Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

ribbon winner He Is a good fellow, too,
and good looking
With not a penny to his name :
She's got all the gold that's necessary.
That's one reason why 1t would be such
an excellent match"
"Langley's head over ears in love with
her"
Both men haw-hawed their amusement.
Langley's"Dick" Langley's-polo, and
consequently, in measure, Dick" Lang
ley himself, was something Of a joke. He
confessed that he had been told that he
must take more exercise, and he did not
see why polo might not be good thing
for him. To the others who regarded the
game as the only subject worthy OF any
ones serious attention, this view OF the
situation was decided shock. Certainly
the esteem in which Langley was held
was not increased by such an admission.
Still. in polo more players are as eagerly
sought as moe ponies, and the social
horizon earnestly scanned for the appear
ance Of any one likely to be useful for
the purpose. Not only relative youth and
natural aptitude are necessary. but what
may be described as the sinews OF war,
and the available material is limited
That Langley had the price" that II
he was not able to play he was able to
pay. abundantly and superabundantly.
was not to be doubted. Furthermore, he
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viewed his tall, thin, lank figure. The. e.
fore, the Westmeads. one and all. from
Van Norden, the captain. to Brackenbury.
the substitute on the second team, had
early taken him under consideration.
will he do?" asked Derrick, who usu-
ally played No. 2, excitedly and repeated
~. I'VE need more men. With those
who are away and those who are laid up
OF something there are afternoons when
we can't sc1ape together six to play a
practice game"
Il suppose he might help to fill up"
commented Deshon. gloomily AS for ex-
pecting he's going to be any good, 1 for
one don't stand for it. There's not a
generations that has had a spark Of the
sporting spirit or would know It II they
met 1t in broad daylight. AS for Dick
why. he has a laboratory and shuts him
self up and tnvents things. / believe he's
got up something electrical which has
made great scientific stir. His backs
getting bent nOw bending over a desk
or table. Think Of the difference between
him and such a fellow as Blatchford
Queer that nature
However, Deshon went no further in
his dtsquisit1on, or gave utterance to his
conclusions as to the singularity Of the
ways Of the universe.
Nor did Langley, on trial. prove him
self more adept or serviceble than had
been expected. Actually, however, no
great ground for complaint existed. FIRE.
quently, In truth. he proved decidedly
useful to play until some late arrival
could jump in to take his proper place
He galloped conscientiously about the
field and did his best to hit the ball when
1t came In his way. In fact, he constant
~ made vigorous and spirited attempts
to reach 1t when he happened to think of
it. Afterward in the chaff of the dressing
room and the discussion Of the smoking
room he proved to be perfectly good HUI
mored. and indeed. developed a certain
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number OF stock anecdotes of the club
Moreover. the amounts of his subscrip-
tons for cups and polo dinners and polo
matters generally were something to re-
ceive and welcome with bated breath.
Ponies! The others lived in constant
amazement. They were at times dazed by
his luck.
Still" growied Derrick, IF YOU buy
everything you're certain ito get some
thing good somewhere in the lot,
The number of LangIey's purchases
had never in the history of The game
been excelled. All parts of the country
were laid under contribution. From
Texas. California and Massachusetts
came ponies. Almost every club wher-
ever situated had some of its best snap-
ped up to form part OF Langley's stable
Through this very fact he took a mark
cd position in the polo world. His handi-
near the close of his second year a sirnnIe
zero stood after his name in the asso-
citation lookout the fame Of his mounts
had gone abroad. and for this he was
necessarily not without honor. even in
his own club and his own clubhouse.
Lacking in any marked excellence as
his performance might be, he could not
help in game where the animal counts
for so much having "A certain success
A phenomenally fast and clever beast,
outracing all others in the field and
turning In his own length, often brought
him to critical point, when he was
| able easily and leisurely to make a tell
1 ing stroke.
Think Of any good man-if Blatchford
: were mounted Ike that Derrick had