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Few people today have heard of Buddy White. But in his day, he was one of the baddest badasses in town.
On July 19, 1933, he got into a beef with his friend Alfred Alexander at Hastings Park racetrack.
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White attacked Alexander with a rock and a knife, and Alexander needed 75 stitches to close his wounds. Alexander’s brother also suffered a “slash on the thigh.”
White was sentenced to 15 months in jail “for wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.” The Province gave his occupation as “race track follower.”