Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-01 | Page 25 | Roosevelt's Strenuosity

lele S R R. O T rELT LT when n President ent lc led tho mho secret service servicemen men on duty at at the A House as his personal bodyguard a L merry chase chase according to William G G. Shepherd in E dy g. g His Isis favorite form forum of inc increasing asil as- as il ing the time efficiency of the United States Secret Service was to grab his hat bolt out the White While house dour door our trailed by the thc of time the executive mansion bod bodyguard bodyguard body body- E E. E and nand his trust and guar guard Joseph Murphy Mum trusty men mn lead lend them on a wild cross-country cross hike over tho the hillsand hills lulls an and dales of the thc country about time the national capitol Tn Iii telling af of the tho trials and tribulations of Murphy Murphy- shadow mill N t y tic the presidents the well known writer says says' J I I asked Murphy one day about sonic some of Roosevelt's 5 athletics and he said You ha had to lo be bc in fine fino shape to keep up to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose used to take diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- mats and army men and aid put them through their paces He Ile would Walk them out to Rock flock Creek park about five fi miles from the thc center of time the town and just they were rea ready y to quit after the thc walk Roosevelt would woul start in He Ire would woul climb down dOn cliffs Ho would take them to a ravine where they would have to haul themselves up over rocks by their hands Then he lie would dash at the thc creek creck He lic knew where all nIl the thc deep holes boles were here r His Ills guests would always have ha to follow follo him if thoy thov wanted to keep in his good graces lie He would ford the thc creek creck in this way half hal a a. a dozen times tunes during an au afternoon Wc Jl wohld always follow him oC or course but Ive I've seen more than one famous man inn drop out of the c chase ase With ith his clothes wet et be lie would start back for town walking at It a n terrific spec speed When he bc got gol within two miles of ot the time White House h he would break into a rUI run ruin We Ye always kept up with him trim We Ve were in fine ph physical shape in those days He lIe never ne laughed at us for the har hardships he was putting us through He lIe never nc seemed to notice whether we woun wound up panting pantin panting pant pant- in ing or not nolo He Hc seemed to take it for granted that we would be with him and t that at be lie e couldn't shako shake us He knew it was our job to go o along with ith him and he was vas always fine finc about it it