02479nam 22005534a 450 991045202120332120200520144314.01-281-09212-697866110921220-8032-1554-1(CKB)1000000000476916(EBL)313313(OCoLC)173660670(SSID)ssj0000160575(PQKBManifestationID)11149873(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160575(PQKBWorkID)10190387(PQKB)10792092(MiAaPQ)EBC313313(Au-PeEL)EBL313313(CaPaEBR)ebr10202568(EXLCZ)99100000000047691620070306d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe gambler and the bug boy[electronic resource] 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix /John ChristgauLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20071 online resource (267 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-1122-8 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; SourcesBernard ""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.Horse racingCorrupt practicesCaliforniaLos AngelesHistoryElectronic books.Horse racingCorrupt practicesHistory.364.1/72 22364.1630979494Christgau John945007MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452021203321The gambler and the bug boy2133418UNINA