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Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 347, 30 April 1935, Page 3

Archbishop’s Boomerang. Mr. John Masefield, who has taken to boomerang throwing, as'a sjport —as a result of his ’recent visit to Australia —is likely to have his efforts in that direction viewed with less-bias than did Archbishop Whatcly, says the ‘ ‘ Manchester. Guardian. ’ ’ When the aborigines’ strange weapon ■ first became known over'hero (Britain), The difficulty of controlling its flight suggested to the Archbishop the possibilities of a game of rare skill, and he used to go into the square attached to St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin, to. practise with his chaplain. One day two old woman looked through the railing to watch the sport. “That’s Archbishop Whately playing in there, Mary } ” one was heard to say. “Yej don’t say so!” exclaimed, the other. “Well, he’s the innocent creature to be throwing a stick about like that, God bless him!” “lie’s the innocent I Archbishop,” exclaimed her companion. “Och!” snorted Mary, “The old | fool!”