John Montague Book forthcoming

[Ray Richard]

Leigh Montville, the writer of top notch biographies of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, has wriiten a new book on John Montague. The "Mysterious Montague"was a golf hustler and trick shot artist who was considered to be one of the best golfers in the country. Check out the summary from Random House.

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385526715

[BCrosby]

Thanks for the heads up.

Leigh Montville used to be (and maybe still is) a  sports writer for the Boston Globe. He is very good. Between Pete Gammons and Montville, opening The Globe sports pages every morning back in the '70's was a mini-literary event.

Bob

[BCrosby]

BTW and speaking of hustlers, has anyone ever written a book on Titanic Thompson?

Bob

[Pete_Pittock]

BCrosby,
Unsinkable Titanic Thompson by Carlton Stowers
Funeral of Titanic Thompson by Lowell Douglas.
The latter, set as a wake, gets good reviews.

[Joe Perches]

A 1937 Time Magazine story about John Montague

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,882762,00.html

John Montague used to frequent the Studio City golf course in the late 60's early 70's.
He was a kind and gentle man at that time, especially to squirts like me.

I think the last few years of his life were not particularly happy.
I went to his funeral service in 71/72.  Three or four people showed up.

[Ray Richard]

Joe, That was a wonderful find from Time magazine-circa 1937.

Bob-Leigh Montville left the Boston Globe many years ago, he wrote for SI, now he is on his own. The Babe Ruth and Ted Williams books are fantastic-he also did one on Dale Earnhardt.

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