The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
Especial to Times-Farmer.) )

it the better we like our good old Bridgeport This little burgh is ann bilious; in fact, too much so. It has New York ideas. but does not know how to carry them out with the result that Toledo just now happens to be wide open. Gambling houses are reaping a harvest and everybody seems to have money--and plenty of 1t.
 Everywhere you go one Ereets you with a smile. Many q poor unsus- pecting soul has had to pay and pay heavily for misiuterpretiug that smile as ono of a friend. That is what is the main trouble with this city. Everybody wants to help; they're too anxious.
 Toledo boasts of a mayor who is "up to the minute" Yes. he is up to the minute: in fact he is SO up to date that were he to practice the same things in the East that he prac- ticcs here there would be a general massacre. for be it understood that Ills Honor finds time between eyer- cisinE his functions as mayor and att tending hanruets sponsored by a Bartsndors' union or Culinary Work ers Fraternal association and the like. to promote boxing at d municipal club.
 And the clerk at my hotel was kind enough 70 inform me that the matches staged there are as varied and many times more disappointing than those promoted by private indi- viduals. But the fact Is that private individuals have very little chance of conducting n show.
 In New England we say that the affairs of our state are controlled by some political machine" Here they
  a one-uau proposition. The other officials seem to be his assistants for his word is final and usually carried out. Sometimes some more or less daring office holder will rebel but that's all he does for In quicker time than it would take US to goggle some "zoup." he would be looking for another job.
 And thata why Toledo is paying no attention 10 these yarns that it will lose the championship bout between Willard and Dempsey on July 4. The mayor Is sponsoring the project And the mayor is IT here
 Those who have at times taken q slam at Joe ATuiylhfl back home would be In for big surprise If they could see the Danbury king here brow. Take it from your. truly. Joe is quite big cheese in this heavy weight championship affair. He Is as busy as bee but he has only a short while which to accomplish the many Nt:ie tasks assigned to him by his old paI. Tex Rickard.
 Joe Is camping right with Tex Rickard and the latter's assistants at Secor Hotel. There wasn't anything Joe didn't offer to do us when we pulled .n early this morning. When ft comes 10 generosity and willingness to do anything one has to tip his hat to the most abused man in Connec- ticut." MulvihilI it was, too, who first mentioned the name of Dave Fitzgerald to Dempsey and his man. ager. And if Dave really lands the job 1t will be due to the lobbying of MulvihilI
 Mulvy is acting as sort of a secre- tEy to Tex Rickard. and is the busiest man in this busiy burgh when Tex is out of town. And in the short whit that Joe has been here he has made many, many friends each of whom has a good word for him. Here Joe Mu1vihiN has a chance; in Connecti- cut for some reason or other, they object even to statements made by him being published in the newspa- pers.
 The first question Joe asked the writer when rve met was Well. ha. the governor announced his veto O. the boxing bill. yet?"
 'Yes. he has. Joe.' We said.
 Well. didn't I tell you he would never sign that biIl?" To which ] had to reply affirmatlvely, for one Sunday. Joe did come all the way from Hartford to inform Bridgeport newspapernen that the Eovernoi would not sign the bill.
 And Joe was right.
 Well, 1t does seem good to see Joe making good here. Surely he is wei Mixed by all those with whom he il working. Jack Kearns says he never met a more accommodating chap 1T his entire career.
 Barney Gerard and a group O. friends wired in today for reserva tons for the big fight. Barney vii make the trip to Toledo from Ne s York in an automobile. However there is something more than tn, mere fact of wanting to see the bou tha- will bring Gerard nere. Ba-nel expects Dempsey to be tho next cham pion.
 When he leaves his office in th. Columbia theater building down il New York he will plant inu his coa pocket a contract that will bind Jacl Dempsey to make a world tour u1 der the engagement of the burlesqu' and musical comedy mogul. Barne, promoted the Jack Dempsey athleti carnival that closed at Kansas Cit. several weeks ago and according t' Jack Kearns. the New Yorker clean ed up quite a little bankroll.
 Jack Dempsey has virtually con ssnted to make a world tour If h. ~dns the championship. The mo tfon picture concern that will photo graph the fight has already offered Jack Dempsey and the champion al offer to travel with the advance agen of the pictures when they are releas