The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
POPE Plus LOVER
OF CLEAN SPORTS
POntiff Takes to Athletics. and
Is Enthusiastic as a
Boy.
BY CLEMENT j. BARRETT.
Cable to The Tribune.


ROME Nov, l2.--Cardinal NannGteli,
VINO represented tho pope at the Euchar-
istic congress in Montreal. is back again,
and he has delighted him with his re-
ports about The United States, The ven
erablc head OF the Roman Catholic church
probably knows moro about the American
republic than any other man of exalted
rank in Europe. he WAS especially
pleased at tho delegates reports about
tho Catholic school children. who joiner
Ia the demonstrations in his honor In
New York and Brooklyn. Incidentally
their meeting brings out the fact that
the pope is d great lover OF healthy out
door sports and that when boy and
youth, too, he cXccled AS a runner and
pontif Immensely was told Of the altar
hoys of ST. Francis XsNcr's church, in
BROOKLYN n. Y. Tho youngsters. who
arc numerous body. have two football
OF athletic clubs. While the cardinal
MAS visiting a. Long Island summer re-
sort. close by ex President Roosevelts
home. he was visited hv delegation of
elected him protector Of their clubs,
which position is. OF coursc, purely hon
orary. He told tlle pope that he had
promised the lads that ne would tell
him about what they were doing TO
build themselves uD by field sports. The
pope listened with much interest TO the
nsrretive about the youngsters. and said
he wished the boys OF this country would
follow their example.
Lover Of Clean Sports.
Pope Plus, as stated is A lover of
clean athletic sports of all kinds. There
are many athletic organizations COM
posed Of Catholic young men In this city
On one occasion about year ago. one
tcurnam ment Just before the tourney be-
gan the holy father delegated ono of his
household clergy to tell the young men
that they had his blessing. Ono Of his
photographers photographed the array as
they were drawn up on the field, and he
has a copy Of the picture among his per-
sonal possessions, Every row and again
permission Is given some of tho Catholic
football players to play In the papal
grounds. And whenever this happens the
pope goes 10 quiet corner out OF range
to sec them at the game. lie has bcen
known 10 show his enthusiasm by hand
tlons upon which he gives leave for the
use OF the grounds is that there shall
be no rough play nor massing that might
result in the injury to any of the teams.
Preference is given TO working boys and
grown up schoolboys.
Is Great Walker.
When the pope was a young country
priest he was noted as q. walker. lie
was accustomed to walk twenty and thlr-
~ miles day on pastoral work. for his
parish was DIG one. Even Wn@n pro-
NOTED and long after he had reached the
rank of bishop. he continued his walks.
He might have travelled in state, but he
preferred TO jog along country roads. To
his outdoor exercise he attributes his
vlgor, which remains with him. although
hc is now old man. When patriarch OF
Venice the pope frequently induIged in
cross country walks.
Protest Against Outrage.
"The speech which Mayor ERNEST Ma
than made attacking the Catholic church
and the pope was read all over the world,
That II produced a sense of insult not
only to Catholics. but to non Catholics
soon became evident Protests hare
come in from every part of tho world.
and his universal note of sympathy with
the pope under these Isolated charges
of the mayor Of Rome was gratifying to
him. Perhaps. however. the most Grlti
flying OF all these protests were those sent
to him the other day by the intcrme-
diary of Archbishop John M. Farley OF
New York and the most Rev. Diomede
Falconio. apostolic delegate IN the Unitea
States.