Gus Greenlee Robbed in Front of Hotel Olga
- Title of event
- Gus Greenlee Robbed in Front of Hotel Olga
- Type of event
- Robbery_individual
- Address of event
- Gus Greenlee Robbed in Front of Hotel Olga Happened Entirely at 695, Lenox Ave
- Report on event
- Gus Greenlee Robbed in Front of Hotel Olga Sole event referenced by Gus Greenlee Robbed Of $500 In Cash And $100 Fight Tickets
- Start date / time
- June 23, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Night (Any Time)
- Description
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"Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and president of the the Negro National Baseball League, was held up and robbed of cash and tickets to the Louis-Carnera fight late Sunday night as he was about to enter the Hotel Olga, 695 Lenox avenue. The two holdup men got away and had not been apprehended when The Age went to press"