Who was the first pro athlete indicted for a crime committed during play?

Dave Forbes of the Boston Bruins hockey team was indicted for a crime committed during a match.

He was alleged to have used aggressive force on an opponent.

On July 18, 1975, his trial for criminal assault ended in a hung jury.

What American writer said, “I don’t think any novelist should be concerned with literature”? Jacqueline Susann (1918-74) said, "I don't think any novelist should be concerned with literature". She was the immensely successful author of such fiction bestsellers as Valley of the Dolls (1966), The Love Machine…
Who won the first Army–Navy football game? The Navy won the first Army–Navy football game, 24-0. The game was played at West Point, New York, on November 29, 1890.
When did the Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles? The Brooklyn Dodgers left Ebbets Field and moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 baseball season.
Was Wilt Chamberlain the first pro basketball player over seven feet tall? Although Wilt Chamberlain was not the first seven-foot-tall basketball player, he was the first to dispel the then common notion that big, tall men were awkward players. At 7 feet, 1 inch and…
Which ice hockey player holds the lifetime record for scoring goals? Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, who scored 801 goals in his 25-year career, from 1946 to 1971 has the lifetime record for scoring goals.
How old was Satchel Paige when he signed to a major league team? Forty-two-year-old Leroy "Satchel" Paige became the oldest rookie in pro baseball when he signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1948. He had been a pitcher in the Negro Leagues since 1926.