The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
JUDGE AND A SPORTSMAN TOO
TRAITS az THF ~ RIST 70 HO
TRIED CRIPPE\.
her~tsn-. - TRACK \th,rtr in His Z ni>r r-
s,iy DN,-. ~iiii u hren,s Interested
In Tennis anal sricAea tan aud does
= sins NrIi ui> Na,< on the nrarh.

faction The .ulozle> " IN. American and
European press nn tn" conduct 1T the
C-ippen murder trial nj The Old Bailey
last week aud these ruoGie- ar" well
deserved Tn" British system "f getting
straight nj he essential iaCts and cutting
out all cNtran-ou- matter is always rigor-
ously applied IN thr-e criminal cases and
brings theIr - speedy iinish. r: here
IL no Juig. on tho British bench who can
=" well apply these principles rs tho Lord
Chief Justice. Lord ANerstone. whose
turn 1t happened To h. 10 preside at the
Old Bale nsi week Lord NlvsrStone
H. compac, NJ III IN. qualities that 10 ~
max. a good Judgr. HIS appearance -
on. of Impressive dignity His cleGnrui
f-ature~ has large and n.d's.ve head ana
brow s.u tie m" Clrl~ intellect. which
natural character and tanning have en-
dowed vttn "A wonderful power Of ConceH-
tration
Aly.r ~ never wanl"r. from the
poinI and allows non" els" to dc 80
Speaking at 4, dime. "f III. sphinx Club
some two yalr- ago. when the subject
for discussion va, "pr!bliC,rr and sport.
Lord AIv.r.tpu- had been preceded h.
t~o~eh known sport -men Lord kenn1ird
and Guy NrvkLlls When the Lord th's'
got up h. >aid Ii the distinguished
speakers who haN. addressed Va had
been IN my c,ur, should har" inter
rupted them seya al times. ! interrupt
counsel III my cart fo- the purpose 81
making them keep - the point. And
strictly II he pom, mus counsel and w.t.
n.-Ssas ~tiryS when the Lord Chief pre-
sides Nlarvt-llousiy ImpaTiIGl. kindly.
patient n-' IL at the same tim" stern ana
an ,lncumpromi-ng upholie- nj the dig
niiy of the. law He has bag voice. rich
and mellow not q word not "A syllable. -
ever lost ~ an IN he fu'theSt corner Of the
court He has tn" swing grace Of humor
man and sport sman IN the hest
asnse of ~" word fairly sums up III"
character OF Lord Alverstone. A. Cam
bridge and arterward II. was known -
HI. friends ~ -Dicky Webster Born in
1872 b. will n. ~ years old next Decent
her. Few men ten years his junior are
phvsic.lllv - ft. 4 scholar OF Trinity
College Cambridge, mathemat cal
wrangier and an honors man IN classics
Wabst ,r ~ u young man was also a great
,nleta HiS interest in athletics - a.
keen now IA ever. Al the sphinx dinner
already referred to he met the puglllst
Tommy Burns A. he shook hands with
ak. Mr. Burns. and still an athlete Al
Cambridge Webster. who Of cours. got
his blue was the great amateur half
miller and put more than one record y"
his crrdi, Bal all Sports are dear -
him. On Saturday night. the evening Of
tn. last day OF the Crippen trial. after
sentencing a murderer TO the scaffold
with an obvious break in his strong full
voice. he fulfilled an old engagement and
wen, 20 the Holborn Hall 20 see the finish
of the great billiard match between
Stevenson and Inman. and presented the
chsll.p o., cup TO the winner. Stevenson.
The Lord Chief Jus,ice Of England ~ a.
rood I iud-, Of billia ida. of track AT hl-rics.
Of c-scS .. football and tennis as no ls Of
law ed i.stiCc Many OF his not v"rv
humorous nous OF i"isur" ar. sp"nt at
Ournn.s ,tIb III. goa. athletic c'nir''
q; L,.dpn An important tennis match
will always find MIN k'"n and critical
wa;curr IN ih- front row Of IN" gallery
wrnn D. can get away from work. A
c.icE o: mitch at Lords or the Oval
or a Cooth match will always attract
him No mean cricket"t himself IN the
past. h., - to-dIv prcsiden, ot he Surrey
COM y Cf.Ck", Club. on OF tn IA ''t
In To country. and - also part autno'
of tn. history IF IN" club. sports
man from his hoyhocd. IN" Lord Chief
Justice - n sport sman az the age 81 s. and
will 10, 10 ~" cnd
10 sk.'ch however short. Of Lord
AI,.r.tone would bs complete unless .
contained some reference - his singing,
A. athletics - hi- passion out OF doors
music Is hrs love IN less strenuous mo-
ment. Tn. ricn. mellow voice. so inn
press!ve on the bench. - turned To
account els. here in various vows In
the stIrpIice ed choir ~ ~ Mary Abbott
Church. kensngton on. the athletic fzdr-
nf Lord Aly.rs,one ~ To be- seen every
Sunday when he ~ IN London ~ other
times no ANAL ear can troll out with better
-r.ci RI. good old English songs
He j. an amateur Who has taken the
trouble 80 cultivate his voice IL - per
hapa no breach Of confidence - saw that
tho Lord Chief Justice Of England has
seldom looked happier or more thor.
ouzhly genial than when. on occasion.
after singing an old ngish song AZ the
Savage Club he has been persuaded TO
follow ~ up With the Judges song from
Gilbert and Sullivans Trial by jury
Af.s- he has sung the phrase And now
lam a Judge. how the members thunder.
And a good Judge too The chorus
mi rb, aIrnos, ne heard ~ the Old Bailey
But al such times the existence of such
, place is forgotten. As has been said.
the Lord Chief Justice has the power Of
concsnt ration a~i sticks to the point
In hand
jailed to the bar IN 1893. Lord Aver
stones career has been one of steady
snore.-. He took silk IN 1873 and was
returned a. Conservative member for
Launca-ton to the House 81 Commons
n, 1896. afi.rward sitting for the Isle n
" ,ght TIL 1900. He was Attorney General
rss.-ss. ssss-s: and iseS-is0o. and then
t.,,me Master 81 the Rolls. and in the
-lrne year. IN th. death Of Lord Russell
n KiIlowen. Lord Chief Justic" Of Eng
land Al this. bar he had a large and lucra-
ttys practice He was no great specialist.
t,t a. IN private life. "a strong all round