOCkeT WHICH, lie Was tAAc
| pugilistic pride Of the navy. and
Jack Dempsey. One of his hobbies
also shared by Gene Tunney, is
j the Boys Brotherhood Republic"
which is club on the lower East
Side. at teaches boys to do things
for themselves" says Eagan, land
both Gene and are frightfully
keen about it," -.
Eddie goes over to the Yale
club every noon hour and works
out in the gymnasium. Lately he
has been practising at squash ten
mis-, because he had q match sched-
uled with Tunney, who Is some
thing of master at squash.
| Another great amateur sports
figure whom you probably haven'L
heard about In a long time Is Ted
Coy, pre-war battering ram 0i
Yale football. He hasn't been In
the news since he and the late
Jeanne Eageis were divorced. Coy
Is a prosperous insurance man In
New York now. and has two sons
one Is O Yale senior and an oars
man; tho other In n prep schoo
Istudent and football player oil
great promise. Coy himself sgyt
no dreams n lot about football =
usually OF going Into game with.
out knowing the signals, or With
att halnR ahla Ia find hia ahOon.