Racetrack Higgins

[Racetrack Higgins]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400x; padding: 10px; background-image:url('http://i39.tinypic.com/2j0faz9.jpg'); border-right: 5px #000000 solid; border-top: 5px #000000 solid; border-left: 5px #000000 solid;] ANTHONY "RACETRACK" HIGGINS GAMBLER, SMOKER, TEMPERMENTAL, ENTITLED, LOUD, SMARTMOUTH, OPINIONATED, CYNICAL, AMBITIOUS, IMPATIENT Name: Anthony Higgins Newsie Nickname: Racetrack Origin of Newsie Nickname: The majority of his time (and his wages) are spent at the Sheepshead Bay Racetrack. Age: 16 Place of Origin: Manhattan Occupation: Newsie Public Knowledge: Fiercely loyal to Manhattan, can never pass up a gamble, insults people often. History Anthony's father, Joseph Higgins, was living as a successful clergyman in Manhattan when he met Simona Giusti, a young Italian woman just come over from Bologna. Simona was beautiful, and her father, who had made the trip with her, didn't hesitate to marry her off to an American in hopes she could live a better life, although initially Simona rejected the union, insisting she was not in love with Joseph. But eventually, Joseph married Simona and taught her the language, the two becoming close during the course of their relationship. It didn't take long for them to truly fall in love, and soon they raised enough money to bring Simona's mother, Giulia Danzetti, to America. Giulia was taught English and lived with her daughter and son-in-law in a small apartment in Manhattan. After the birth of their first son, Thomas, the family ran into financial trouble, and to make matters worse, Joseph's trusted friend betrayed them all and stole everything of value from their home. Anthony was their second son, and was born into a life of poverty and hardship. One day, Joseph, Simona and Thomas vanished. They went into Long Island and never came back home. No one could find out what happened to them, and Anthony was barely a year old when it happened. His grandmother, "Nonna Giulia", raised him and taught him Italian until he was nine years old, when she passed away. With no one to take care of him, Anthony took to the streets and found the Lodging House on his own accord. When told he had to be a newsie to live there, he quickly became one. He learned how to sell by watching the older boys, and soon expressed a natural aptitude. He's lived at the Lodging House for six years, and at age twelve he was introduced by an older newsie named Johnny to card games, gambling and horse race bets. He loved the thrill of chance right away. About the Player Player Name: Jace Requested Borough: Manhattan Characters Played: Jack Kelly, Specs, Smarty Jones Timezone: Eastern Time (ET) Anything else: Nope. this app was coded by pygmi of caution 2.0