The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-26
From The Betting
 Ring To Sheriff
Circular" Joe Vendig, Once A Well-known BoOkmaker Now A Deputy Sheriff And May Have To Raid Some Of His O.d Pals

New York, Jan. 26.-Circular Joe Vendig, one time racing bookmaker, who has just been made a special deputy sheriff by Sheriff Julius liar burger. said yesterday afternoon that he had accepted the appOin ment be- cause it looked like "a good bet"
 Being out of the bookma king game at present, however, MT. Vendig re- fused to quote the odds" he had mentally chalked up against the job before he let the sheriff pin the gold badge of courage upon his double breasted vest.
 But he did admit that they had looked more tempting before his visit burger could order him to raid a gambling house at any time.
 Though, of course, Rarburger would never do that" he added.
 ''But suppose he did?' persisted his interviewer.
 Circular Joe, who during his old days in the betting ring gave snap judg- ment on suppositions involving thou ton for almost a minute before reply ing. Then he said slowly:
 well, I took the oath of office and I'm going to keep it So if the sher- if orders me to do anything like that I'll have to obey.''
 The possibilities of Deputy Sher'n Vendig leading a raid against son,e line caused a choking sound to en- anate from a very pretty brunette stenographer who had Teen taking die tation from Supt. Joseph H. Vendis of a taxicab company If there was any mirth in the situation, however, the immobile features of the former boOlSmaker did not betray it.
 i've been in business now for two years,'' he said, changing the sub- ject. "But I tell you it was pretty hard settling down to this office game after being on the turf for thirty years"
 Did you carry any of your philos- ophy Of the betting ring into your business 9"
 Circular Joe'' pulled his derby down bit more over his forehead, shot a keen glance at his interrogator and then said:
 There's only one kind of phi'oso- phy in any game, whether it's gam med it all up when he said: You can't go into a church, make a funnel out of your hands, shout out a curse and expect it to echo back a pray err
 ''01ow as to this deputy sheriff job of mine, it's good bet. There's no salary attached to it. but it gives man a chance to be a good citizen why I took it. I'm in business now. and I want to do my part keep 'ng the game agoin' and agoin' right
 At which juneture the new deputy SIlSl III LOOh HIS SOlu OtiuSS IIOiII HIS vest pocket, where he had carefully placed it before running the gauntlet of congratulatory business associates this morning. and gazed at it fond V but at the same time a bit sheepishly
 why don't you wear it where every one can see it?'' urged the reporter
 ''Aw, it's too big" said its proud possessor, hastily thrusting it back into his pocket.
 And then he begged to he excused from any further conversation, either about his new job or the old days, when he earned his nane of "Circu- ar Joe.' by taking almost any bet offered and then circI'ng around the ing. placing it with other ''bookies'' f 1t was too biz for him to hanf4Ie l iIone-or if he could get a shade the l rest of the price, by laying some of i t off,