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Died. Tommy Armour, 72, golf's battling Scot, who won all the big tournaments in the 1920s and early '30s; after a long illness; in Larchmont, N.Y. Gassed at Ypres in World War I, Tommy was strong enough by 1920 to win the French Amateur, in 1921 moved to the U.S., where he turned pro and swept his era's top tournaments-the Canadian Open (1927, '30, '34), the U.S. Open (1927), the P.G.A. (1930) and the British Open...
Died. Harry E. Barnes, 79, controversial author, whose books on politics, history, sociology and penology roused storms of controversy during the 1920s and '30s; of a heart attack; in Malibu, Calif. Ever the gadfly, in 1926 Barnes wrote that the Allies, as well as the Germans, were responsible for World War I, two years later drew the wrath of organized religion by branding God an out-of-date concept "evolved by the semibarbarous Hebrew peoples...
...German and Austro-Hungarian empires crumbled in defeat, Masaryk and Benes went home to put their concepts of freedom into practice. From the first, the Czechoslovaks proved that they could indeed govern themselves. During the turbulent 1920s and early 1930s, while democratic governments gave way to dictatorships in neighboring countries, the Czechoslovaks retained a parliamentary government, pursued moderate policies and enjoyed relative economic stability. Ethnically, however, the nation was a melange of peoples?the dominant Czechs, restive Slovaks and some 3,000,000 Germans who wanted to be united with the Reich...
Died. Earl Sande, 69, famed jockey, who won the Kentucky Derby three times, the Belmont Stakes five times in the 1920s and early '30s; of heart disease; in Jacksonville, Ore. Celebrated as that "handy guy Sande" by Damon Runyon, the spruce, sharp-tongued rider earned a place in sport's pantheon alongside Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey and Bobby Jones. He won 967 races and nearly $3,000,000 in purses before retiring...
BELLPORT, L.I., Red Barn Theater. All the joys and woes of Fanny Brice, America's sweetheart of the 1920s, are put to music in Funny Girl...