Frank "Chick" Tricker was an American gangster in New York who, as a member of the Eastman Gang, served as one of its last leaders alongside Jack Sirocco.
After insulting several dance hall girls at Paul Kelly's club New Brighton, McManus confronted Tricker at Third Avenue and Jones Street and shot him in the leg.
While Tricker was recuperating in a local hospital, McManus was ambushed and killed by Sardinia Frank only a day later.
The club had a long history of violence as, only the previous year, three men had been killed in a dispute over a woman.
Following a failed armed robbery in 1911, Tricker and Sirocco left behind Zelig, who had been injured during the holdup, to be arrested.