The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-04

wouldn't it be vain of me to say so," she began
 Not when you know that he is .n love head over heels and the ears of his pony. Oh, you-angel You martyr. You-you patriot You good man who saved the city. You should have cup all TOT yourself, if the club wins, and I'll see they give it to you"
 T try to please said Winifred mod estly.
 "Only, of course, nothing can be said" Mrs Lindsay continued. But 1 under stand. And it's for Dicks good. And of course, it's only till after the game Then he may be as silly as he pleases. But with all depending on him he hasn't the right to give you all his time and the thought. There! They are lining up. Oh. how pretty 1t Is. As many times as I have seen it 1 am never tired Of 1t. The smooth, green field. The darling ponies. The men looking so strong and well. The color. The movement. There
 is nothing like It. There is life and vigor and excitement It always goes to my head. And l know that you feel just as l do. There's nothing so good as polo. I can understand a mans adoring it and forgetting everything else for 1t. Yes, If you have made Dick lose interest in the game he must be in love wltn you, only he mustn't now. Now they're off. There, Old Jim tOnyeTS HAS llIONu Lne Ddil- How his bones must crack I'm sure that he feels as if he were playing again. He's always so proud when he can do so much 1 think he watches for the chance like on of the little caddy boys. Sam Raikes is riding Chicane. He told me that he threatened to go lame That's the roan he bought from the Fair Outs. Gracious Billy Willoughby has the chest nut which he can't do anything with! I hope he doesn't mean to use her in the match She just plays with Billy in stead of Billy playing with her. Dick Sherwin's on the one that gave him the bad fall last year. Missed his feet and went over. A most unpleasant sight. He used tc be ball shy, but Dicks got him over that. Now they're away. They should wipe the field, as Tom says, with the scrub team. To be sure they have to give them eleven goals. There. Sam has got the bah Well done. Where is MT Dathom? He's No. 2. Why didn't Dick Sherwin see that kc was in his position? There Dick comes himself. Oh, Dick missed 1t. Act ually missed it. Anything more easy. I can't understand. I never saw him do that before. Now where Is he going? Rid ing off as if he were looking at the land scape. Oh There he rode directly over the ball as If he'd never had polo stick in his hand. What Is going to be- come of us if that is the way he is going to play?"
 Down at the edge of the field, one foot on the board, old Jim Conyers stood with his hands in his coat pockets.
 q tell you 1t isn't as it was in our day." he was saying to his companion, whose weight classed him a contem- porary And the game was another thing. Every man was for himself. Some dash. some individuality. But this team business is mere machine work. Oh, l don't say it doesn't win matches, but we played for the fun of it. Now, you might as well be in a game of checkers with a move here and a move there. The indi- vidual playing isn't anything like as good. Look there at Sherwin. Missed 1t, Do you think that Benny Wade would have done that in ninety-two when he was snlaying at the top of his game? Just watch Sherwin-the best man. Hasn't made a stroke today that I've seen And as for getting up on the ball he might as well be looking for four-leaf clovers for all the vigor there is about It. That's not the way we used to play. Missed 1t once more He couldn't hit the earth If he came up to 1t on a walk. I'm going back to the club house.
 Dressed and ready where the ponies were being led about Lathom fairly danc- ed up and down with agitation. He had arrived late and Brownlee had taken his place Waiting his turn to go on, he watched the game.
 What's the matter with Sherwin?' he exclaimed He was bad enough before, but he's simply rotten now. A sixyear-