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38 HE Americans are wrongly supposed to be Deficient in delicate sentiment. For when I was in New York I went to the Polo Grounds To see what they call the World's Series. One has to watch baseball every instant, Or you miss something. For while I was foolishly admiring The gold frontier of sunlight receding on the turf There was a loud cry, A whirl of dust and limbs, And I feared some tragic accident. But when I asked what was amiss The man next me, with tears in his eyes, Said that one of the players Had stolen home. And I thought to myself How charmingly touching: Here, amid all the uproar and excitement, This fine fellow could not resist the call of his loved ones And sacrificed his enjoyment just to greet his wife and bairns.