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200 14$aThe gambler and the bug boy$b[electronic resource] $e1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix /$fJohn Christgau
210   $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2007
215   $a1 online resource (267 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8032-1122-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $aCopyright 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
330   $aBernard ""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.
606   $aHorse racing$xCorrupt practices$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$xHistory
608   $aElectronic books.
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