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Kentucky Rosebud (Walter Edgerton)
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Walter Edgerton

Walter Edgerton (1854–1930), Camden professional boxer who fought as "Kentucky Rosebud." A featherweight who boxed professionally from 1886 to 1921, fought featherweight champion George Dixon, and won a bout past age 60.

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Court Dismisses Gambling Charge, Camden Post-Telegram, April 9, 1912
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Court Dismisses Gambling Charge

A Camden Post-Telegram account of the April 1912 police raids on two alleged South Camden gambling houses. Eli Johnson and Daniel Bussey were discharged or fined; among those caught at 829 Locust Street was former prize fighter Walter "Kentucky Rosebud" Edgerton.

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