Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-13
NGLAND GOVERNED BY SPORTSMEN FOR SPORTSME

sucn sweeping sfats,,o-.
medlately Sir Caud, cr,.g In.
Crespigny famous sportir,,P ,9n
ana rather OF the Captair a. uaronG
VINO recently visited the T-ni,.i Iighi
with an English polo team s'a'a
the challenge Sir Claude y..ta.AA, W
pounds less than the rcdoubtstI,'' %
anu was 10 years older AT ,i- y'n,
ne when years count araips, "'e
but Burns refused % be co,,o, ' lfi
tne ring with the drc.oater bD ,h',
uncovered and nothing more was ma n.3
from him. was helt
lNVErERATE WALKER
The ponderous figure of RI a..
iuunaru Burdon Haldaue. secratar,' 7.
ssate ior war, sitting further along y.
athlete. His face ls almost ,1,,,. 'l'
~ wreathed In smiles ard .,,, ',''''ls''
the impression OF being fnlda ',,, sol
many balls OF varying -.g.s- ~ WI !"
the nose, one for each check ao ~. '
nous one for the forehead and , ,t.,
one Tor the chin. Ha'dira's 80,
long distance walking and ne b4s -
known TO cover go or 20 miles N 49,
country road day time and a,st.
only one who has attempted s,es
feat Knows what that means ".
Haldane Is "a years Old and yvo,-s'
we'll above 200 pounds ''s''
Another inVetcrute walker ln A.
present cabinet Is David Lloyd 60. '
chancellor OF the oNchoaucr aItbon..
he would make mo- claim Nm ar, .',
distance record as his colleague -rt,..-
miles Is as much as Doc would visp :,
attempt In the short span Of time A..
tween sunrise and sunset.
ROSTER OF sPoRTsMEN.
What Is true Of the members n, III.
cabinet and front bench OF the an.
position holds true as well Of the On.
tire house Of commons The memhe,
who does not acknowledge the donlr.
ion OF some sport In hls everyday M
liz a comparative rarity, II would be
interesting to record the membership
OF the house by sports, as: Golf 2is.
automobiling, ll9, rowing, Is. shoot.
ing, rs, and so on, through the entlrs
list, SO we'll are the particular veal.
nesses of the members known thai
those who are In the know can con.
struct the days calendar OF sporting
fixtures from a list OF the absentee,
from the chamber at Westminster
The Englishmans passion for snort
In now and then curbed By the party
whip" an official whose duty Il Is 10
see that the members are In Their
places when necessary. He sends out
circulars TO the members which read.
"A motion is expected, when your vote
IL earnestly desired In order that the
member may know just how much dan.
ger threatens him II he disregaris
the notice and goes horse racing or
shooting, or fishing a system of red
marks has been perfected by The
whip" II the word earnestly has
only one red mark under II the re.
ceiver is expected 10 come. n IL has
two he ought 10 come. n three he must
come and II four Il means stay away
at your peril"
But even then II Ia not necessary
that sport be neglected for this silly
government business 4 system Is In
vogue by which the party whlrs get
together and pair OF the members ~
opposing parties who Wish 10 get
away, Thus as the same number o.
possibIe yeas" and mos" are absent
the actual result is not affected
The protector Of the Pail Mall
Gazette, London newspaper Nhlch
nv the way, is now owned by ne
ersfwbile American citizen. william
waldorf Astor-in drawing up ne
prospectus said IL would be written
by gentlemen for gentlemen To par
aphrase the saying which has row
become historic. might say un
England IL governed by sportsmen i'r
sportsmen." For IN their passion for
snorts the members OF the house eui
reflect the tendency OF the man IN ths
street. r. IA SUI"