The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-10


 Montague said he would fight ex- tradition.
 Montague came to Hollywood three years ago and became an out. standing social success. The nature of his bulsiness, the source of hi' plentiful Income was as much c mystery as was his origin. Some un. derstood he was c mining engineer others that he was in the invest ment business. But the movie stars particularly the "he-men' with Q love for games, and persons of great physical strength--asked few ques- tions, SO charmed were they by his personality and so awed by his goli game.
 Great Golf Player
 4 famous sports writer, having heard the Montague legends, came to Hollywood several years ago and after some difficulty arranged to play in c foursome with him. An expert and critic of the game, he wrote that Montague probably was one of the greatest golf players irl the world and that he could con. sistently outdrive most professionals
 Montague never entered e tourna. ment, never played if the gallery was too large. He never permitted his picture to be taken, never spoke to strangers, never appeared ir crowds. The only picture ever talk. en of him was through Q telescopis lens. Once he broke the camers of e newspaper photographer, anc having made sure that the negative was ruined, gave him the price oi Q new camera.
 Montague was arrested as he lef his home. Among the locker room tales of his great strength. art legends that he can lift Q 260 pouns weight with one hand, and best 1 half dozen men simultaneously. Bu Montague made no resistance, ana a short time later Capt. William Penprase of the sheriffs ofiice sal, his fingerprints checked with thos, of Moore, the fugitive. No Smile for Past
 Montague is s feet 10 inches tai and weighs 220 pounds. He is bar rel cheSted and heavily Tnuscled. II, is soft spoken and has c genia smile until someone inquires int his past.
 His home, he said, was built b! playing golf" and by "financia transactions"
 A ready spender and a willinl bettor on his golf game, he is re- puted to have shot scores as lov as 60.
 Crosby once lost Si,000 whet Montague, playing with bali bat a shovel and a hoe. scored a birdi' on c par four hole. Montague drov' 300 yards into sand trip with tn, bat, pitched out with the shove and sank the putt with the ho' handle.
 Drives of 300 yards are common for Montague. and he frequently i too long on c $50 yard hole at th' exclusive Lakeside course with twt woods. Once. friends say, his four some was held by at tee. Severn birds were perched on Q teiephont wire more than 100 yards away Montague, they say. teed up an ok ball and announced he would picl of the bird furthest to the right The drive was true and the birs fell dead.
 Entertained Friends
 To entertain friends Montagul has stomped balls into sandtrapl and then pitched them to the greer with . driver. From 90 yards h' has pitched c score of balls to thu green with everyone coming to res within three feet of the pin.
 Whether Montague's aversion ts photographers was the angle tha turned police attention to him couls not be confirmed immediately. Th' one picture published of him wa! hardly clear enough to have giver a clue to his identity.
 New York state police allege tha Montague, or Moore, was one O four bandits who robbed a taveri near Jay, N. Y, of $750.
 The tavern keeper, Kin Hanna his wife and father, were held ul and bound. The four bandits fiet in two cars. One car crashed int culyert and one man was killed A second was caught and sent t. prison. A third was arrested late and also convicted.
 Crosby, told of Montague's arrest said:
 Tt certainly is a shock to me He was a good pal of mine botl on the links and of. Naturally cannot believe such charges coul'