Rand McIntyre

From The Great Outdoor Fight

Rand McIntyre was the runner-up in the 1918 Fight. He became infamous after the Fight when it was revealed that he had bet large sums of money on Nathan Elton Gilman, that year's winner. McIntyre had a series of bad investments that had put him nearly $15,000 in debt, and he had placed bets on Gilman with a number of bookies, as Gilman was not a favourite to win the Fight. McIntyre received nearly $20,000 for his series of bets, but one of the disgruntled bookies leaked these bets to the press. McIntyre's eldest daughter and brother would both later claim that McIntyre had told them that he would "take care of their money problems" in the Fight

[edit] Controversy & Disappearence

McIntyre's life was turned upside down by the revelation of his gambling. He was accused by many people of having fixed The Fight, and was treated as a pariah. Gilman, with whom he had become friends, cut off all contact with him, feeling that McIntyre had "tarnished" his victory. Sources close to McIntyre also reported vandalism and damage to their property at this time.

On February 15, 1919, Rand McIntyre told his wife and children that he was going out for a walk, and he never returned. There were unconfirmed reports that he had been seen standing on a bridge in his hometown later that day, and as a result most people assumed he had committed suicide. There are still many people who maintain, though, that he was killed on the orders of the Ruling Body, in order to avoid prolonging the controversy. No body has ever been recovered.