Bat Masterson
ABOUT BAT MASTERSON
Old western lawman and gambler who became famous as a sports reporter for the New York Morning Telegraph.
In his teens, he and his two brothers left home to become buffalo hunters.
The exaggerated accounts of his Wild West exploits can be blamed on a practical joke.
His brothers were lawmen James and Ed Masterson.
The fictionalized film account of his life starred Gene Barry .
