02443nam 22005534a 450 991080954830332120200520144314.01-281-09212-697866110921220-8032-1554-1(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 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix /John Christgau1st ed.Lincoln 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 AngelesHistoryHorse racingCorrupt practicesHistory.364.1/72 22364.1630979494Christgau John1599920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809548303321The gambler and the bug boy3922812UNINA