The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

 BY ROGER TERRI


 ROGER TERRI
 nIFERF were others besides Clark \ F. Hane, Jr, of the Bridgeport team who sought the sevives of Alex Ferguson, former Ameriran hurier, when it was evident that Miller Hug gins of the Yankees was about to let him go Among these was Barney Dreyfus of the PittsDurg club. Bar ney wanted Alex in the worst way and was prepared to make any sort of sacrifice and meet any proposi- ton to land the hurler. but Miller was insistent that he should not have him and therefore sent him to Toledo.
 This information was furnished me by Umpire Brown who is officiating at the Brfdgeport-New Haven series Brown is a Pittsburyher and is a close and intimate friend of DreyfuS When Brown heard that the Tanks wore about to send Fergie adrift he advised Barney to grab the hurler. Dreyfus made special trip to New York and argued and argued with Huggins for the player, but Millers only response was: He won't do you any good"
 However, Barney tfd not stop there. He returned later to New York. but again Miller refused to give him up- Ddseusted. Barney returned to Pitts burgh and Ferguson was sent along to Toledo.
 CPEAKING of Toledo, by the way. O reminds us that that burgh today fs about the liveHest place on the
 L.. NGf gressive city in these United States. This is a fact that can be readily supported by figures that will bear me out As a matter of fact, Toledo has been coming along for the past four years. During the war it man. ufactured munitions and other war supplies. Unlike the manufacturers of Bridgeport, however, the Tole- dians looked forward to quheter times and made plans accordingly with the result that industrially Toledo Is as active as it ever was. And there is as much money out there today as there was when the intuition plants were working 24 hours per day.
 There is another reason why Toledo fs so progressive and that is that it has a fearless. considerate, public spirited and progressive mayor who will not allow a certain element to EtGp Tn ana tell nlIH IO run Ille ClNJ- He rules with an iron hand. Yet he is the most popular executive in Ohio.
 Here Is one mayor who appreciates a good boxing bout; who is a persist ent booster of the manly sport and who has defied those who opposed the sport to show him there was any thing wrong with it. Here is one ex- eclitive who has had initiative enough to tell a certain few. that he repre- sents the entire population and no select class.
 A NtD it will interest boxing fans h hereabout to know also that the Mayor of Toledo is also boxing pro Inoter. Not one boxing show is missed by the executive. He attends every show and when a lad shows well and proves his mettle he imme- diately goes ahead and signs him for an appearance in a bout before tho municipai-governed club.
 The Mayor has catered and still Is catering to all the people of Toledo. He isn't siding with anybody. He has a mind of his own and is tndepend- ient enough to stand by his beliefs ir- irrespective of political or church op- position. That's the big reason why Toledo today is so progressive. It's ,got a real mayor at the helm of a 'rea1 peoples sovernment---really ded- Heated Ito the people, for the people and by the people"
 So 1t is no wonder that wise Tex iHsickard should have selected such community.
 All F1DNTSDAY night at the Castro " we met Leo P. Flynn. Leo took Perceptions to stateme ents made by lshe writer in connection with the last boxing hivver staged at New Haven l1n which 1t was stated that Pete rHInrtley of Derby developed cold feet and ran out of his match with Louis rBogash." L. P. denies this in most emphatic terms. He denies having promised Promoter Dick CurIey that he would allow Hartley to box Bo- sash on the 29th of last month, after ifhe show had been postponed from fhe 18th. Said Leo:
 T did not speak to Curley. He wanted me to call off aamatch that l had arranged with a Lowell. Mass. Fpromoter. I told him that I could -1rot do that, but that I would try to get that club to postpone the show. f But the matchmaker refused to do eEhfs and told Dick and he said then he would use Johnny Martin against &sogash. Duck Curley knew several days before the night of the bouts shat Pete Hartley would not appear. 6or and my wife informed him of Ehe fact. Hartley had never devel- Oped cold feet. And Bogash isn't the sort of chap who is going to force Pete Hartley to begin getting cold Feet now, either"
 HnE greatest boost boxing ever re- " cefved in this city was recorded "Wednesday at the aAno when An lnounoer Frank Brfthwette informed che fans that Honest Terry Lee ssill give half of his earnings from the a11-star show that he will stage here on May 26 to the Salvation Army in recognition to the 'splendid service it has rendered the country in the re- cent war; When it comes to fhoughtfulnees and readiness to help the other fellow or q worthy cause, Terry Ice always did rank first, any way. Good luck and plenty of money,
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