The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18

tions were carried through was char acteristica1ly American. Having de- cided that English methods were best, the old ones were to be scrap -heaped, and some one who could teach had to be found. Then, of course, English oarsmen were respectfully mortified. NickalIs had forfeited his amateur status. As he knew he would do so. there was no reason why he should not The fact that he has done SO has not affected one atom his social position; in the States. Nor will it over here.
 s"I rather expect that by thus break ing new ground he will find that the attitude of EnElishrne len to this special ization in protest onalism will be ma we shall now hear less nonsense talk ed about professional coaching for university sports. Sir Lauder Brun- ton advocates the properly instructed games master for schools. cannot Lsee why gentlemen should not under take work in teaching any sports with cut being tabooed and -writtensdown in the social scale. They may make money by teaching a sport by writing a book but a fee for a lesson is too horrible for words. This is insular prejudice.''
 While it seems settled that Rudyard Kipling will be a candidate for Mem Der of Parliament at the next general election the Un1onist party has not yet found a seat for him. After his recent attack on the Liberal Govern ment's policy, a speech which caused no end of comment in Englands the Bordesley division of BirTni inghams from which the Right Honorable Jes- sse Ceilings Is retiring, offered him the candidacy. but he de cIined on the ground that he was be- az f11e party which desired to force its can didacy on the other section.
 For in Birmingham, the Unionists and Conservatives, who worked. to- gether under the leadership of the late Joseph Chamberlain have now renewed their JeaIot1si es. Each sec ztton is trying to get a candidate in full sympathy with it's views to sue ceed MT. COilfngs. A similar sltua- ton was avoided in the West division of Birrnin gharn, which MT. Chamber lain represented for so many years, Chamberlain, recently came forward as a candidate.
 For MT. Kpling a constituency is being sought which will not be too exalctfnE, and which will not require what the English call nursing 's
 The women of England may yet be some way off from the day when they will be- enfrachfsed, but they are slow ly but surely breaking down old preju- dices and securing minor advantages, which were before reserved for men The latest concession is extended ac- commodations for women who wish to listen. to the debates in the House of Lords. which generally is the last to establish new precedents. Some women have been dissatisfied with the accommodation afforded in the Upper
 
 about remedy1ng this
 An order has just been issued iM% structing the ssGentleman Usher of the Black Rod to make especial use of the box below the bar, customarily occu- pied by him, for the purpose of pro- viding accommodations during the de bates for certain ladies, whos though not peeressess are considered to have claims to attend the sittings of the House. A
 It is not disclosed who the favored women are. but the demand for seats who expect some interesting sessions during the Home Rule debates.
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 The boxing boom that London is ex- periencing has extended to women Heretofore it has been a very rare well known boxing resorts but this season many women booked seats for the big fights. The fashion comes from Paris. where, since the advent of Carpenter, women have been gem erous patrons of the manly art. The promoters of the WeIls-BeH fight said half his best seats were booked by wo- men
 ''It would not be fair to mention names" he said, -'but the ladies are not only in society. but bear some of the best kn own names in the land In the 1ower-priced seats there will also be many women to watch the contest Among these are the athletic girl, the club girl, and the bachelor girl. They come up to the office quite boldly and ask for tickets for the fight, and make many inquiries about the position of the ring, and whether they will be able to see all that goes on.''