Career
Berger joined the Olympic Club in San Francisco when he was 16 years old. Berger had a few professional fights, with some success. He sparred with Bob Fitzsimmons on one of the latter"s tours, and managed Jim Jeffries for his fight in Reno, Nevada against Jack Johnson.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in San Francisco, California.
Berger, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.