The morning times., 1896-07-05
A JOLLY JUDGE.
EnXla nd's Chief Justice n Great Fa
vorite With Boys

vorite With Boys
The most interesting friend that boys
and girls possess will be in this country
in August He is the lord chief justice
OF England.
There is hardly more popular char
acter among British boys anywhere than
his lordship. He joins ia their games to
this very day. Perhaps he is the FIRST
lord chief justice that ever played leap
frog. He did this last year with some
Harrow boys on the green before the
school. But he should be particularly
liked by the boys of this country because
lie played in one of the few baseball games
yet witnessed in England.
IL came about in tas way. The Rt Hon.
Charles Lord Russell, of Killowen, e. c.
NJ c.. to give his fun title has been known
throughout his career as a friend of field
sports, particularly cricket. He is director
in many school boards. Whenever he
visits these schools. he asks the boys about
their gaines and occasionally takes a
hand in them. That is how he comes to
be a cricket player ani u tennis player
and various other things. Whenever the
boys OF rival schools get up match, and
the chief justice is within reach, ne is
called upon to umpire it. He never re-
cept it, He told a class at Eton this
spring that he would prefer to be the finest
bowler in England to holding the premier
ship OF Great Britain. The boys gave him
three cheers.
1t happened one day that a game of
baseball was proposed between some
Southwark pronounced Suthark) Eoys in
London and a nine composed of lads
belonging to a rarocliiai school, of which
LIE 10 "A Nf,yy VA mo- of
baseball, Is rare in England. They pre-
fer cricket over there. But a few years
ago an effort was made to Introduce our
national game into Britain. II has Not
met with much success. The English say
it is too boyisii. Perhaps that may be
why only the boys OF England have taken
much interest in baseball as yet.
Well. when the game was arranged, an
umpire was essential. particularly so in
view of the fact that nobody understood
much of the matter. or course. Lord
Russell was selected. II the boys had
their way in England his lordsbip would
spend most of hts time in managing their
sporting contests.
The game was a great success. His
lortisiiip. always posted in the matter of
games, did tue umpiring like hero. The
London sporting papers made very merry
over the affair. particularly as one Of
tue teams got $50 runs and there Were sew
enteen innings. 1t seems that the game
ended very much sooner than had been cx-
pected and his iordship suggested that
they go ahead and have more innings. He
evidently thought it was quite usual
thing.
tmusthaye been very remarkable game.
Sporting Life. in pokinG fun at his lord
ship. observes that nobody got put out in the
first inning at ALL In the fourth inning
the ball was lost and the man at the bat
made ten home runs one right after the
other and had them all counted by the
umpire. 1t may he inferred that his lord
ship might not be just the man to umpire
game on this side of the water.
However. he is such lover Of SPORTS
that one can easily forgive him. lie is at
the head of an association which helps
amateur sports among boys and girls In
Engla nd He himself has given many
prizes He is an honorary member OF
school girls cricket team In England. In
short the hobby ef this lord chief justice
is to encourage sports among young people.
His mission to this country has Eo:hing
to do with sports. however. He comes to
attend a gathering of lawyers and he will
land in New York about August 10. BE
may make a tour Of our country and as he
is a very genial man. he will undoubtedly
be popular. Perhaps he'll undertake to
umpire baseball game If somebody asks
him.