The gambler and the bug boy: 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix
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1. Verfasser: Christgau, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press ©2007
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. The Gambler; 2. The Bug Boy; 3. The Goose Girl; 4. Synod; 5. Whichcee; 6. Sporting Women; 7. The Biltmore Hotel; 8. Buron; 9. Kandahar; 10. Pinkus and Omelet; 11. English Harry; 12. Testa; 13. Gate Breakin' Adair; 14. Ned and Scotty; 15. "Get Giesler"; 16. The Big Shots; 17. The Dictograph Machine; 18. "The Fateful Day"; 19. The Percentages; 20. July 4, 1946; Sources
Bernard "Big" Mooney, LA bookmaker threatens jockeys with death if they didn't "pull" their horses. His unwilling partner is Albert Siler, a callow, eighteen-year-old apprentice rider from eastern Oregon. This book tells how Big Mooney manipulated this rider and how Siler tried to escape the gambler's criminal grip without ruining his career
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ISBN:0803215541
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