The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-07

green before the school But he should
be particularly liked by the boys of
this country because he played in one
of the few baseball games yet wit
messed in England.
1t came about in this way: The Ri.
Hon. Charles Lord Russell of Killowen,
G. c. NJ. G., to give his full title, has
been known throughout his career as
friend of field sports, particularly
cricket. He is a director in many
school boards. Whenever he visits
these schools he asks the boys about
their games ana occasionally takes a
hand in them. That is how he comes
to be a cricket player and tennis
player and various other things. When
ever the boys of rival schools get up a
match, and the chief justice is within
reach, he is called upon to umpire it.
He never refuses these invitations if
he can possibly accept. He told a class
at Elton this spring that he would
prefer to be the finest bowler in Eng
land to holding the premiership of
Great Britain. The boys gave him
three cheers.
1t happened one day that a game of
baseball was proposed between some
Southwark pronounced Southark) boys
IN London, and a nine composed of
lads belonging TO a parochial school
of which his lordship is director. Now,
a game of baseball is rare in England.
They prefer cricket over there. But a
few years ago an effort was made to
introduce our national game into Great
Britain; it has not met with much
success. The English say it is too
boyish. 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 UNI
pire was essential, particularly so in
view Of the fact that nobody under
stood much of the matter. Of course,
Lord Russell was selected. If the boys
had their way in England his lordship
would spend most of his time in man
aging their sporting contests.
Inc game was great success. His
lordship, always posted in the matter
of games, did the umpiring like a hero.
The London sporting papers made very
merry over the affair, particularly as
one of the teams got $50 runs and
there were seventeen innings. 1t
seems that the game ended very much
sooner than had been expected, and
his lordship suggested that they go
ahead and have more innings. He
evidently thought it was quite a usual
thing. 1t must have been a very re-
markable game. Sporting Life, in polk
ing fun at his lordship, observes that
nobody got put out in the first inning
at dll. LII lHe lOuTlH inning the pail
was lost and the man at the bat made
ten home runs one right after another
and had them all counted by the UNI
pire. 1t may be inferred that his lord
ship might not be just the man to
umpire a game on this side of the
water.
However. he is such a lover Of
sports that one can easily forgive him.
He is at the head Of an association
which helps amateur sport among boys
and girls in England He himself has
given many prizes. He is an honorary
member of a school girls cricket team
in England In short, the hobby of
this lord chief justice is to encourage
sports among young people.
His mission to this country has moth
ing to do with sports, however. He
comes to attend a gathering of lawyers
and he will lard in New York about
August 10. He may make a tour OF
our country and as he is very genial
man, he will undoubtedly be popular
Perhaps he'll undertake to umpire a
baseball game if somebody asks him