Titanic Thompson
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titanic-thompson-203-12883183
title:
Titanic Thompson
text:
Alvin Clarence Thomas was an American gambler, golfer, and hustler, who killed five men but was never charged with a crime, better known as Titanic Thompson. Thompson traveled the country wagering at cards, dice games, golf, shooting, billiards, horseshoes and proposition bets of his own devising. As an ambidextrous golfer, card player, marksman and pool shark, his skills and reputation were compared to "Merlin himself". Writer Damon Runyon allegedly based the character Sky Masterson, the gamble
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
American gambler, golfer, and hustler
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_Thompson
date created:
2001-04-25T00:08:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:47:49Z
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