Frank "Mike the Dago" Salvatore was an Italian-American

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and later New York politician who eventually succeeded

Chuck Connors Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have p ...

as a major figure in Tammany Hall.

Biography

During the 1900s, as Connors began retreating into seclusion due to poor health, Salvatore quickly took advantage by forming the Young Chuck Connors Association which began directly competing against Chuck Connors organization. Salvatore continued to gain political influence from

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and, after announcing he and the Young Chuck Connors Association intended to hold a grand ball in opposition of Chuck Connors' annual gala, he eventually succeeded in forcing Connors to compromise in which his name would appear on the programme of the Young Chuck Connors Association as a patron in between then World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jim Jefferies and retired heavyweight champion

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. Connors went into semi-retirement soon after, Salvatore would gradually take over Connors'

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controlling it entirely by the time of Connors' death in 1913.

References

* Asbury, Herbert. ''The Gangs of New York''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. {{DEFAULTSORT:Salvatore, Frank Year of birth missing Year of death missing Criminals from New York City American people of Italian descent