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Hit Us and You Hit 3000
The Beginning's
Frank M. Ragen, neighborhood leader and future City Commissioner, founded the Morgan Athletic Club in the Stockyards neighborhood in 1900. By 1912, the group had taken on the honorary name "Ragen's Colts," and numbered in membership nearly 3,000. The Colts were partly a baseball team and partly a violent gang during their existence, and their original headquarters were here, at 5528 S. Halsted (later they moved to a new clubhouse at 52nd and Halsted). Both locations are now empty lots.
The Colts were one of a number of Southside athletic clubs, with membership drawn primarily from the Irish Catholic families who once populated the Bridgeport and Stockyards neighborhoods along Halsted St. Members played in recreational amateur leagues against other, similar, baseball teams across the city. Football was also popular, and a group of Ragen's Colts formed the original nucleus of the professional Chicago Cardinals, who later became the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals, and even later, the Arizona Cardinals.
Who Are We?
The gang quickly expanded, numbering 160 members by 1902 and 2,000 by 1908. It earned the motto "Hit Me and You Hit 3,000". By the end of the decade, the gang had financed careers of hundreds of Chicago city officials, including prominent aldermen, police chiefs, and city treasurers, as well as Ragen himself. Ragen became Chicago police commissioner. By 1920, many members of the gang had become notorious criminals and gunmen, such as William "Gunner" McPadden, Harry Madigan, Joseph "Dynamite" Brooks, Danny McFall, Hughey "Stubby" McGovern, Davy "Yiddles" Miller, and Ralph Sheldon.
Getting Noticed
During Prohibition, the gang soon began bootlegging. Member Ralph Sheldon formed his own group and began hijacking rival liquor shipments. While the gang came into conflict with the Chicago Outfit during the bootleg wars, Capone, impressed with the gang, hired them as enforcers for the organization. The Irish Ragen gang were eventually absorbed into the organization following the establishment of the National Crime Syndicate in 1932. Many members would later become top leaders of the Chicago crime syndicate.
For Our Irish Pride
Ragen's Colts were also self-styled vigilante protectors of their neighborhood. Their slogan, "Hit me, and you hit 3,000," encapsulated their purpose. As an example, in 1922, an outsider was spotted ogling a 16 year-old girl in the neighborhood. When her mother left the house to run an errand, she came across two Colts and told them about the creep. They promptly found him and killed him on the street.
This kind of justice also extended to their Irish heritage. When Eli Erickson, an anti-Papist activist, came to Rogers' Park to give a speech denouncing the Knights of Columbus, a group of Colts made the trek across town to attend and disrupt his speech by throwing chairs at Erickson as soon as he took the stage. In another instance, an effigy of a Klu Klux Klansman was publicly burned at Colts' headquarters, again because of the Klan's anti-Catholic stance.
Our Race Is Supreme
Despite their opposition to the Klan, Ragen's Colts were also central to the worst race riots Chicago has ever seen. Before 1910, most African-Americans in Chicago lived in the "Black Belt," a de facto segregated strip of blocks on either side of State St., beginning south of 22nd. The "Great Migration" of southern blacks fleeing Jim Crow (and the boll weevil) into the industrial cities of the north, including Chicago, began in the years following 1910, and created pressure to extend the Black Belt west toward the Stockyards -- Colts' territory. The Colts, along with other Irish gangs, engaged in years of petty terrorism against blacks intended to maintain the racial integrity of their neighborhood.
The worst conflagration occurred during the Summer of 1919. The trouble started on the afternoon of July 27, 1919, when a 17 year-old African-American boy playing on a raft in Lake Michigan near 26th St. accidentally floated into a white-only beach area. Toughs on the beach began throwing rocks at the boy, who consequently drowned. Onlookers ran to find police, but Officer Daniel Callahan refused to take action against the killers, a fact that enraged the black community, who massed for a protest at 29th and Cottage Grove Ave.
The incident was just what the Colts and other white gangs had been waiting for: an opportunity to start an all-out race riot. At the Stockyards, the Colts waited for black workers to leave their jobs in the slaughterhouses, then beat them with wooden clubs, iron pipes, and hammers, killing several. Other group of rioters stormed streetcars carrying blacks through white neighborhoods, dragging riders off and pummeling them to death on the street. In retaliation, a black mob at 36th and State stoned a white peddler, pulling him off his cart and stabbing him in full view of hundreds of onlookers. Black gangs began attacking any whites they came across throughout the city.
For the next several days, teams of marauding white teenagers drove through the Black Belt, firing weapons at anyone they saw on the street, and attempting to avoid return sniper fire. In another incident, a group of Chicago police, attacked by a black man armed with a brick, fired into a crowd of nearly 1,500 blacks gathered at 35th and Wabash, killing several.
The violence began to creep northward, nearly to the Loop, and the threat of citywide destruction was very real. Racially motivated murders on the North and West sides of the city took place on the 29th. Finally, on July 30, Mayor "Big Bill" Thompson requested the Illinois state militia step in, and simultaneously ordered the (temporary) closure of the Colts' headquarters. 6,200 guardsmen entered the Black Belt and finally restored order. By this time, 23 blacks and 15 whites were dead, with hundreds more injured. None of the Colts (or any other white gang members) were arrested for their role in the riot.
The Colts continued terrorizing Chicago's African-American population on a smaller scale for another eight years. In 1926, a group of Colts lured a black man behind their headquarters with an offer of free drinks, then stabbed and shot him dead. The following day's Tribune headline is surely a classic: "Four Morons Kill Negro at Ragen Colts' Hangout"
New Beginning's
The Chicago Police is clamping down on us. Even Chicago's own militia is attacking us. The State of Illinois is not safe for us. It is time for us to leave Chicago. but where will we go? Money is short. Our business fronts are closing too fast for us to handle.
The Colts, with the help of the Chicago Outfit, have relocated to Liberty City. and would you know? Some of our rival Valley Gang boys are here. Time to do what we do best. Terrorize the neighborhood in the name of Ireland. Bring back the Irish Pride. Pride that some gangs, like the Mafia's, have taken away from us. Our Nest you may ask? We are deeply located in Algonquin. Still quiet. We are the Neighborhood watch for all ye Irish American's out there in Liberty City. With the help of a few freind's, we are here to stay. Hit Us And you Hit 3,000
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Uachtarán - President - The Leader of Ragen's Colts ------------------------- Gunner - William "Gunner" McPadden - One of the three most notorious gangsters from Ragen's Colts. Gunner is well Gunner. He is the go to guy in any sort of firefight. Ragen can count on him when he needs Gunner the most in any sort of fight, from Car to Sea to Hand-to-Hand combat.
Dynamite - Joseph "Dynamite" Brooks - One of the three most notorious gangsters from Ragen's Colts. He makes it or breaks it for the gang when dealing with other gangs. He has great insight on Italian Gangs/Mafia's. (See alliance with Chicago Outfit) And can be a smooth talker when needed. Also, Dynamite lives up to his name when it comes to explosives.
Yiddles - Davy "Yiddles" Miller - One of the three most notorious gangsters from Ragen's Colts. Good ole "Yiddles". Always finds a way to laugh when stuck in firefight. when times are down he brightens up the mood. But watch out. Usually after a joke he tells you, a bullet to the head follows. ------------------------- Fear dílis - Faithful Man - The equivalent of a Capo in the mafia. They never question the Ard-Rí's word. They run the gang below them and are the ones who have a squad made up of soldiers. ------------------------- Fear cnaipe - Button Man - Has been around for a while. Knows his stuff with a gun. Can use it well in a TDM. Never backs down from a firefight. ------------------------- saighdiúir - Soldier - Actual member. Goes in a fights for Ragen. Still performs jobs but has a little bit more respect. ------------------------- ionchas - Prospect - Looking to join the gang. Must perform jobs. Stay close. always watched.
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Happiness Island: Where we smuggle in Irishmen from Mother Ireland.
Irish Pub: Favorite venue among the Colts to go drinking while in Algonquin.
Stienway Beer Gardens: Ragen's Colts regular meeting place. Beer, Darts and good ole Irish Commodity.
Alderny Ports: Ragen's Colts often do deals here with Italian's and Russian's.
Car Erotica Garage: Our Wheels are located here. Also a business front for Ragen's Colts.
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This post has been edited by ++Ragens Colts++ on Friday, Jul 6 2012, 16:23
Bagel- Goodluck. With Dilo anything is possible. Group: Members
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ár Iomann Our Hymn
Low, lie the Fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing We dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling
"Nothing matters Mary when you're free Against the Famine and the Crown I rebelled they ran me down Now, you must raise our child with dignity"'
This Particular Video Was Made In Tribute To All The Irish Fans That Sung This Song During The, UEFA Euro 2012 Championship Match Between Spain And Ireland. Even Though Ireland Was Losing 4-0, The Irish Showed Their Pride And Love For Their Boys In Green.
It brings visions of a mother's parting from a dear lad; a father's difficult good-bye to his son; a lover's parting in time of war.It is an incredible piece of music which can be heard in pubs and in churches, at parades and wakes, by choirs and soldiers. To the expatriate Irish, it has become an unofficial anthem to the home country left behind, the home of their fathers, Mother Ireland.
Ireland's Call To Her People. Listen Up You Colts! Take Hear To Such A Call. Fight For Your Pride Now. Do Not Fall So Easily! Stand Up And Fight For Ireland And all Her Glory Now!
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This post has been edited by Dilo on Saturday, Jul 7 2012, 15:17
Bagel- Goodluck. With Dilo anything is possible. Group: Members
Joined: Dec 16, 2011
QUOTE (expressgoalie12 @ Saturday, Jun 30 2012, 07:26)
So Dilo you know how I live in Chicago.My gradpa used to have friends in this gang no friggin joke
Not surprising if true. Considering the influence this gang had on the area. Plus it was located in a dominate Irish area in Chicago. And the did have 2000-3000 members (depending on which site you go to).
Well good night GTAF. Expecting spam and flame later. I have to workout and then work in 8 hours toddles.
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QUOTE (++Ragens Colts++ @ Saturday, Jun 30 2012, 02:08)
"Low, lie the Fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing We dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling "Nothing matters Mary when you're free Against the Famine and the Crown I rebelled they ran me down Now, you must raise our child with dignity"'
Well. I, Dilo incase some of you still don't know, have returned to the Irish Gang Life. My spell at a Mafia, the respected Ivanovs, did not turn out the way i thought i would. I just didn't feel right. I dunno, maybe it was the Russian women. Who knows? Maybe im just more Irish than Italian, if you catch my drift.
Well Ragen's Colts is up now. Page's have been updated. What Can you find in each post you say?
Well here is my little Table of Contents...
1st Post: Here we have our Story. Our Ranks and Description of each is rank is displayed under the roster. Below that we have our modest turf map. And our Application.
2nd Post: Ragen's Code is listed first. Followed by Our Gallery- Including video's, avatar, and soon sigs!.
3rd Post: Next our Allies and enemies are listed
4th Post: Armory is located here- Clothing, Transportation, and of course, weapons!
I encourage all to read and look at the whole thing. I put lots of time, and so did the graphic artist, into the page and its opening post. Be aware i will also be adding more things. Go Ragen's Colts!
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