ON THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: APRIL 14

Posted by Ron on Apr 14, 2012 | 0 comments

April 14, 1890:  Brooklyn Bridegrooms President Charley Byrne has his gold watch stolen by a pickpocket at New York’s Fifth Avenue Casino during a boxing match between “Gentleman Jim” Corbett and Dominick McCaffrey.  Corbett wins the match with a TKO in the fourth round.