Word: dematteo
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Dates: during 1963-1963
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...robbed!" came the battle cry. A youth hurdled a 3½-ft. fence onto the track, brandished a fist-and hundreds swarmed after him. They attacked the judge's booth at the finish line, injuring John DeMatteo, who was pinned inside. They threw bottles at the infield tote board until the lights that indicate the amount of money bet finally winked out. They pulled a sulky from the paddock and set it afire. Bands of vandals dashed wildly through the stands, breaking windows, lighting bonfires, ripping program booths apart...