He wore a cane and derby hat, They called him Bat, Bat Masterson. That little bit of ... that I could see was that it did not contain a sword hidden inside, a bit of self defense I eschewed ...

Always dapper, Gene Barry overcame his reluctance to take the starring role in the TV series "Bat Masterson" when he found out the Western lawman had worn a derby and carried a gold-handled cane ...

Bat Masterson, buffalo hunter, Army scout, lawman and gambler, died at his desk 100 years ago. He was writing his column for the old New York Morning Telegraph when his heart gave out at age 66.

Gene Barry, left, reprised the role of Bat Masterson ... But he learned the real Masterson, a U.S. scout and later a marshal, had worn a derby and carried a gold-handled cane, and the dapper ...