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It's 12:00. Let's call it a day.
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Do you hear me, Grover Cleveland Alexander?
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I'll be right down.
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- Number please.
- Hello, Miss Elsie.
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- Would you please ring 31J at Elba?
- Oh, how are you, Grover?
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- Fine, Miss Elsie.
- I'm ringing Aimee for you.
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I'll get it, Father.
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- Hello?
- Hello, Aimee? Grover's calling.
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- Hello, Aimee.
- Hello, Grover.
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- Are you through for the day?
- Yep.
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Well, now, don't forget
you're supposed to meet me,
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and make it the Crandall place
instead of in town.
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The Crandall place? Why there?
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Now, don't start asking questions, Grover.
You just be there.
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How long will it take you?
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Well, we're about halfway out
the Central City road.
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I can make it by 2:00, I think.
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Say, don't forget,
Ma's expecting you and your Pa
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over to our house for supper tonight.
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Oh, we haven't forgotten.
Now, hurry up, dear.
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- I will, Aimee.
- Goodbye, Grover. Goodbye, Miss Elsie.
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Goodbye, Aimee. Goodbye, Miss Elsie.
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Bye, Grover. Bye, Aimee.
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Goodbye, Miss Elsie.
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Father, won't he be surprised?
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I only hope I'm doing the right thing.
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I ought to take all those calls to Aimee
out of your pay.
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Have to test the circuits, don't I?
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When are you and her gonna get married?
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Soon as I can save enough
for a place of our own.
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We got a farm all picked out now.
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You can't play catch and plow
at the same time, boy.
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I got a picture of you being a farmer.
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Is that so? Well, me and Aimee's gonna
make a deposit on the Crandall place.
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Get the bank to hold it until I can raise
the rest of the down payment.
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You'll see. I'm the best farmer
ever worked for the phone company.
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Hi-yo, baby.
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- Hey, that fella going to a fire?
- Giddyup, there.
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Whoa, baby!
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Alex, Central City needs you
to pitch for them this afternoon.
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They got up a game with
a barnstorming bunch of professionals.
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This afternoon?
Well, why don't they get Clay to pitch?
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He got kicked by a horse yesterday.
Can't walk.
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He sure can't pitch sitting down.
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They need you, Alex.
Pay you $1.50 for the game.
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- Who they playing?
- A real team, Alex.
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Galesburg, from the Three-Eye League.
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Regular paid ball players?
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Yeah. They're only playing
this one game here.
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Then they keep on going east
to start their regular season.
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They got uniforms and everything, Alex.
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Central City needs you bad.
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There won't be any game
without you to pitch for them.
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- What time's the game start?
- 2:00.
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We gotta step on it to get there in time.
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- Let's go.
- I don't wanna miss this game.
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I don't wanna miss any game
Alex is pitching.
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I'd sure like to get a bet down
if Alex is gonna pitch.
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Yep, he's sure got his heart set
on being a farmer.
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$186.50 on Central City.
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It's payday in these parts, Mr. Glasheen.
You giving odds?
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Yes, sir. 2-to-1. You're covered.
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Like taking candy away from babies.
That's their pitcher.
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Yes, sir, a fella could cut himself
a chaw of the bac and work up a good spit
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before that ball gets to the plate.
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Play ball!
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All right, Snyder,
get up there and get a hit.
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We got a ground rule here.
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If a fielder loses the ball in the grass,
you only get one extra base.
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Well, boys,
we're gonna make a real killing today.
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All right, Dean, get a hold of one.
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Batter up.
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Strike one.
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Strike two.
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Come on, Dean, get a piece of it.
Send this hayseed back to the farm.
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Come on, Alex, right in to me.
The big one, boy, the big one.
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Right in to me, Alex.
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Quite a hayseed, ain't he?
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Come on, Aimee.
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Father, I'm sure
he isn't out playing baseball,
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because he knew that
he was supposed to meet us here.
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He couldn't have forgotten about it.
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Aimee, if you want to marry the boy,
I'm not gonna stand in your way.
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But I ain't gonna help you to do it neither.
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I knew I was wrong when I agreed
to put the down payment on this farm
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for your wedding present.
Well, now I'm not gonna do it.
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Well, I know he has a reason.
He must have.
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Because I know that boy ain't cut out
to be any farmer.
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He ain't cut out to be anything
but just what he is,
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a fella that wants to play.
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Well, come on,
let's go over to his mother's place.
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Just because he disappointed us
is no reason for us to disappoint her.
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Oh, what a wonderful surprise
it would have been for him.
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If you keep on counting on Alex,
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you're the one who's gonna get
all the surprises.
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Giddap!
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Come on, you can do it, now!
Get a hold of one!
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- Come on!
- Come on!
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Come on, you can hit him.
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That's the way, baby. That's the way.
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Come on, hit that ball!
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Work hard, Alex. Work hard, baby.
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Strike three, you're out!
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Can't you hit that pusher?
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Strike one.
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Come on, Alex, boy.
Let's get this man out of here.
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Make a batter of him, boy.
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Plow it through here. Come on, Alex, boy.
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Come on, right in to me, baby.
Right in to me.
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All right, get in there
and just don't stand there
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and let him throw 'em by you this time.
Get a hit!
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Ninth inning, two men out
and you're telling me to get a hit?
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Imagine us getting shut out by a hayseed.
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Oh, come on, Pinkie. You can do it, now.
You can do it.
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All right, get a hit, now, Pinkie, boy,
get a hit.
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Strike one.
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Come on, get on.
He's taking all our dough.
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Strike two!
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That guy never throw anything but strikes?
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- Right in to me, Alex, boy, right in to me.
- Get in there!
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That's it, Alex! You did it.
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Bravo!
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Maybe you could tell Aimee...
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No, she'd never believe that.
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I don't know what I was thinking about.
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Alex, with a woman you gotta
let her know right off who's boss.
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Or after you're married,
she'll just make your life miserable.
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Tell her you were playing baseball.
Dare her to do anything about it.
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Thanks for the lift, Fred.
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- Hello, all.
- Did you win?
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Yeah.
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- What team did you beat, Grover?
- Galesburg, a real league team.
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Gee, Mom, I'm sorry about being so late.
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Aimee's in the kitchen.
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- Her father went home right after supper.
- Oh.
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What was the score?
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One to nothing.
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Aimee's awful mad at you, Grover.
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Hello, Aimee.
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Guess I'm kind of late for supper, huh?
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Well, it was this way, Aimee.
You see, right after I talked to you,
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Fred came along and he said
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how this professional team
was gonna play Central City.
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Except that there wouldn't be any game
at all if I didn't pitch,
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on account of Clay got kicked by a horse.
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Well, so there was nothing
I could do about it
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since everybody was counting on me.
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And of course you couldn't
disappoint everybody.
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Well, no. You see how it was.
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Yes, I do see.
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You don't want to get married
and settle down.
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Now, Aimee.
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And I had the most wonderful surprise
all ready for you, too.
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That's why I asked you to come
to the Crandall place.
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Father was all set to make
a down payment as a wedding present
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so that we could get married
and have a place of our own.
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And what do you do?
You go out and play baseball.
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Well, you spoiled everything.
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Maybe if I explain to your father.
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You see, this wasn't
just an ordinary ball game.
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This was a real team I pitched against.
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These fellows make their living
playing baseball.
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And I beat them.
Oh, you'd have been real proud
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if you could've seen
the way I set them back on their heels.
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I didn't walk a single man.
They only got three hits off me.
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Look, I got $1.50 for pitching that game.
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And here's my $35 pay
from the phone company.
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We'll get that farm
and without any help from your father.
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He doesn't think that
I should ever marry you, Grover.
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He said it doesn't make any difference
what you do for a living,
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if anybody came and asked you
to play baseball,
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you'd drop everything and go play.
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Well, he's wrong, and I'll prove he's wrong.
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I got it all figured out.
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In three months I'll have enough saved
for the down payment.
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Then we get married.
We'll both prove he was wrong.
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That is, unless you feel about me
the way he does.
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Do you, Aimee?
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I promise I'll never do it again. Honest.
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Grover, I don't care if you play baseball
once in a while,
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but it shouldn't be your whole life.
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It should just be something
to sort of relax you,
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like when Father plays checkers, you know?
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Or like when Mr. Johnson makes
little boats and puts them in bottles?
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From now on, baseball's a hobby.
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I'll even let Johnson teach me
how to make little boats
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and put them in bottles. Promise.
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All right.
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Now come eat your supper.
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The chicken got tired of waiting, too.
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We're all ready to begin. Please be seated.
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We're now going to be entertained
and educated by the famous explorer,
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traveler and lecturer,
Mr. Carlson Carleton.
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We are indeed fortunate that Mr. Carleton
was able to delay his trip east
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in order to stay over and exhibit
his marvelous pictures in this community.
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I'm sure I speak for all the members
of my congregation
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when I say we are honored
by your presence, sir.
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Both at our church services and now.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
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Please close the doors.
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Today we are going to visit Norway.
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This is Norway.
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Focus, please.
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And turn the slide around.
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Of all the countries on our globe,
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little Norway must, in some respects,
rank as the most wonderful.
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Nearly one-third of its area
lies within the Arctic Circle.
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Very cold, you say?
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No.
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Nature's miracle, the Gulf Stream,
and its warm breath,
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transforms an otherwise barren region
into a fertile land.
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Please, close that door.
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I arrived in Christiana
and went directly to the Hotel Victoria.
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After a hearty breakfast of herrings,
I went in search of Bennett.
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I asked everyone,
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"Where is Bennett,
the living encyclopedia of Norway?"
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Where's Alexander, the pitcher?
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I'm looking for Grover Cleveland Alexander.
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You in here, boy?
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Who is he?
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I say, my good man, we are gathered here...
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Oh, excuse me, buster.
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Alexander, wherever you are,
come on outside. I wanna talk to you.
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Oh, there you are.
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Glad to see you, boy, glad to see you.
Couldn't find you in the dark.
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Yes, sir.
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Drove all the way up
from Central City to find you.
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Wanted to tell you what a fine game
you pitched yesterday.
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Well, thanks, but we're right in the middle
of a lecture in there.
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Well, you remember me, don't you?
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I'm George Glasheen,
manager of the Galesburg team.
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Sure.
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- What do you do for a living, Alexander?
- Work for the phone company.
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Did you ever think
of playing ball for a living?
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Used to think about
it a lot, till last night.
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Well, I got a couple of gloves
and a ball in the car here.
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Throw me a few,
I wanna see what you've got.
239
00:15:23,922 --> 00:15:25,322
Glad to.
240
00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:28,327
- How long you been pitching?
- Ever since I can remember.
241
00:15:28,394 --> 00:15:30,590
When I wasn't throwing a ball,
I was throwing a rock.
242
00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:32,757
You had pretty good control yesterday.
243
00:15:32,831 --> 00:15:35,528
Were you lucky,
or do you have it all the time?
244
00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:46,942
Just show me where you want it,
Mr. Glasheen.
245
00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:48,674
Put it high and outside.
246
00:15:56,221 --> 00:15:58,622
Now, let's see, here. Where was I? Oh, yes.
247
00:16:00,192 --> 00:16:03,219
Anyway, the farmer and his wife
were very hospitable
248
00:16:03,295 --> 00:16:05,127
and gave me a fine supper.
249
00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:08,465
As I was leaving,
I turned to the wife and said...
250
00:16:08,534 --> 00:16:10,002
Show me a curve!
251
00:16:12,571 --> 00:16:15,541
I asked her if Norwegians preferred
pork to fish.
252
00:16:15,607 --> 00:16:16,802
And she replied...
253
00:16:16,875 --> 00:16:18,810
Hot ziggety! Now burn it in!
254
00:16:23,615 --> 00:16:26,346
- You got a lot of stuff on that ball, boy.
- Oh, just practice.
255
00:16:26,418 --> 00:16:28,216
How'd you like to join my team?
256
00:16:28,287 --> 00:16:30,688
- Pay you $100 a month.
- A hundred?
257
00:16:30,756 --> 00:16:33,248
- Aimee. He said he'd pay 100...
- I heard what he said.
258
00:16:33,325 --> 00:16:35,487
- Your girl?
- Yeah, Aimee, this is Mr. Glasheen.
259
00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:37,786
- He manages the Galesburg...
- You ought to ashamed. Both of you.
260
00:16:37,796 --> 00:16:39,822
Yelling and throwing that ball
and making a big racket
261
00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:42,131
right during the lecture. Why, I never.
262
00:16:42,267 --> 00:16:45,032
- Don't you have any manners at all?
- What about it, Alexander?
263
00:16:45,104 --> 00:16:46,197
He is staying right here
264
00:16:46,271 --> 00:16:47,763
and we're going to buy a farm
and get married.
265
00:16:47,773 --> 00:16:50,868
And you can go to... You can go
right back where you came from.
266
00:16:50,943 --> 00:16:52,036
But, Aimee, wait a minute.
267
00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:54,580
Grover Cleveland Alexander,
you made me a promise last night.
268
00:16:54,646 --> 00:16:56,105
- Do you remember it?
- Oh, sure I do.
269
00:16:56,115 --> 00:16:57,583
But, Aimee, $100 a month?
270
00:16:57,649 --> 00:16:59,842
And it would only be for the summer,
wouldn't it, Mr. Glasheen?
271
00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,514
- Grover?
- Aimee, don't you see?
272
00:17:01,587 --> 00:17:03,679
We could have the all the money we need
by the end of the summer,
273
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:04,816
if I join the team.
274
00:17:04,890 --> 00:17:07,086
You made me a promise.
Either you keep it or not.
275
00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:08,752
Now make up your mind.
276
00:17:13,232 --> 00:17:16,862
She'll get over it.
Girls are nuts about baseball players.
277
00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:18,534
Not that girl.
278
00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:20,436
We're playing Omaha this Wednesday.
279
00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:23,704
If you wanna take my offer,
be there and be ready to pitch.
280
00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:25,677
Make up your mind, boy.
281
00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:32,281
Strike three, you're out!
282
00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:53,972
You're out!
283
00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,067
Glasheen, where'd you find this Alexander?
284
00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:02,006
I found him in my Christmas stocking.
285
00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:04,477
Here, have a drink.
286
00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:10,787
Nice going, boy. Here, have a drink.
287
00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,051
Great game.
288
00:18:13,458 --> 00:18:15,927
- No letter for me, huh?
- No, Mr. Alexander.
289
00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:55,993
Aimee. Trashy song.
290
00:19:07,045 --> 00:19:08,343
Thanks.
291
00:19:24,229 --> 00:19:26,289
He's broke too many promises, Aimee.
292
00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:28,266
Don't believe him anymore.
293
00:19:32,804 --> 00:19:36,639
I think he means it this time.
Look, more money for the farm.
294
00:19:38,610 --> 00:19:41,842
Maybe he really is only playing
in order to buy it.
295
00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,849
That's what he told me.
296
00:19:45,317 --> 00:19:47,286
He's told you a lot of things, Aimee.
297
00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,878
Not a one of them has come true yet.
298
00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:15,138
Ball four.
299
00:20:15,247 --> 00:20:16,909
Take a walk.
300
00:20:17,416 --> 00:20:18,577
Time.
301
00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:22,482
That pitcher's really washed up
giving you a free ride.
302
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:25,217
Well, you're gonna win
your 16th straight today, boy.
303
00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:26,417
He ain't won't it yet.
304
00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:28,892
Listen, I don't want you to take no slides,
you hear?
305
00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:31,897
You might hurt your arm.
All right now, heads up.
306
00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:33,796
Take a good lead now.
307
00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,062
You're all right.
308
00:20:51,450 --> 00:20:52,611
Alex.
309
00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:07,760
Aimee?
310
00:21:08,033 --> 00:21:09,365
Yes, dear?
311
00:21:10,135 --> 00:21:11,660
This is Aimee.
312
00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:16,268
- Hello, Aimee.
- Hello.
313
00:21:17,409 --> 00:21:19,401
Your mother's here, too.
314
00:21:20,846 --> 00:21:22,940
- Hello, Mom.
- Hello, son.
315
00:21:23,648 --> 00:21:25,844
How'd you get here so quick?
316
00:21:28,186 --> 00:21:30,314
- It's been almost three days.
- Oh.
317
00:21:34,659 --> 00:21:36,890
You're not mad at me anymore?
318
00:21:39,731 --> 00:21:42,200
Every time we'd get to a new town,
319
00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:45,335
I'd hope there'd be a letter waiting for me.
320
00:21:45,404 --> 00:21:46,770
Never was.
321
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,435
Grover,
322
00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:52,301
I put all the money that you sent
in the bank.
323
00:21:52,377 --> 00:21:55,575
We have enough now
for a down payment on the farm,
324
00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:57,546
if you still want it.
325
00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,178
Sure.
326
00:22:16,301 --> 00:22:20,204
- You want a drink, son? Here, let me...
- No, Mom. Wait a minute.
327
00:22:30,949 --> 00:22:32,975
Grover, what's the matter?
328
00:22:33,385 --> 00:22:34,648
Nothing.
329
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:37,679
I'm twice as good as I ever was.
330
00:22:38,990 --> 00:22:40,959
I see two of everything.
331
00:22:58,009 --> 00:23:00,638
Tell me when you see just one. One now?
332
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,940
No, still two.
333
00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:07,278
Let's try it again.
334
00:23:10,088 --> 00:23:11,522
How's that?
335
00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:15,017
They just won't come together, Doc.
336
00:23:28,273 --> 00:23:30,469
Well, there's no doubt about it.
337
00:23:30,775 --> 00:23:32,903
- Diplopia.
- What's that mean?
338
00:23:33,011 --> 00:23:36,311
Double vision.
Caused by injury to the eye muscles.
339
00:23:36,381 --> 00:23:38,941
Well, how long will it take
to fix him up, Doc?
340
00:23:39,017 --> 00:23:40,485
I don't know.
341
00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,315
There's nothing medicine can do
to help him.
342
00:23:44,456 --> 00:23:47,290
Sometimes these cases clear up
in a few weeks,
343
00:23:48,860 --> 00:23:51,091
or it might be for the rest of your life.
344
00:23:51,796 --> 00:23:54,129
You mean he can't pitch anymore?
345
00:24:00,005 --> 00:24:02,464
I'm kind of wondering how straight
a furrow I'll be able to plow
346
00:24:02,474 --> 00:24:03,669
on that farm of ours.
347
00:24:03,742 --> 00:24:06,268
Best pitcher I ever had. Ever seen.
348
00:24:06,878 --> 00:24:09,347
And I was worrying about his arm.
349
00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,549
That's just my luck for you.
350
00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:16,753
Anyway, I can see two of you.
351
00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:18,985
Makes you twice as pretty.
352
00:24:28,466 --> 00:24:31,459
Come on, you're gonna ride
to your new farm in my new automobile.
353
00:24:31,536 --> 00:24:33,261
- Oh, look.
- Look at it, isn't it wonderful?
354
00:24:33,271 --> 00:24:34,596
Your brothers and me will be over tomorrow
355
00:24:34,606 --> 00:24:35,830
to help you get started with your planting.
356
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,277
I'll send one of the boys over tonight to
do the milking for you right after supper.
357
00:24:39,344 --> 00:24:41,036
You take good care of my little girl,
you hear?
358
00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:42,275
I aim to, Mr. Arrants.
359
00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:43,940
All right, get in, you two.
360
00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:56,022
- Goodbye, Aimee.
- Goodbye.
361
00:24:56,094 --> 00:24:57,653
- Bye!
- Bye!
362
00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:05,802
Goodbye.
363
00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:11,700
Hey, Johnson, you better get a horse.
364
00:25:16,548 --> 00:25:18,881
You'd make better time
if you walked, Grover.
365
00:25:21,052 --> 00:25:22,987
Wind her up again, Jim.
366
00:25:36,301 --> 00:25:38,793
- No fancy new car.
- Whoa.
367
00:25:39,137 --> 00:25:40,537
Give me a horse anytime.
368
00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:42,938
- Them automobiles is just a fad.
- Goodbye, Aimee.
369
00:25:43,041 --> 00:25:45,135
Goodbye, we're proud to have you, dear.
370
00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:46,439
- Bye!
- Goodbye!
371
00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:48,803
- Take good care of her, son.
- Take it easy, now.
372
00:25:48,813 --> 00:25:49,813
Bye, Aimee.
373
00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:51,440
- Bye!
- Bye, Aimee.
374
00:25:51,516 --> 00:25:53,144
- Bye!
- Goodbye.
375
00:25:54,352 --> 00:25:56,378
I'll send the boys over tomorrow
to help you out.
376
00:25:56,454 --> 00:25:57,513
Giddyup. Come on, boy.
377
00:25:57,589 --> 00:25:58,989
- Bye!
- Bye!
378
00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:01,519
Bye!
379
00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:09,294
Thought I only made a down payment
on one house.
380
00:26:10,168 --> 00:26:12,660
One's for summer, one's for winter.
381
00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:29,320
All my wives get carried over
the threshold.
382
00:26:34,225 --> 00:26:36,023
I could've sworn there was a door there.
383
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,426
Me, too.
384
00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:46,636
Say, seems like we're all set up.
385
00:26:47,372 --> 00:26:49,432
Don't we have wonderful friends?
386
00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:52,473
Look how they fixed up our house for us.
387
00:26:52,777 --> 00:26:55,440
This was your mother's favorite table.
388
00:26:55,714 --> 00:26:57,410
And Mrs. Robbins' chair.
389
00:26:57,482 --> 00:27:00,042
- Real nice.
- Real comfortable, try it.
390
00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:05,254
Come quick. Look.
391
00:27:06,024 --> 00:27:08,220
Oh, look!
392
00:27:09,427 --> 00:27:11,191
Doesn't it look good?
393
00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:14,265
Say, maybe they figured
on being invited in.
394
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,336
Only two people are gonna be
at my honeymoon supper.
395
00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:20,099
Me and my husband.
396
00:27:21,639 --> 00:27:23,198
I'll go change.
397
00:28:41,786 --> 00:28:42,913
Dear.
398
00:29:30,301 --> 00:29:32,361
And he does that every day?
399
00:29:34,138 --> 00:29:36,437
I think he knows
that he can't ever play again,
400
00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:38,602
but he keeps on trying.
401
00:29:38,910 --> 00:29:40,310
But he's through.
402
00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:43,807
Well, if you know that, Mr. Glasheen,
how could you do this?
403
00:29:43,882 --> 00:29:45,612
Trade him to Indianapolis?
404
00:29:47,418 --> 00:29:49,250
That has nothing to do with it.
405
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,312
You know, business is business.
406
00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:53,854
Well, goodbye, Mrs. Alexander.
407
00:29:54,225 --> 00:29:56,194
Don't you want to say hello to him?
408
00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:59,060
Oh, I figure it'd be better if I didn't.
409
00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:01,565
You know, it might upset him.
Remind him of...
410
00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,102
Just tell him, well, that I said good luck.
411
00:30:05,203 --> 00:30:08,696
And, Mrs. Alexander,
I know you ain't much of a fan,
412
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,306
but leastwise you know
you're married to a guy
413
00:30:11,376 --> 00:30:14,608
who could've been the greatest pitcher
baseball ever had.
414
00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:32,862
- Let's quit, Grover. I'm tired.
- Oh, just a few more.
415
00:32:21,339 --> 00:32:23,740
- Merry Christmas, everybody.
- Merry Christmas.
416
00:32:23,808 --> 00:32:26,209
- Oh, is it cold!
- Those are for Christmas.
417
00:32:26,577 --> 00:32:28,102
This is for the day before.
418
00:32:29,147 --> 00:32:31,446
- Here's your mail, Grover.
- Oh, thanks.
419
00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:34,586
I'll bet they're Christmas cards.
Hurry and open it.
420
00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:39,284
Oh, isn't that a beautiful one?
421
00:32:39,357 --> 00:32:42,350
"Greetings and best wishes for Christmas
and the New Year." Oh, isn't that...
422
00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:44,920
It's from Peewee Johnson.
He played shortstop for Galesburg.
423
00:32:44,996 --> 00:32:46,794
Oh, did he? Look, Mom.
424
00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:49,195
- Let's see it.
- Isn't this beautiful?
425
00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,794
- Isn't that lovely?
- Look at the birds.
426
00:32:52,870 --> 00:32:55,271
It's a barn. Like the one we used to have.
427
00:32:55,940 --> 00:32:57,465
Is that another one?
428
00:32:57,875 --> 00:33:00,003
It's from the Philadelphia Nationals.
429
00:33:00,078 --> 00:33:02,547
The Phillies? That's a big league team.
430
00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:11,120
What is it?
431
00:33:11,923 --> 00:33:14,358
It's from Charles Dooin, manager.
432
00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:19,730
"This is to inform you we have purchased
your contract from Indianapolis.
433
00:33:19,797 --> 00:33:23,791
"Spring training begins March 4th
in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
434
00:33:24,435 --> 00:33:27,234
"I'm looking forward to meeting you then.
435
00:33:27,605 --> 00:33:30,404
"I know you'll be a big asset to our team."
436
00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:36,070
Can't trade me much higher, can they?
437
00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:45,983
Why did they do that to him?
438
00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:49,425
Keeping up his hopes, breaking his heart.
439
00:34:07,178 --> 00:34:08,339
Aimee.
440
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,408
Mom, it's so awful for him.
441
00:34:14,385 --> 00:34:17,116
He's tried so hard to be a good farmer.
442
00:34:18,856 --> 00:34:21,690
To be everything that I wanted him to be.
443
00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:26,359
And all the time, he's sick inside
because he can't ever pitch again.
444
00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:30,525
You know something, Mom?
445
00:34:31,969 --> 00:34:35,804
I used to think it'd be a lot better
if he liked another girl.
446
00:34:37,208 --> 00:34:41,304
Then at least I could compete against her
and win or lose.
447
00:34:42,847 --> 00:34:46,215
But I couldn't compete
against his love for baseball.
448
00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:48,444
Anybody would've been second to that.
449
00:34:48,519 --> 00:34:49,680
Now, Aimee...
450
00:34:49,754 --> 00:34:52,519
Mom, I was glad when he had his accident.
451
00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:55,150
- You don't mean that, Aimee.
- Yes, I do.
452
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:57,651
Deep down in my heart I was glad
453
00:34:57,728 --> 00:35:00,197
because it meant
that he could never play again.
454
00:35:01,699 --> 00:35:05,500
And that meant that I wouldn't
have to share him with the game.
455
00:35:06,237 --> 00:35:10,504
Now I realize how wrong I was,
and I'd do anything if I could help him.
456
00:35:11,976 --> 00:35:13,968
Mom, I love him so much.
457
00:35:15,012 --> 00:35:16,913
I want him to be happy.
458
00:35:17,081 --> 00:35:20,711
I want him to be able to do all the things
that he wants to do.
459
00:35:21,552 --> 00:35:23,953
Now I know that I can't help him.
460
00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:27,989
I can't give him the things
that he wants and needs.
461
00:35:28,426 --> 00:35:29,519
Oh, Mom.
462
00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:29,141
Aimee!
463
00:37:38,422 --> 00:37:40,687
Oh, darling. Oh, darling.
464
00:37:49,834 --> 00:37:53,999
If we're going to be in North Carolina
in time for spring training,
465
00:37:54,071 --> 00:37:56,267
we'll have to leave tomorrow.
466
00:37:57,074 --> 00:37:58,269
Aimee.
467
00:38:05,282 --> 00:38:07,217
But what about the farm?
468
00:38:07,284 --> 00:38:10,015
Oh, we could talk to Ray.
He'll take care of everything for us.
469
00:38:10,087 --> 00:38:12,079
Sure, he will. Sure.
470
00:38:36,547 --> 00:38:38,743
Peanuts! Who'll have the peanuts?
Peanuts here.
471
00:38:38,816 --> 00:38:40,079
- I will.
- Peanuts?
472
00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:41,949
- How much are they?
- Five cents.
473
00:38:42,420 --> 00:38:44,446
Who'll have a bag of peanuts here?
474
00:38:50,761 --> 00:38:52,252
Attaboy, Alex!
475
00:38:53,130 --> 00:38:54,928
Hit this target, kid.
476
00:39:04,708 --> 00:39:06,438
- Hello.
- Hello.
477
00:39:06,911 --> 00:39:09,471
I think it's plain silly to play
a preseason game
478
00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:11,107
between the Phillies and the Athletics.
479
00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:13,117
Connie Mack has a world champion team
480
00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:16,814
and the poor Phillies haven't been out of
the second division since I can remember.
481
00:39:16,887 --> 00:39:18,480
You mean the Phillies aren't very good?
482
00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:21,720
You can't make chicken salad
out of chicken feathers, honey.
483
00:39:21,892 --> 00:39:24,225
Have they announced the batteries yet?
484
00:39:24,328 --> 00:39:26,854
- The what?
- The batteries. Who's pitching?
485
00:39:27,498 --> 00:39:30,195
My husband is supposed to pitch
the first five innings.
486
00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:32,498
That's him down there,
warming up with William Killefer.
487
00:39:32,570 --> 00:39:34,471
His name is Grover Alexander.
488
00:39:34,538 --> 00:39:37,599
Well, I'm glad to meet you.
Your name's Aimee, isn't it?
489
00:39:37,908 --> 00:39:41,037
Bill's told me about you and your husband.
I'm Margaret Killefer.
490
00:39:41,112 --> 00:39:43,411
I'm pleased to meet you.
491
00:39:43,981 --> 00:39:46,849
- I didn't see you at spring training.
- Wasn't there.
492
00:39:48,886 --> 00:39:51,856
Isn't that Eddie Plank
that's gonna pitch for the As?
493
00:39:51,922 --> 00:39:53,288
Is he good?
494
00:39:53,991 --> 00:39:57,553
In a way. Only won 22 games last year.
495
00:39:57,862 --> 00:39:59,262
Is that all?
496
00:40:00,164 --> 00:40:01,962
Well, my husband told Mr. Dooin,
the manager,
497
00:40:02,032 --> 00:40:05,002
that he'd figured on winning at least 25,
and maybe more.
498
00:40:05,102 --> 00:40:06,434
And he's just a rookie.
499
00:40:06,504 --> 00:40:08,700
And what did Mr. Dooin say?
500
00:40:08,939 --> 00:40:10,237
Nothing.
501
00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:13,635
I can't think of anything either.
502
00:40:15,813 --> 00:40:17,577
- Peanut?
- Thank you.
503
00:40:18,115 --> 00:40:20,846
Batteries for today's game!
504
00:40:21,452 --> 00:40:25,389
For the Athletics, Plank pitching,
505
00:40:25,956 --> 00:40:27,982
Lapp catching!
506
00:40:29,126 --> 00:40:31,686
For the Philadelphia Nationals,
507
00:40:32,062 --> 00:40:36,124
Alexander pitching, Killefer catching!
508
00:40:39,403 --> 00:40:42,737
Alexander, you're pitching the first five
innings, if you can last that long.
509
00:40:42,806 --> 00:40:44,934
You'll get murdered,
but you'll learn something.
510
00:40:45,009 --> 00:40:46,068
Yes, Mr. Dooin.
511
00:40:46,143 --> 00:40:48,840
Now, remember something, you've got
eight men helping you out there,
512
00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:51,144
so don't be trying to strike everybody out.
513
00:40:51,215 --> 00:40:53,946
You'd be wasting time, anyway.
You might hurt your arm.
514
00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:55,987
Just tease them with that curve ball.
515
00:40:56,053 --> 00:40:57,180
Play ball!
516
00:40:57,254 --> 00:40:59,223
Be smart, save that arm.
517
00:41:00,357 --> 00:41:02,383
All right, come on, let's go!
518
00:41:02,459 --> 00:41:04,325
Let's get out there,
show these world champions
519
00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:06,523
they can't have everything
their own way today.
520
00:41:07,831 --> 00:41:10,198
The first batter up
will be Eddie Collins, Alex.
521
00:41:10,267 --> 00:41:13,328
He hit.322 last year,
.492 in the World Series,
522
00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:15,066
but don't let that bother you.
523
00:41:15,139 --> 00:41:17,608
Just don't throw him anything waist high.
524
00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:33,451
All right, play ball!
525
00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:36,589
- How are you, Reindeer?
- Fine, Eddie. How's it with you?
526
00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:40,153
You guys give up too easy,
starting a rookie against us.
527
00:41:40,231 --> 00:41:42,791
Everybody's got to begin someplace.
528
00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:45,262
All right, gang, let's go! Play ball!
529
00:41:50,608 --> 00:41:53,510
I can't call them till you throw them, boy.
530
00:41:53,744 --> 00:41:55,007
Yes, sir.
531
00:41:59,717 --> 00:42:00,912
All right, Alex.
532
00:42:03,621 --> 00:42:04,919
Ball!
533
00:42:05,589 --> 00:42:07,922
- That's bad, is it?
- That's bad.
534
00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:11,923
Ball!
535
00:42:12,429 --> 00:42:13,954
Come on, Grover!
536
00:42:16,567 --> 00:42:17,660
Ball!
537
00:42:18,035 --> 00:42:20,436
Settle down, now, Alex. Pitch to me, boy.
538
00:42:20,504 --> 00:42:21,864
This white thing's the plate, boy.
539
00:42:21,905 --> 00:42:23,705
You're supposed to come
somewhere close to it.
540
00:42:26,977 --> 00:42:28,240
Strike!
541
00:42:29,046 --> 00:42:30,480
That's good.
542
00:42:31,348 --> 00:42:32,839
Strike!
543
00:42:33,050 --> 00:42:35,645
That's it. Pour it on, boy, you can do it!
544
00:42:35,919 --> 00:42:37,444
Where'd you get this kid, Bill?
545
00:42:37,521 --> 00:42:38,614
Indianapolis, why?
546
00:42:38,689 --> 00:42:41,124
Well, they can have him back,
right after this next pitch.
547
00:42:44,128 --> 00:42:45,721
Come on, Grover.
548
00:42:52,536 --> 00:42:53,731
Strike!
549
00:42:55,272 --> 00:42:56,672
You're out!
550
00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:02,745
Same rules as last year, Eddie.
Three strikes to a customer. You're out.
551
00:43:02,813 --> 00:43:04,076
Next batter up.
552
00:43:38,582 --> 00:43:42,110
Hornsby coming to bat.
What's this St. Louis rookie's first name?
553
00:43:42,186 --> 00:43:44,280
Rogers. Rogers Hornsby.
554
00:43:44,355 --> 00:43:46,256
He's too anxious in the field
and he can't hit.
555
00:43:46,323 --> 00:43:48,315
Alexander's struck him out twice now.
556
00:43:48,392 --> 00:43:50,691
Once more and the Cards
will send him back to minors.
557
00:43:50,761 --> 00:43:52,627
Well, it's now or never.
558
00:43:57,835 --> 00:43:59,269
Strike!
559
00:43:59,570 --> 00:44:01,198
- Time.
- Time.
560
00:44:04,875 --> 00:44:06,810
What's the matter, Bill?
561
00:44:06,877 --> 00:44:10,143
If this Hornsby kid doesn't get a hit,
Huggins is gonna drop him.
562
00:44:17,888 --> 00:44:19,789
We've got this one on ice.
563
00:44:19,857 --> 00:44:22,383
Tell him I'll put it right down the middle.
564
00:44:25,229 --> 00:44:26,629
Play ball!
565
00:44:28,165 --> 00:44:30,896
It's coming right down the middle, kid.
566
00:44:39,443 --> 00:44:41,105
Strike!
567
00:44:42,112 --> 00:44:44,707
I told you it'd be right in there for you.
568
00:44:56,026 --> 00:44:57,927
Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
569
00:45:01,632 --> 00:45:03,464
That hit was a present, Hornsby.
570
00:45:03,534 --> 00:45:06,732
It's the best one I'll ever get.
What a great guy.
571
00:45:14,344 --> 00:45:15,710
Play ball.
572
00:45:45,108 --> 00:45:48,670
How does Alex feel about him
and Bill Killefer being sold to Chicago?
573
00:45:48,779 --> 00:45:51,613
Well, he's looking forward very much
to wearing a Cub uniform
574
00:45:51,682 --> 00:45:53,310
and, of course, playing for Mr. Wrigley.
575
00:45:53,383 --> 00:45:55,909
In fact, he went to see him this morning
at Catalina Island.
576
00:45:55,986 --> 00:45:58,922
How does Alex stand in the draft?
Is the army taking him?
577
00:45:58,989 --> 00:46:00,890
He received his greetings yesterday.
578
00:46:00,958 --> 00:46:03,257
When does he have to report,
Mrs. Alexander?
579
00:46:03,327 --> 00:46:04,625
Tomorrow.
580
00:46:05,295 --> 00:46:06,295
- Hi!
- Hello, Alex!
581
00:46:06,363 --> 00:46:08,589
- How does it feel being with the Cubs?
- Hello, Alex, how you doing?
582
00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:10,657
When are you gonna start
throwing grenades instead of baseballs?
583
00:46:10,667 --> 00:46:12,727
I'm sure Aimee answered all your questions
584
00:46:12,803 --> 00:46:16,001
and, seeing as how I haven't got much
time left, I'd like to spend it with her.
585
00:46:16,073 --> 00:46:17,268
- Okay.
- Okay, Alex.
586
00:46:17,374 --> 00:46:18,465
- Good luck.
- Just one picture, please.
587
00:46:18,475 --> 00:46:19,475
- Bye.
- Good luck.
588
00:46:19,543 --> 00:46:21,535
- Smile, please.
- Ready.
589
00:46:22,946 --> 00:46:24,312
Thanks a lot.
590
00:46:24,381 --> 00:46:25,815
- Good luck, Alex.
- Bye, now.
591
00:46:25,883 --> 00:46:27,044
Bye.
592
00:46:27,518 --> 00:46:29,043
And how's Mr. Wrigley?
593
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:30,951
- Oh, he's wonderful.
- Is he?
594
00:46:31,488 --> 00:46:33,354
He's about the nicest man I ever met.
595
00:46:33,423 --> 00:46:35,051
- Is he?
- Sit down.
596
00:46:35,225 --> 00:46:36,386
I told him I was worried
597
00:46:36,460 --> 00:46:39,055
about how you were gonna get along
while I was in the army.
598
00:46:39,129 --> 00:46:40,654
Well, we don't have to worry anymore.
599
00:46:40,731 --> 00:46:42,256
- You know what he's going to do?
- What?
600
00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:46,761
He's gonna send you a check for $500
every other month as long as I'm gone.
601
00:46:46,837 --> 00:46:48,897
We talked it all over
while we were playing golf
602
00:46:48,972 --> 00:46:50,464
and he asked me
if I thought it sounded fair
603
00:46:50,474 --> 00:46:53,410
and when I said it did, he told me
to stop talking or he'd miss his putt.
604
00:46:53,477 --> 00:46:55,002
He's quite a fella.
605
00:46:55,078 --> 00:46:56,239
So are you.
606
00:46:56,980 --> 00:47:00,644
And if I'm not back inside of three years,
he's gonna give you $10,000.
607
00:47:03,854 --> 00:47:06,346
Alex, if anything happens to you,
608
00:47:07,891 --> 00:47:10,156
I'll never speak to you again.
609
00:47:32,583 --> 00:47:35,178
- One degree left!
- One degree left!
610
00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:38,079
Fire when ready!
611
00:47:38,155 --> 00:47:39,418
- Ready!
- Clear!
612
00:47:43,093 --> 00:47:44,721
Fire when ready!
613
00:47:53,403 --> 00:47:55,372
What's the matter, Sarge?
614
00:47:56,173 --> 00:47:59,166
I don't know.
I just got dizzy all of a sudden.
615
00:48:36,613 --> 00:48:37,808
Fall out!
616
00:48:37,881 --> 00:48:39,372
- Aimee!
- Fall out!
617
00:48:39,449 --> 00:48:40,644
Alex!
618
00:48:43,320 --> 00:48:44,879
She saw me first.
619
00:48:45,288 --> 00:48:47,621
I'm so glad to see you. Are you all right?
620
00:48:47,691 --> 00:48:50,251
- I'm all right. Now, how are you?
- I'm all right.
621
00:48:51,428 --> 00:48:52,657
Hey!
622
00:48:53,296 --> 00:48:55,629
What'd you do to your hair?
Are you getting bald?
623
00:48:55,699 --> 00:48:57,290
No, it's the latest style. Do you like it?
624
00:48:57,300 --> 00:48:58,632
I love it!
625
00:48:59,469 --> 00:49:01,665
Hey, let's go someplace
and get out of this crowd.
626
00:49:01,738 --> 00:49:03,138
Start on another honeymoon.
627
00:49:03,206 --> 00:49:05,532
It'll have to be on a train
because we have to go to Chicago
628
00:49:05,542 --> 00:49:07,238
and join the team right away.
629
00:49:07,310 --> 00:49:08,938
It can be a slow train.
630
00:49:09,012 --> 00:49:11,208
One that'll take us weeks to get there.
631
00:49:24,061 --> 00:49:27,225
Batteries for today's game.
632
00:49:27,464 --> 00:49:30,559
For New York, Mathewson pitching,
633
00:49:30,967 --> 00:49:32,765
Jones catching.
634
00:49:33,070 --> 00:49:36,939
For Chicago, Alexander pitching,
635
00:49:37,874 --> 00:49:40,241
Killefer catching.
636
00:49:46,717 --> 00:49:48,515
Hey, welcome home, Alex.
637
00:49:49,019 --> 00:49:50,282
Welcome home!
638
00:49:58,395 --> 00:49:59,829
Welcome home, Alex!
639
00:50:02,999 --> 00:50:04,365
They remember you, don't they?
640
00:50:04,434 --> 00:50:06,733
You've given them something
to remember, Alex.
641
00:50:38,802 --> 00:50:41,795
This Pittsburgh club is hot,
leading the league.
642
00:50:41,872 --> 00:50:44,569
They'll be tough to beat
here on their home ground.
643
00:50:44,641 --> 00:50:47,304
Now, you all remember Foy,
he was with us early this season.
644
00:50:47,511 --> 00:50:49,343
No arm, no speed.
645
00:50:49,613 --> 00:50:51,838
Whenever he gets on second base,
we'll change our signals.
646
00:50:51,848 --> 00:50:53,840
If there's any chance of that guy
getting as far as second,
647
00:50:53,850 --> 00:50:55,785
we wouldn't have sold him, would we?
648
00:50:56,253 --> 00:50:58,017
All right, let's go.
649
00:51:02,926 --> 00:51:04,792
Oh, forgot my glove.
650
00:51:40,463 --> 00:51:43,831
Hey, Alex, the coach wants you
to warm up right away.
651
00:51:45,836 --> 00:51:47,964
Hey, Alex, did you hear me?
652
00:52:40,824 --> 00:52:41,824
Come on, Alex.
653
00:53:34,244 --> 00:53:35,507
What's going on?
654
00:53:35,578 --> 00:53:37,206
You passed out on the mound.
655
00:53:37,681 --> 00:53:40,116
Well, if that ain't the silliest thing
I ever done.
656
00:53:40,183 --> 00:53:41,583
How's the game?
657
00:53:41,651 --> 00:53:43,331
It's over for you, Alex. Take your shower.
658
00:53:43,353 --> 00:53:45,879
I'm all right, there's
only a few innings left.
659
00:53:45,956 --> 00:53:47,481
He thinks you got a sunstroke.
660
00:53:47,557 --> 00:53:49,958
I'm not sending you back out there
for another one.
661
00:53:50,026 --> 00:53:53,588
Go on back to the hotel
and get to bed early. You need some rest.
662
00:53:54,097 --> 00:53:56,726
You know what that temperature
is out there?
663
00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:58,564
A hundred and four.
664
00:53:58,668 --> 00:54:02,503
I wouldn't be surprised if both teams
folded up before they finish this one.
665
00:54:03,039 --> 00:54:06,874
I used to plow all day when it was 110,
never fazed me before.
666
00:54:18,421 --> 00:54:20,617
...and you say the first time
before the game began
667
00:54:20,690 --> 00:54:22,386
it was like your mind revolving?
668
00:54:22,859 --> 00:54:26,819
Well, yes, it was kind of like a bright light
inside my head.
669
00:54:26,896 --> 00:54:30,799
So bright, it hurt my eyes.
It was real strange, everything moving,
670
00:54:32,168 --> 00:54:33,728
and I almost didn't make it to a bench.
671
00:54:33,803 --> 00:54:37,001
Any of these sensations a second time
while you were pitching?
672
00:54:37,073 --> 00:54:38,268
No.
673
00:54:38,708 --> 00:54:41,542
I started my wind up and nothing.
674
00:54:41,678 --> 00:54:43,959
I didn't know anything
until I came to in the locker room.
675
00:54:43,980 --> 00:54:46,040
When was it you were hit by that baseball?
676
00:54:46,116 --> 00:54:47,345
1911.
677
00:54:47,417 --> 00:54:50,319
I had double vision
for almost a year after that.
678
00:54:50,387 --> 00:54:53,221
Any of these blackouts during that period?
679
00:54:53,723 --> 00:54:54,782
No.
680
00:54:54,858 --> 00:54:57,054
Oh, during the war
I had a few dizzy spells,
681
00:54:57,127 --> 00:54:58,356
but never fainted or anything.
682
00:54:58,428 --> 00:55:00,090
- Were you wounded?
- No.
683
00:55:00,196 --> 00:55:01,721
Hard of hearing for a while.
684
00:55:01,831 --> 00:55:05,529
Being a gunnery sergeant's
not what you'd call a quiet job.
685
00:55:05,969 --> 00:55:08,438
What did you do before
you played baseball, Alex?
686
00:55:08,505 --> 00:55:11,134
Farming, mostly.
Worked for the phone company.
687
00:55:11,207 --> 00:55:13,267
Aimee, that's my wife,
688
00:55:13,343 --> 00:55:16,245
we got a little farm
just outside of Elba, Nebraska.
689
00:55:16,613 --> 00:55:19,242
- Why?
- Farm work'd be good for you.
690
00:55:19,783 --> 00:55:22,446
You telling me I gotta quit baseball?
691
00:55:22,819 --> 00:55:26,119
If you want to live out
your normal life expectancy.
692
00:55:26,556 --> 00:55:28,548
Baseball is my life, Doc.
693
00:55:29,092 --> 00:55:32,062
Alex, doctors don't know much
about your kind of trouble.
694
00:55:32,128 --> 00:55:35,758
You'll have periods when you feel just fine,
then one of these blackouts will hit you.
695
00:55:35,832 --> 00:55:38,427
You'll never know when,
never get much of a warning.
696
00:55:38,635 --> 00:55:41,161
You can fall down anywhere, anytime.
697
00:55:41,805 --> 00:55:46,368
While pitching, at bat, running the bases,
sitting at a table in a restaurant.
698
00:55:47,444 --> 00:55:48,605
And each time it happens,
699
00:55:48,678 --> 00:55:52,012
it'll take strength out of you
that will never come back.
700
00:55:52,882 --> 00:55:54,373
No fixing it?
701
00:55:57,520 --> 00:55:59,682
How are you at keeping a secret, Doc?
702
00:55:59,756 --> 00:56:03,955
Well, I'm good at it, but you can't keep
this kind of a thing secret very long, Alex.
703
00:56:04,227 --> 00:56:07,459
You came to me because you didn't want
your team doctor to find out.
704
00:56:07,530 --> 00:56:10,227
But when he does,
you'll be out of baseball.
705
00:56:11,534 --> 00:56:13,730
I don't want my wife to know.
706
00:56:14,571 --> 00:56:18,030
Alex, you've set records in baseball
that'll never be topped.
707
00:56:18,108 --> 00:56:20,509
Why don't you retire, go to your farm?
708
00:56:20,577 --> 00:56:22,569
With the price of hogs as high as it is...
709
00:56:22,645 --> 00:56:24,978
If I'm going to fall down again,
710
00:56:25,682 --> 00:56:28,049
I don't wanna do it in a pigsty.
711
00:56:40,363 --> 00:56:41,763
I've got it.
712
00:56:42,532 --> 00:56:44,967
- Here, keep the change.
- Thank you.
713
00:56:51,141 --> 00:56:53,110
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
714
00:56:59,382 --> 00:57:00,714
Alexander.
715
00:57:05,989 --> 00:57:09,357
- Aren't you Grover Cleveland Alexander?
- Yeah.
716
00:57:09,526 --> 00:57:11,825
Well, say, come on in.
I'd like to buy you a drink.
717
00:57:11,895 --> 00:57:13,693
Oh, come on.
718
00:57:17,167 --> 00:57:21,468
Hey, Johnny, look who I found.
Alex the Great.
719
00:57:21,571 --> 00:57:24,735
- Sure glad to know you, Mr. Alexander.
- Fix him up, Johnny.
720
00:57:24,807 --> 00:57:28,141
It ain't often we get the best pitcher
in the National League as a customer.
721
00:57:28,211 --> 00:57:32,080
Hey, I was at Forbes Field today.
What happened to you?
722
00:57:32,982 --> 00:57:36,612
- The heat, too much sun.
- Yeah, sure was a broiler, all right.
723
00:57:38,321 --> 00:57:41,917
On the house, Mr. Alexander,
and it's the real McCoy.
724
00:57:42,258 --> 00:57:44,818
None of that bathtub stuff. Chaser?
725
00:57:45,929 --> 00:57:48,398
- A little seltzer?
- Yeah.
726
00:57:54,737 --> 00:57:57,605
Is this what they mean about getting drunk?
727
00:57:57,874 --> 00:58:00,776
Makes you feel real light and airy
728
00:58:01,244 --> 00:58:03,770
and like your feet
aren't really on the ground.
729
00:58:03,846 --> 00:58:06,577
You're not drunk. You talk too straight.
730
00:58:06,849 --> 00:58:10,809
It's like the world's a real fine place,
and there's
731
00:58:11,588 --> 00:58:16,424
nothing to worry about,
and nothing to ever be afraid of.
732
00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:18,394
You're getting there, Alex.
733
00:58:18,461 --> 00:58:21,590
This is almost the most wonderful feeling
I ever had.
734
00:58:21,664 --> 00:58:25,066
It's like I know I'm me
735
00:58:26,402 --> 00:58:28,371
and I know what's wrong.
736
00:58:29,239 --> 00:58:30,764
You don't know.
737
00:58:31,941 --> 00:58:33,341
But I do.
738
00:58:35,378 --> 00:58:38,109
Doesn't seem to matter so much anymore.
739
00:58:40,984 --> 00:58:43,544
You're getting mighty close, Alex.
740
00:58:43,620 --> 00:58:46,454
Soon as you start
feeling sorry for yourself,
741
00:58:46,522 --> 00:58:48,514
then you're almost there.
742
00:59:08,478 --> 00:59:11,642
- Number, please.
- Walnut, 8239.
743
00:59:12,782 --> 00:59:15,183
- Pittsburgh Tribune.
- Sports desk.
744
00:59:15,251 --> 00:59:17,152
Just a moment, please.
745
00:59:17,220 --> 00:59:19,712
- Hello.
- Hello, this is Crosland. Zimmy around?
746
00:59:19,789 --> 00:59:21,018
Hold on.
747
00:59:21,924 --> 00:59:25,190
- Yes?
- Zimmy, got a big story for your column.
748
00:59:25,862 --> 00:59:29,230
Grover Alexander passed out
on the mound in today's game, didn't he?
749
00:59:29,299 --> 00:59:30,392
Yeah.
750
00:59:30,466 --> 00:59:33,368
From the heat, my eye.
The guy was loaded.
751
00:59:33,436 --> 00:59:36,235
Baby, your big dream pitcher's
a great, big lush.
752
00:59:48,254 --> 00:59:52,191
Margaret, what's happening?
Why is he doing this?
753
00:59:53,325 --> 00:59:56,591
I've got to go to St. Louis
and find out for myself.
754
00:59:56,829 --> 00:59:58,695
But the team will be home
day after tomorrow.
755
00:59:58,764 --> 01:00:01,233
But I can't even get him on the phone.
756
01:00:01,800 --> 01:00:03,792
What's done this to him?
757
01:00:03,869 --> 01:00:06,771
There must be some reason
for this sudden...
758
01:00:07,072 --> 01:00:09,940
I mean, there must be some reason.
759
01:00:36,235 --> 01:00:37,498
Come on.
760
01:00:44,877 --> 01:00:47,005
- Get him, get him, get him!
- Safe!
761
01:00:49,581 --> 01:00:50,708
Time.
762
01:00:53,686 --> 01:00:55,086
Metkovitch.
763
01:01:02,361 --> 01:01:05,525
Anybody can slip, Joe.
The grass is a little wet.
764
01:01:10,336 --> 01:01:12,362
Metkovitch now pitching.
765
01:01:16,041 --> 01:01:20,809
Can't you even talk to me anymore, Alex?
After all we've been through together?
766
01:01:21,347 --> 01:01:24,215
You can tell me. You can tell me anything.
767
01:01:24,283 --> 01:01:27,981
- There's nothing to tell.
- Darling, what's happened to you?
768
01:01:28,120 --> 01:01:30,988
You never drank before. Why now?
769
01:01:31,056 --> 01:01:32,888
All of a sudden. Why?
770
01:01:37,029 --> 01:01:41,160
Alex, what are you afraid of?
771
01:01:42,835 --> 01:01:45,134
Stop badgering me, Aimee.
772
01:02:51,103 --> 01:02:53,504
Well, I've looked every place I can think of.
773
01:02:53,572 --> 01:02:57,031
He hasn't been even to the speakeasies
that he usually goes to.
774
01:03:04,983 --> 01:03:06,952
- Hello?
- Hello, Mrs. Alexander?
775
01:03:07,019 --> 01:03:09,989
- Yes.
- This is the Lincoln Park Police Station.
776
01:03:10,055 --> 01:03:12,786
We've got your husband down here again.
777
01:03:18,964 --> 01:03:20,626
All right, Aimee. I'll go get him.
778
01:03:22,234 --> 01:03:23,702
Thanks, Bill.
779
01:03:24,770 --> 01:03:27,137
But I won't be here when you get back.
780
01:03:28,774 --> 01:03:31,141
I haven't helped him by staying.
781
01:03:32,111 --> 01:03:34,444
Maybe I can help by going away.
782
01:03:54,967 --> 01:03:58,096
Yes, baseball fans, this was a sad season
783
01:03:58,170 --> 01:04:01,334
for one of the greatest pitchers
the game has ever known.
784
01:04:01,406 --> 01:04:03,307
Grover Cleveland Alexander,
785
01:04:03,375 --> 01:04:06,209
who really earned the title,
"Alex the Great,"
786
01:04:06,278 --> 01:04:08,440
drank himself right out of baseball.
787
01:04:08,847 --> 01:04:12,375
Seemingly overnight,
the genial big farmer from Nebraska
788
01:04:12,451 --> 01:04:14,818
turned from baseball to the bottle.
789
01:04:14,887 --> 01:04:17,015
Whatever it was
that changed Grover Alexander
790
01:04:17,089 --> 01:04:21,390
from the greatest control pitcher
of all time into a stumbling has-been
791
01:04:21,460 --> 01:04:24,828
is a mystery to the men
who played with and against him.
792
01:04:24,897 --> 01:04:27,389
They are saddened
by what has happened to Alex,
793
01:04:27,499 --> 01:04:30,401
and so are we. He was once a great man.
794
01:04:50,689 --> 01:04:53,181
- Pittsburgh Press.
- Hello, Pittsburgh Press?
795
01:04:54,426 --> 01:04:56,520
I guess I want your sports department.
796
01:04:56,595 --> 01:04:58,086
Just a moment, please.
797
01:04:58,564 --> 01:04:59,564
Hello?
798
01:04:59,631 --> 01:05:03,033
Hello. My name is Conant,
Dr. Johnson Conant.
799
01:05:03,168 --> 01:05:05,660
Could you possibly tell me
where I could get in touch
800
01:05:05,737 --> 01:05:08,571
with the wife
of Grover Cleveland Alexander?
801
01:05:09,141 --> 01:05:12,134
...and so when I heard
that radio broadcast, I felt it my duty
802
01:05:12,211 --> 01:05:14,291
to find out if you knew the facts
about your husband,
803
01:05:14,346 --> 01:05:16,305
even though I'd promised
to keep the information secret
804
01:05:16,315 --> 01:05:18,784
- for the sake of his career.
- Why didn't he tell me?
805
01:05:18,850 --> 01:05:20,978
Now, don't start blaming yourself,
Mrs. Alexander.
806
01:05:21,053 --> 01:05:22,612
After all, you didn't know.
807
01:05:22,688 --> 01:05:25,681
Frankly, I'm amazed he managed to hide
his affliction at all.
808
01:05:25,757 --> 01:05:26,986
Everybody thought that...
809
01:05:27,059 --> 01:05:29,858
Even I thought, Doctor,
those times when he...
810
01:05:29,928 --> 01:05:31,362
That it was from drinking.
811
01:05:31,430 --> 01:05:33,797
Well, I don't wonder.
From what I've learned,
812
01:05:33,865 --> 01:05:36,801
many of those times
probably were from drinking.
813
01:05:36,868 --> 01:05:39,269
He shouldn't drink at all in his condition.
814
01:05:39,338 --> 01:05:41,637
Yet I can understand why he does.
815
01:05:41,707 --> 01:05:43,608
Maybe it makes him less afraid.
816
01:05:43,675 --> 01:05:45,974
Maybe he thought it better
for you and others to believe
817
01:05:46,044 --> 01:05:48,604
it was liquor that made him fall down.
818
01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:51,650
- Where is he now, do you know?
- No.
819
01:05:52,818 --> 01:05:55,982
Take one of these, Mrs. Alexander.
It'll relax you.
820
01:05:56,154 --> 01:05:59,522
Don't worry about me, Doctor.
I'm all right. It's him.
821
01:06:00,425 --> 01:06:04,021
- I left him when he needed me.
- If there's anything I can do...
822
01:06:05,530 --> 01:06:08,227
Thank you very much
for writing and explaining.
823
01:06:08,634 --> 01:06:10,159
I've got to find him.
824
01:06:17,542 --> 01:06:20,171
What do you mean, you're dependable?
You on the wagon?
825
01:06:20,245 --> 01:06:22,680
I promise you,
I'll always be sober on the mound.
826
01:06:22,748 --> 01:06:25,240
Well, I don't know.
All the stories I've heard about you...
827
01:06:25,317 --> 01:06:28,287
I can win you a lot of ball games.
I can still pitch.
828
01:06:28,353 --> 01:06:30,720
I can only pay you by the game,
I can't put you on salary.
829
01:06:30,789 --> 01:06:32,519
That's all right with me.
830
01:06:34,726 --> 01:06:36,354
I'll give you 20 bucks when you pitch.
831
01:06:36,428 --> 01:06:38,624
But you got to stay at least six innings
to earn it.
832
01:06:38,697 --> 01:06:39,960
And when I win?
833
01:06:41,533 --> 01:06:43,195
I'll make it $25.
834
01:06:43,802 --> 01:06:46,101
House of David's got itself a pitcher.
835
01:06:46,204 --> 01:06:48,730
Get in a uniform
and work out with the boys.
836
01:06:56,682 --> 01:06:59,311
You guys must be pretty good
with that hidden ball trick.
837
01:07:06,758 --> 01:07:10,456
Sorry, Mrs. Alexander,
I've no idea where he might be.
838
01:07:11,296 --> 01:07:13,055
Well, if you should hear
where he is, Mr. McGraw,
839
01:07:13,065 --> 01:07:14,189
would you please let me know?
840
01:07:14,199 --> 01:07:16,395
- I'll do that.
- Thank you. Bye.
841
01:07:19,271 --> 01:07:21,297
I haven't seen him, Aimee,
but I'll ask around
842
01:07:21,373 --> 01:07:22,864
and let you know the minute I hear.
843
01:07:24,209 --> 01:07:26,201
Down! Down! Slide!
844
01:07:26,712 --> 01:07:27,805
You're out.
845
01:07:30,115 --> 01:07:32,175
All right, men, let's get out in the field.
846
01:07:45,063 --> 01:07:47,396
Alexander, are you drunk again?
847
01:07:47,999 --> 01:07:50,264
Not much. Fremont, warm up.
848
01:07:51,236 --> 01:07:53,728
Not drunk. Not...
849
01:07:55,607 --> 01:07:57,542
All right, drag him to the locker room.
850
01:07:57,609 --> 01:08:00,704
This is the last time you'll have to do it.
He's through.
851
01:08:02,614 --> 01:08:05,982
He pitched one game
with an amateur team in Joplin, Missouri.
852
01:08:06,485 --> 01:08:10,616
Then he played two weeks
with a semi-pro outfit in Marshall, Texas.
853
01:08:10,822 --> 01:08:14,259
Then this morning, the investigation
agency that we work with in Nashville
854
01:08:14,326 --> 01:08:17,125
wired they had a lead
that your husband is playing
855
01:08:17,195 --> 01:08:19,027
with a team called the House of David.
856
01:08:19,097 --> 01:08:22,397
- Do they know where the team is?
- No, but we're working on it.
857
01:08:22,467 --> 01:08:25,631
Mrs. Alexander, I'll let you know
as soon as we find out.
858
01:08:25,704 --> 01:08:27,070
Thank you, Mr. Blake.
859
01:08:27,139 --> 01:08:31,099
No, Mrs. Alexander, he left my team
in Texas more than two weeks ago.
860
01:08:31,176 --> 01:08:33,543
I don't know where he is. Sorry.
861
01:08:35,313 --> 01:08:37,942
Unless he's under a table
in some speakeasy.
862
01:08:50,762 --> 01:08:54,062
There is absolutely no waiting for seats.
There ain't no seats.
863
01:08:54,132 --> 01:08:57,591
Come and see El Diablo,
the world's greatest fire-eater.
864
01:08:57,669 --> 01:08:59,365
Learn all about baseball
865
01:08:59,538 --> 01:09:03,202
from the one and only
Grover Cleveland Alexander the Great.
866
01:09:03,475 --> 01:09:05,501
If you are interested in baseball,
867
01:09:05,577 --> 01:09:07,876
there's the man
who will answer all your questions.
868
01:09:07,946 --> 01:09:10,211
Do you want me to go inside with you?
869
01:09:11,917 --> 01:09:13,647
Alex the Great. The great baseball player.
870
01:09:13,718 --> 01:09:15,744
Step up and buy yourself a ticket
for the little lady,
871
01:09:15,754 --> 01:09:17,484
and give yourself a treat.
872
01:09:20,659 --> 01:09:22,525
That had a vanilla flavor.
873
01:09:28,066 --> 01:09:30,092
Tasted more like custard.
874
01:09:33,638 --> 01:09:37,166
Anybody like to try it
just hold your face up here.
875
01:09:39,044 --> 01:09:40,842
Have a little drink.
876
01:09:47,652 --> 01:09:48,881
Hey, fire!
877
01:09:51,056 --> 01:09:53,890
And now, my friends,
you can show your appreciation
878
01:09:53,959 --> 01:09:56,019
for the talents of El Diablo
879
01:09:56,094 --> 01:09:59,087
by purchasing one or more
of his photographs.
880
01:10:01,166 --> 01:10:03,431
All right, Alexander, get it up here.
881
01:10:03,902 --> 01:10:05,336
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
882
01:10:05,403 --> 01:10:08,464
before we move on
to the center attraction of the museum,
883
01:10:08,540 --> 01:10:12,409
and of course by that I mean
the one and only flea circus,
884
01:10:12,477 --> 01:10:14,605
where you will see the most amazing,
885
01:10:14,679 --> 01:10:17,877
the most incredible performances
of all time.
886
01:10:18,016 --> 01:10:21,009
But right now, I would like
to have your attention here.
887
01:10:21,086 --> 01:10:24,386
You baseball fans, move in a little closer,
888
01:10:24,523 --> 01:10:26,719
because right here on this stage
889
01:10:26,791 --> 01:10:30,728
you are going to see,
hear and be able to ask questions
890
01:10:30,829 --> 01:10:33,822
of the one and only, Alex the Great.
891
01:10:34,165 --> 01:10:38,398
Grover Cleveland Alexander
broke into big league baseball in 1911.
892
01:10:38,904 --> 01:10:42,238
He has set many pitching records
which will never be equaled.
893
01:10:42,307 --> 01:10:45,004
He is going to tell you some of his secrets.
894
01:10:45,076 --> 01:10:46,305
Two minutes, Alexander,
895
01:10:46,378 --> 01:10:49,837
and don't start no arguments
with no customers, you understand?
896
01:10:51,149 --> 01:10:54,210
It's a pleasure to talk
to true baseball fans.
897
01:10:54,786 --> 01:10:59,121
I broke into big league baseball
with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1911.
898
01:10:59,190 --> 01:11:02,820
I won 28 games my first season,
13 of those were shutouts.
899
01:11:03,028 --> 01:11:06,692
In 15 years of big league competition,
I've won 318 games
900
01:11:06,765 --> 01:11:09,462
for an average
of better than 21 wins per season.
901
01:11:09,534 --> 01:11:11,093
How many did you lose?
902
01:11:11,436 --> 01:11:13,166
I lost 171.
903
01:11:13,271 --> 01:11:15,831
How does it feel to be living off the fleas?
904
01:11:16,675 --> 01:11:18,974
Well, it's better than having them
live off of me.
905
01:11:21,813 --> 01:11:25,375
I have often been asked
who's the toughest batter to pitch to.
906
01:11:25,450 --> 01:11:28,909
Any pitcher can answer that one.
Rogers Hornsby.
907
01:11:29,487 --> 01:11:32,616
The only safe way to pitch to him
is low and behind him.
908
01:11:33,725 --> 01:11:36,957
Now, if any of you'd like to ask me
some questions about baseball,
909
01:11:37,028 --> 01:11:38,894
I'll do my best to answer them.
910
01:11:38,964 --> 01:11:42,025
What right have you got to stand up there
talking about baseball?
911
01:11:42,100 --> 01:11:44,968
You never did nothing
but give baseball a bad name.
912
01:11:47,172 --> 01:11:48,606
Hey! Hey!
913
01:11:48,707 --> 01:11:50,266
Come on! Come on! Take it easy!
914
01:11:52,544 --> 01:11:54,984
Where is he, Aimee?
I'll send him some money so that he can...
915
01:11:55,013 --> 01:11:56,948
But it isn't money that he needs.
916
01:11:57,015 --> 01:11:58,847
What can I do to help Alex?
917
01:11:58,917 --> 01:12:01,352
Believe in him. Give him a chance.
918
01:12:01,686 --> 01:12:03,746
Let him play baseball again, Rog.
919
01:12:03,822 --> 01:12:05,051
But, Aimee...
920
01:12:05,357 --> 01:12:07,758
Don't you understand?
It isn't enough that I believe in him.
921
01:12:07,826 --> 01:12:09,818
Baseball's got to believe in him, too.
922
01:12:10,929 --> 01:12:13,694
Well, I'll have to think it over.
923
01:12:14,833 --> 01:12:17,325
Please, Rog, give him back his life.
924
01:12:18,637 --> 01:12:20,902
Aimee, I'll do the best I can.
925
01:12:21,306 --> 01:12:24,572
I'll let you know
one way or the other. Goodbye.
926
01:12:29,848 --> 01:12:31,976
She wants me to take him on.
927
01:12:33,284 --> 01:12:34,912
How can I, Bill?
928
01:12:35,153 --> 01:12:38,385
You're the manager of the Cards.
You can hire and fire.
929
01:12:38,456 --> 01:12:42,188
I'm responsible for the team.
We're going along pretty good.
930
01:12:42,260 --> 01:12:45,492
I'm even crazy enough to believe
we can win the pennant.
931
01:12:45,563 --> 01:12:49,330
How can I risk taking Alexander on?
What'll I tell the owners?
932
01:12:49,401 --> 01:12:51,393
You know Alex is through.
933
01:12:51,836 --> 01:12:53,361
Well, isn't he?
934
01:12:53,538 --> 01:12:56,098
That's what everybody says,
"Alex is through."
935
01:12:56,174 --> 01:12:57,301
Well?
936
01:12:59,244 --> 01:13:01,611
Except I don't believe it, Rog.
937
01:13:01,946 --> 01:13:04,074
As long as Alex can stand on his two feet,
938
01:13:04,149 --> 01:13:05,981
he's still the pitcher
I'd wanna have in there
939
01:13:06,051 --> 01:13:09,510
if we were in a tough spot,
and so would you.
940
01:13:14,526 --> 01:13:16,461
Hey, Mr. Alexander.
941
01:13:16,528 --> 01:13:20,522
A scout's here from
the St. Louis Cardinals to see you.
942
01:13:23,635 --> 01:13:25,365
Tell him to wait a minute.
943
01:13:34,145 --> 01:13:35,374
Come in.
944
01:13:44,222 --> 01:13:48,660
Rogers Hornsby needs you and wants you
to report to the team right away.
945
01:13:50,762 --> 01:13:53,231
And here's a telegram to prove it.
946
01:14:05,110 --> 01:14:07,045
Why didn't you tell me?
947
01:14:14,919 --> 01:14:17,479
It is truly amazing
what Rogers Hornsby has been able to do
948
01:14:17,555 --> 01:14:18,818
with the St. Louis team.
949
01:14:18,890 --> 01:14:21,155
Last year,
the Cardinals ended the 1925 season
950
01:14:21,226 --> 01:14:22,706
at the bottom of the second division.
951
01:14:22,761 --> 01:14:26,163
This year, with a roster of nothing
but rookies, castoffs and has-beens,
952
01:14:26,231 --> 01:14:28,871
Hornsby has turned the Cards
into the most formidable baseball club
953
01:14:28,933 --> 01:14:29,933
in the National League.
954
01:14:30,001 --> 01:14:33,267
Grover Alexander, who practically
kicked himself out of baseball,
955
01:14:33,338 --> 01:14:35,500
was given another chance
by the Cards manager
956
01:14:35,573 --> 01:14:38,065
and paid off with the most amazing
comeback in sports history.
957
01:14:38,576 --> 01:14:39,737
Time after time,
958
01:14:39,811 --> 01:14:42,337
Hornsby has literally lifted
his weak but scrappy team
959
01:14:42,413 --> 01:14:44,213
by its bootstraps
and forced them to be better
960
01:14:44,249 --> 01:14:45,877
than anybody could believe was possible.
961
01:14:46,151 --> 01:14:47,991
Good enough to win
the National League Pennant,
962
01:14:48,153 --> 01:14:50,418
the first in St. Louis Cardinal history.
963
01:14:50,488 --> 01:14:52,047
But now the big question is,
964
01:14:52,123 --> 01:14:54,388
what possible chance
have these worn-out Cardinals got
965
01:14:54,459 --> 01:14:56,621
against the mighty Yankees
in the World Series?
966
01:14:56,694 --> 01:14:59,323
The Bronx Bombers are unquestionably
the most powerful aggregation
967
01:14:59,397 --> 01:15:02,094
of baseball players
ever assembled on one team.
968
01:15:02,433 --> 01:15:05,926
The wise boys are putting it on the line
that the Yankees will win four straight.
969
01:15:06,004 --> 01:15:08,564
The best that can be predicted
is that the St. Louis Cardinals
970
01:15:08,640 --> 01:15:10,632
will at least go down fighting.
971
01:15:11,042 --> 01:15:12,772
Thank you very much.
972
01:15:12,844 --> 01:15:17,214
Maybe we shouldn't even bother to show
up at the Yankee Stadium tomorrow.
973
01:15:17,382 --> 01:15:18,509
Hey,
974
01:15:20,251 --> 01:15:21,742
look at this.
975
01:15:25,456 --> 01:15:26,788
What do they mean, "old man"?
976
01:15:26,858 --> 01:15:28,258
I don't mind that so much,
977
01:15:28,326 --> 01:15:31,660
but I wouldn't wear a beard even when
I was playing with the House of David.
978
01:15:32,063 --> 01:15:35,363
They should all be so old and so wise.
979
01:15:48,680 --> 01:15:51,878
Afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
This is Graham McNamee
980
01:15:51,950 --> 01:15:56,012
bringing you the first transcontinental
sports broadcast in history.
981
01:15:56,120 --> 01:15:59,716
Yes, la dies and gentlemen,
it's the World Series coast to coast.
982
01:15:59,791 --> 01:16:02,226
The Yankee Stadium is packed
with the largest crowd
983
01:16:02,293 --> 01:16:04,694
to ever attend any baseball game.
984
01:16:04,796 --> 01:16:08,392
There are more than 61,000 fans here.
985
01:16:08,833 --> 01:16:12,326
Miller Huggins is starting pitcher
Herb Pennock against the Cardinals.
986
01:16:12,470 --> 01:16:15,338
Pennock won 23 and lost 11
during the season.
987
01:16:15,440 --> 01:16:17,568
Catching is Henry Severeid.
988
01:16:17,876 --> 01:16:20,937
The starting pitcher for St. Louis
will be Wee Willie Sherdel,
989
01:16:21,012 --> 01:16:23,072
a 16-game winner for the season.
990
01:16:23,248 --> 01:16:25,308
Catching him is Bob O'Farrell.
991
01:16:26,150 --> 01:16:30,884
And now, la dies and gentlemen,
the first game of the 1926 World Series
992
01:16:30,955 --> 01:16:32,514
is about to begin.
993
01:16:33,091 --> 01:16:35,583
And here comes the first pitch.
994
01:16:36,761 --> 01:16:38,354
Strike!
995
01:16:41,032 --> 01:16:42,500
Strike!
996
01:16:42,934 --> 01:16:45,301
Stay with it. You got the big one left.
997
01:16:47,138 --> 01:16:49,039
Strike three, you're out.
998
01:16:51,075 --> 01:16:52,771
You can hit him, Joe.
999
01:16:56,714 --> 01:16:59,206
That Pennock's gonna be a tough one to hit.
1000
01:17:16,434 --> 01:17:20,030
This kid Lazzeri looks tougher to pitch to
than Ruth or Gehrig.
1001
01:17:20,104 --> 01:17:22,005
He really crowds that plate.
1002
01:17:22,073 --> 01:17:24,065
I'd show him a lot of curve balls.
1003
01:17:24,142 --> 01:17:26,168
Keep them low and outside.
1004
01:17:26,311 --> 01:17:29,247
Might be a mistake to feed him a strike
on the first pitch, too.
1005
01:17:30,348 --> 01:17:31,611
Come on!
1006
01:17:35,253 --> 01:17:37,017
I see what you mean.
1007
01:17:47,799 --> 01:17:50,234
Five on the Cards will win me
how much on tomorrow's game?
1008
01:17:50,301 --> 01:17:52,327
Two hundred. That's good odds.
1009
01:17:52,437 --> 01:17:55,965
Yeah, but 1,000-to-1 ain't no good
when the Cards can't win.
1010
01:17:56,040 --> 01:17:57,770
What do you want from me?
1011
01:17:58,042 --> 01:18:02,503
The question in this second game is
who's going to pitch for the Cardinals?
1012
01:18:02,580 --> 01:18:05,641
Manager Rogers Hornsby
hasn't yet ma de his choice.
1013
01:18:05,984 --> 01:18:08,453
The Yanks'll murder anybody
they put on the mound.
1014
01:18:08,519 --> 01:18:10,147
You're so right.
1015
01:18:10,488 --> 01:18:12,514
Batteries for St. Louis.
1016
01:18:12,590 --> 01:18:14,684
Pitching, Grover Alexander.
1017
01:18:14,759 --> 01:18:16,352
Catching, Bob O'Farrell.
1018
01:18:16,427 --> 01:18:17,656
Alexander!
1019
01:18:17,729 --> 01:18:20,528
What are you doing, Hornsby,
throwing the series?
1020
01:18:22,033 --> 01:18:24,059
Brother, we can't help but win.
1021
01:18:25,403 --> 01:18:29,067
Alex's record for the Cards
has been nine wins and seven losses.
1022
01:18:29,173 --> 01:18:31,039
He's an experienced, smart pitcher,
1023
01:18:31,109 --> 01:18:35,308
but it's going to take a lot of arm
to hold off Ruth, Gehrig and company.
1024
01:18:35,380 --> 01:18:36,746
"Murderers' row."
1025
01:18:47,392 --> 01:18:49,952
Look who's gonna pitch.
Why, he's a has-been.
1026
01:18:50,428 --> 01:18:51,828
Why don't you go home?
1027
01:18:51,896 --> 01:18:54,730
- I got my rights, lady.
- Oh, sit down.
1028
01:19:13,317 --> 01:19:14,683
Play ball!
1029
01:19:18,423 --> 01:19:19,618
Ball!
1030
01:19:19,690 --> 01:19:21,921
Look him over, Combs. He'll walk you.
1031
01:19:21,993 --> 01:19:23,461
You bet he will.
1032
01:19:31,469 --> 01:19:34,064
What'd I tell you, lady? He's a has-been.
1033
01:20:04,569 --> 01:20:05,969
Runner safe.
1034
01:20:06,037 --> 01:20:07,471
Two more, baby.
1035
01:20:11,075 --> 01:20:14,068
Come on, Babe,
send this guy back to the breadline.
1036
01:20:14,145 --> 01:20:15,340
You said it.
1037
01:20:21,352 --> 01:20:23,719
- That's a boy, Alex. Come on, Alex.
- Attaboy, Alex.
1038
01:20:23,788 --> 01:20:24,881
Throw a curve ball.
1039
01:20:29,727 --> 01:20:30,956
You're out.
1040
01:20:31,295 --> 01:20:34,060
It's a double play. What did I tell you?
1041
01:20:35,867 --> 01:20:37,130
Come on.
1042
01:20:42,373 --> 01:20:43,671
Strike!
1043
01:21:05,463 --> 01:21:07,728
Here comes run number two for the Yankees,
1044
01:21:07,798 --> 01:21:11,860
and Alexander is in trouble
for the second time in this second inning.
1045
01:21:15,506 --> 01:21:17,065
- Time.
- Time.
1046
01:21:18,910 --> 01:21:21,505
There goes Hornsby to talk to Alexander.
1047
01:21:22,246 --> 01:21:24,875
It looks like the old warrior is all through.
1048
01:21:29,854 --> 01:21:32,949
I was just wondering, Alex,
why don't you and Walter Johnson and I
1049
01:21:33,024 --> 01:21:35,858
go to North Dakota
for our duck hunting this year?
1050
01:21:37,328 --> 01:21:40,526
Yeah, if I ever get
this ball game over with, Rog.
1051
01:21:43,367 --> 01:21:47,304
No, no, Hornsby's leaving Alexander
in the game.
1052
01:22:11,329 --> 01:22:14,697
One man, and only one man only,
is responsible for this victory.
1053
01:22:14,765 --> 01:22:17,325
Alexander, the forgotten man of baseball.
1054
01:22:17,435 --> 01:22:20,337
Alex the Great, cool and calm on the mound,
1055
01:22:20,404 --> 01:22:23,101
set down the Bronx Bombers
with only four hits.
1056
01:22:23,174 --> 01:22:27,202
Even the mighty Babe Ruth
failed to get a hit off the old master.
1057
01:22:27,311 --> 01:22:30,440
Those who said
Grover Cleveland Alexander was through
1058
01:22:30,615 --> 01:22:32,049
can eat crow tonight.
1059
01:22:32,116 --> 01:22:33,675
I wonder what crow tastes like?
1060
01:22:33,751 --> 01:22:36,983
I should have bet that five.
I could kill myself.
1061
01:22:37,054 --> 01:22:38,420
That wouldn't be a bad idea.
1062
01:23:25,336 --> 01:23:27,498
And so for St. Louis,
at the end of the ninth,
1063
01:23:27,571 --> 01:23:31,906
one run, one hit, no errors,
one man left on base.
1064
01:23:32,243 --> 01:23:34,075
We go into the last half of the ninth inning
1065
01:23:34,145 --> 01:23:36,614
with St. Louis lea ding New York
ten to two.
1066
01:23:37,148 --> 01:23:40,710
It's the last chance for the Yankees,
and a slim one it is.
1067
01:23:40,818 --> 01:23:43,549
Grover Cleveland Alexander
has pitched brilliantly,
1068
01:23:43,621 --> 01:23:46,250
allowing only eight hits
in eight full innings.
1069
01:23:46,324 --> 01:23:48,850
Making his second appearance
in this World Series,
1070
01:23:48,926 --> 01:23:52,226
the old master has never once
been in any real trouble,
1071
01:23:52,296 --> 01:23:55,733
allowing only one run in the third,
another in the sixth.
1072
01:24:00,771 --> 01:24:02,967
- Attaboy.
- Come on, Alex, you can do it.
1073
01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:04,702
Come on, baby. Come on, boy.
1074
01:24:13,617 --> 01:24:15,245
All right. Let's go, Alex.
1075
01:24:15,319 --> 01:24:16,519
- Come on, Alex.
- Come on, Al.
1076
01:24:20,257 --> 01:24:21,520
Come on.
1077
01:24:24,628 --> 01:24:28,429
And it's another double play,
Hornsby to Thevenow to Bottomley.
1078
01:24:28,499 --> 01:24:30,297
Two out, nobody on
1079
01:24:30,434 --> 01:24:33,893
and Huggins is sending in a pinch hitter
for Urban Shocker.
1080
01:24:52,857 --> 01:24:54,792
All right, Alex. High one.
1081
01:24:55,259 --> 01:24:57,490
All right.
Get this hitter out, that's the idea.
1082
01:25:01,098 --> 01:25:02,191
Strike!
1083
01:25:02,266 --> 01:25:03,290
Attaboy!
1084
01:25:05,169 --> 01:25:06,899
All right, Alex. Hard, now.
1085
01:25:07,104 --> 01:25:08,538
Alex! Go ahead, Alex.
1086
01:25:14,145 --> 01:25:15,545
You're out!
1087
01:25:23,320 --> 01:25:28,315
Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex!
1088
01:25:29,193 --> 01:25:33,130
And he's done it again.
For the second time in this series,
1089
01:25:33,197 --> 01:25:37,066
Grover Alexander has beaten the Yankees,
beaten them down into the ground.
1090
01:25:37,201 --> 01:25:40,660
Alex the Great has tied up the series,
made it three and three.
1091
01:25:41,906 --> 01:25:44,705
"It was a pure case of head and heart."
That's you.
1092
01:25:45,509 --> 01:25:47,341
"And the fans recognized it.
1093
01:25:47,445 --> 01:25:50,279
"They responded with screams,
applause and tears.
1094
01:25:50,981 --> 01:25:54,247
"There has never been so loud,
long and continuous a demonstration
1095
01:25:54,318 --> 01:25:56,219
"in the history of baseball."
1096
01:25:57,354 --> 01:26:01,450
I heard it. You don't hear much
from the stands when you're out there.
1097
01:26:02,359 --> 01:26:03,884
But I heard that one.
1098
01:26:04,762 --> 01:26:09,132
Well, they all say the same thing.
You, my dear, are the hero of the series.
1099
01:26:10,801 --> 01:26:12,702
But from now
until spring training next year,
1100
01:26:12,770 --> 01:26:16,104
you're gonna be the laziest hero
anybody's ever seen.
1101
01:26:16,941 --> 01:26:20,343
Of course, I know that you wanna be out
there tomorrow to watch your team win.
1102
01:26:21,445 --> 01:26:22,736
Well, they wouldn't dare let you down
1103
01:26:22,746 --> 01:26:24,972
after the way you've kept them
in the series, would they?
1104
01:26:24,982 --> 01:26:27,508
Anyway, I'm going to stay here
1105
01:26:27,585 --> 01:26:30,180
and I'll get us all packed
and check out of the hotel.
1106
01:26:30,254 --> 01:26:33,088
Then when the game is over,
you meet me at the Pennsylvania Station
1107
01:26:33,157 --> 01:26:35,717
and we're off to Florida on our vacation.
1108
01:26:36,093 --> 01:26:40,326
And I told Rog and Walter Johnson
that if they want you as a partner this fall,
1109
01:26:40,397 --> 01:26:44,061
they're gonna have to switch
from duck hunting to deep sea fishing.
1110
01:26:44,935 --> 01:26:48,303
- You must be so tired, Aimee.
- Why should I be tired?
1111
01:26:48,873 --> 01:26:51,604
I've pitched a lot of baseball this season.
1112
01:26:53,210 --> 01:26:56,977
Couple of times there, today, I didn't think
you'd be able to finish that game for me.
1113
01:26:58,115 --> 01:26:59,583
Once in the fourth,
1114
01:27:00,150 --> 01:27:03,518
again in the ninth,
I felt one of those things coming on.
1115
01:27:05,389 --> 01:27:08,223
I looked over at the box seats
and there you were.
1116
01:27:08,492 --> 01:27:11,018
You gave me the strength to fight it off.
1117
01:27:12,396 --> 01:27:15,525
I've been stealing strength from you
all season.
1118
01:27:15,633 --> 01:27:17,625
Every game, every pitch.
1119
01:27:19,136 --> 01:27:22,163
Without you there,
I couldn't have done any of it.
1120
01:27:22,239 --> 01:27:23,867
I know it, Aimee.
1121
01:27:24,742 --> 01:27:28,577
Without you,
I'm just half a man waiting to black out.
1122
01:27:32,116 --> 01:27:35,450
God sure must think a lot of me
to have given me you.
1123
01:27:43,794 --> 01:27:47,322
Going, going, and it's gone.
1124
01:27:47,498 --> 01:27:50,332
A towering home run
into the right field bleachers.
1125
01:27:50,434 --> 01:27:54,599
And the Bambino, the mighty Babe Ruth,
is trotting around the bases.
1126
01:27:54,705 --> 01:27:57,038
That gives the Yankees two runs.
1127
01:27:57,107 --> 01:28:00,600
But St. Louis still leads three to two
in the bottom of the sixth inning.
1128
01:28:00,678 --> 01:28:02,909
Card pitcher, Jess Haines,
really looked sick
1129
01:28:02,980 --> 01:28:05,211
when he heard the Babe's bat
connect with that one.
1130
01:28:06,383 --> 01:28:09,444
If St. Louis can hold their one-run lead
to the end,
1131
01:28:09,520 --> 01:28:11,853
it'll be the biggest upset of any year.
1132
01:28:12,323 --> 01:28:15,054
Both Jess Haines for the Cardinals
and Waite Hoyt for the Yankees,
1133
01:28:15,125 --> 01:28:16,855
have pitched brilliantly.
1134
01:28:19,997 --> 01:28:21,056
Order, please.
1135
01:28:21,131 --> 01:28:22,890
Hello, would you please send a boy
to 382 for bags?
1136
01:28:22,900 --> 01:28:24,129
- Right a way.
- Thank you.
1137
01:28:36,213 --> 01:28:38,011
Here's the pitch to Combs.
1138
01:28:40,284 --> 01:28:43,948
It's a drive over Hornsby's head
into short center field.
1139
01:28:44,054 --> 01:28:45,886
Combs pulls up at first for the single.
1140
01:28:53,397 --> 01:28:57,061
One out.
Combs on second and the Babe at bat.
1141
01:28:57,735 --> 01:28:59,465
Haines is walking Ruth.
1142
01:28:59,603 --> 01:29:02,402
Hornsby's trying to set him up
for a double play.
1143
01:29:02,473 --> 01:29:05,841
Ball four and the Bambino
goes to first with a free pass.
1144
01:29:05,909 --> 01:29:07,878
Bob "Long" Meusel steps up to bat.
1145
01:29:07,945 --> 01:29:10,244
Haines stretches, throws
1146
01:29:10,314 --> 01:29:13,773
and Meusel hits to short stop Thevenow.
1147
01:29:13,851 --> 01:29:15,683
Babe Ruth was forced out at second.
1148
01:29:15,753 --> 01:29:17,915
But Hornsby's throw to Bottomley at first
was too late.
1149
01:29:17,988 --> 01:29:19,613
So we have Yankee runners
on first and third.
1150
01:29:19,623 --> 01:29:21,649
Two out and Lou Gehrig coming to the plate.
1151
01:29:21,725 --> 01:29:24,422
Your husband pitched two great games,
Mrs. Alexander.
1152
01:29:24,495 --> 01:29:27,897
He certainly did, and we're out in front
on this one. Three to two.
1153
01:29:27,965 --> 01:29:29,934
Thank you. Come back and see us again.
1154
01:29:30,000 --> 01:29:31,696
We will, thank you. Bye.
1155
01:29:32,603 --> 01:29:35,664
And the pitch almost got a way
from catcher O'Farrell.
1156
01:29:38,275 --> 01:29:39,675
Taxi, please.
1157
01:29:43,280 --> 01:29:46,512
Crowd watching that electric board
has got the streets all jammed.
1158
01:29:46,583 --> 01:29:48,575
You might have to take the subway,
Mrs. Alexander.
1159
01:29:48,652 --> 01:29:49,711
Oh, no.
1160
01:29:58,095 --> 01:30:00,724
Ball four and the bases are loaded.
1161
01:30:00,931 --> 01:30:02,957
This is a crucial moment,
la dies and gentlemen.
1162
01:30:03,033 --> 01:30:04,661
It may mean the series.
1163
01:30:04,968 --> 01:30:06,061
Time.
1164
01:30:06,804 --> 01:30:07,931
Time.
1165
01:30:12,209 --> 01:30:15,668
And there goes Hornsby
walking over to talk to Haines.
1166
01:30:17,247 --> 01:30:20,217
- What's the matter?
- Seem to be working up a blister.
1167
01:30:20,651 --> 01:30:23,917
- Can't control the ball, huh?
- No, it's making them pretty wild.
1168
01:30:30,127 --> 01:30:32,995
Wonder who Hornsby's gonna put
in to pitch now.
1169
01:30:34,064 --> 01:30:35,191
Alex.
1170
01:30:36,533 --> 01:30:39,025
- Rog says he wants you, Alex.
- Me?
1171
01:30:39,536 --> 01:30:42,734
Not again today. I'm not even warmed up.
1172
01:30:42,806 --> 01:30:44,604
Well, he says he wants you.
1173
01:30:52,783 --> 01:30:54,684
Tell him I'm on my way.
1174
01:30:55,285 --> 01:30:56,514
He's coming.
1175
01:31:08,098 --> 01:31:10,567
You must get me a taxi.
I've got to get to the Yankee Stadium.
1176
01:31:12,803 --> 01:31:16,899
The fans here are going mildly insane
as the hero of yesterday's game,
1177
01:31:16,974 --> 01:31:20,877
Grover Alexander, walks slowly in
from the Cardinal bullpen.
1178
01:31:20,944 --> 01:31:23,470
I'm sure that no pitcher in baseball history
1179
01:31:23,547 --> 01:31:26,415
has ever walked into
a more desperate situation.
1180
01:31:26,483 --> 01:31:28,315
The Yankees have loaded the bases.
1181
01:31:28,385 --> 01:31:30,718
Tony "Push-'em-Up" Lazzeri,
the hard hitting,
1182
01:31:30,788 --> 01:31:32,814
brilliant Yankee second baseman is at bat.
1183
01:31:32,890 --> 01:31:36,850
A single can put the Yankees ahead
and win the series for them.
1184
01:31:40,864 --> 01:31:42,298
Well, Alex.
1185
01:31:54,444 --> 01:31:56,606
Now, remember what Bill Killefer said.
1186
01:31:56,680 --> 01:31:58,740
He said, "As long as Alex can stand
on his two feet,
1187
01:31:58,816 --> 01:32:00,785
"he's still the pitcher
I'd want to have in there
1188
01:32:00,851 --> 01:32:02,911
"when we're in a tough spot."
1189
01:32:08,225 --> 01:32:09,853
Well, you can see how things are.
1190
01:32:09,927 --> 01:32:12,021
What do you think you can do with Lazzeri?
1191
01:32:14,031 --> 01:32:17,490
Well, there don't seem to be any room left
on the bases for him.
1192
01:32:18,635 --> 01:32:21,434
Warm up as long as you like.
I'll stall for time.
1193
01:32:25,008 --> 01:32:27,443
- Come on, Alex!
- Come on!
1194
01:32:29,046 --> 01:32:30,742
Can't you go any faster?
1195
01:32:30,848 --> 01:32:33,374
I'm sorry, Mrs. Alexander,
the traffic's pretty heavy.
1196
01:32:42,626 --> 01:32:44,390
Could be, could be...
1197
01:32:46,296 --> 01:32:47,992
Foul ball!
1198
01:32:58,508 --> 01:32:59,635
Ball one!
1199
01:33:04,448 --> 01:33:07,008
Take it easy. Take your time, boy.
1200
01:33:09,887 --> 01:33:12,447
- Ball!
- Pour it up, Alex, come on.
1201
01:33:17,060 --> 01:33:18,551
Alexander is wild.
1202
01:33:18,629 --> 01:33:20,791
He's run the count of three and one
on Lazzeri.
1203
01:33:20,864 --> 01:33:22,856
Another ball
and he'll walk in the tying run.
1204
01:33:24,668 --> 01:33:26,694
Come on, Alex. Stay with him, boy.
1205
01:33:31,842 --> 01:33:33,310
Come on, Alex!
1206
01:33:36,647 --> 01:33:38,047
Strike!
1207
01:33:39,583 --> 01:33:41,552
Can you go faster, please?
1208
01:33:41,885 --> 01:33:43,513
I sure can, ma'am.
1209
01:33:45,489 --> 01:33:48,618
- All right, take it away.
- Now's the time, Alex. Go, boy.
1210
01:33:50,093 --> 01:33:51,755
Come on, Alex.
1211
01:33:58,201 --> 01:33:59,863
- Strike three!
- Attaboy!
1212
01:34:05,042 --> 01:34:06,772
Just listen to that crowd.
1213
01:34:06,843 --> 01:34:10,541
If baseball fans ever had reason to cheer,
Alexander just gave it to them.
1214
01:34:10,614 --> 01:34:14,574
Striking out Tony Lazzeri in the last
of the seventh with the bases loaded.
1215
01:34:14,651 --> 01:34:16,847
There are two more innings to go.
1216
01:34:16,920 --> 01:34:19,788
Can Alex hold off this
now-desperate New York team
1217
01:34:19,856 --> 01:34:22,951
that needs only one more run
to tie up the ball game?
1218
01:34:25,062 --> 01:34:28,089
Hey, Officer, what happened in the seventh?
1219
01:34:28,165 --> 01:34:30,259
Alexander struck out Lazzeri
with the bags loaded.
1220
01:34:30,334 --> 01:34:32,769
Hot diggety!
This is Mrs. Alexander in back.
1221
01:34:32,836 --> 01:34:34,461
- Well, how do you do?
- We've got to get to the stadium.
1222
01:34:34,471 --> 01:34:35,564
Well, get going.
1223
01:34:37,641 --> 01:34:38,939
Last half of the ninth.
1224
01:34:39,009 --> 01:34:41,201
If Alexander can hold off the Yankees
for three more outs,
1225
01:34:41,211 --> 01:34:43,612
he'll be the greatest hero
in World Series history.
1226
01:34:43,680 --> 01:34:46,878
That's it! We hold them now,
we win the series. Let's go!
1227
01:34:59,830 --> 01:35:01,458
You all right, Alex?
1228
01:35:02,532 --> 01:35:03,659
Yeah.
1229
01:35:08,472 --> 01:35:10,532
- Sure been a pleasure, ma'am.
- Thanks.
1230
01:35:10,674 --> 01:35:12,370
- Is Alex still pitching?
- Yes, ma'am.
1231
01:35:16,279 --> 01:35:17,679
Strike!
1232
01:35:39,136 --> 01:35:40,229
You're out!
1233
01:36:03,560 --> 01:36:06,689
Two away, Alex.
One more and we can start our vacation.
1234
01:36:16,239 --> 01:36:17,537
Strike!
1235
01:36:21,178 --> 01:36:22,510
Strike!
1236
01:36:36,293 --> 01:36:37,989
Strike three!