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William Barclay Masterson, better known as Bat Masterson, sporting writer, friend of Theodore Roosevelt and former sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas, died suddenly yesterday while writing an article at his desk in the office of The Morning Telegraph.
Bat Masterson (born Nov. 27, 1853, Henryville, Canada East [Quebec]—died October 25, 1921, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a gambler, saloonkeeper, lawman, and newspaperman who made a reputation in the old American West.
On his way to investigate irregularities in a bank's bookkeeping, Bat encounters a gun fight in which a man is killed by two gunmen. Bat finds himself involved with embezzlers, murderers and a new friend - a thieving dog.
Bat Masterson, short for Bartholemew William Barclay Masterson, was a professional gambler, U.S. army scout, saloonkeeper, lawman, and journalist whose reputation centered on his exploits in the American Old West, in the 19th Century.
On the streets of Dodge City, famous western lawman and gunfighter Bat Masterson fights what is the last documented gun battle of his life.
Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which was a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal, gambler, and journalist Bat Masterson.
Renowned as one of the fastest draws and deadliest shots in the West. However, unlike the character portrayed in the Bat Masterson (1958) TV series, he was not noted as a particularly snazzy dresser.