ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, hˈæmənd ɹɪzˈaɪnd æz vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə mˈædɪsən skwˈɛɹ ɡˈɑːɹdən kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ɹˈeɪndʒɚz, sˈaɪɾɪŋ "dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪð sˈɜːʔn̩ pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌvðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt wˈɪljəm ˈɛf. kˈɛɹi".
On December 21, 1932, Hammond resigned as vice president of the Madison Square Garden Corporation and president of the New York Rangers, citing "disagreement with certain policies of the president [William F. Carey]".