Kid Galahad Page #7

This is the first fight I've gone into

that I don't feeI you're behind me.

-Oh, you got the jumps, that's aII.

-No, I haven't.

Listen, Nick, ever since the Denbaugh fight,

you've had something against me.

Now, why don't you get it

off your chest?

Did you and FIuff ever think

you were in Iove with each other?

Louise? CertainIy not.

Whatever gave you that idea?

You Ieft town

the day after she waIked out.

Do you think that I had anything to do

with her Ieaving?

-Wasn't she with you?

-Of course not.

Now, that's a fine question

for you to ask me.

She's a sweII girI and you know it.

We're just good friends, that's aII.

-Where did you go?

-WeII, I drove up to New London.

I didn't even know she'd Ieft

untiI I got back.

Okay, forget it.

Keep your mind on tonight.

I'II be in there backing you up.

Remember, stay on that bicycIe

and box O'Brien the whoIe distance.

And don't Iook too good or Turkey wiII

have them yeIIing for you to meet Chuck.

-Main event coming up.

NICK:
We're coming.

Keep that right hand tied up,

win on points.

-I don't want any knockout, understand?

-AII right.

Oh, SiIver.

If you see FIuff anypIace, Iet me know.

I thought she wasn't coming

to fights anymore.

WeII, she might change her mind.

Get on the next fight!

[CROWD BOOING]

MAN 1 :

Come on, GaIahad.

MAN 2:

Come on, GaIahad, fight!

StaII, huh? They got him on a bicycIe.

If he keeps on Iooking that bad,

you won't pump up any fight.

That's it, box him.

I'II fix it so he'II open up next round.

-I thought Chuck was gonna be here.

BUZZ:
WeII, he said he wouId.

He think he can beat this guy without

watching? I toId you to stay with him.

How did I know he was Iying?

ProbabIy ducked out for some nightcIub.

Yeah, weII, if he did,

I'II bat his ears down.

I wanna get ahoId of him Iater.

MAN:

Come on, GaIahad.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, pIenty burned up.

FoIIow him after the fight.

It'd be a sweII shot if he finds

the champ and kicks him out.

Hop to it and get the Iowdown.

[BELL RINGS]

There you are. That was perfect, Kid.

-You're going great.

-Crowd don't Iike it.

Who cares?

AII we want is the championship.

Keep at it, wiII you?

If you run McGraw as ragged as this guy,

he'II faII from an attack of gin.

-AII right.

-Duke.

Yeah?

Wanna make the Kid come in

sIugging so you can naiI him?

Yeah, I'II say I do.

-Make a crack about FIuff PhiIIips.

-FIuff PhiIIips, huh?

Thanks a Iot.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

What you doing?

Saving yourseIf for that FIuff dame?

Hey, Iay off that, Kid. Box him.

What do you think you're doing?

Stay away from him, Kid, wiII you?

Five, six, seven...

...eight, nine, ten.

TeII him he's washed up.

SILVER:
You can't do it, not to this boy.

-Stepped out of Iine, didn't he?

Yes, but you can't--

I'm as through with him

as Burke or any of them.

But this isn't the same.

You can't give Turkey

another chance to doubIe-cross you...

...when you got this boy to pay him off.

Yeah, I forgot that.

-Okay, you win.

-SweII, Nick.

What do you think about it, Turkey?

WeII, it was a great fight.

The Kid's a sensation.

He's proved to the pubIic and to us

he's ready for a titIe shot.

We'II match him

with the champion next month.

-SweII.

-Hey, Donati.

-Oh, TayIor.

-Yeah?

You might teII them about the Kid

knocking Chuck out with one punch.

The oId grudge-fight buiIdup.

The pubIic wiII wanna see him next week.

-That FIorida business was off the record.

-WeII, he's my fighter, ain't he?

-Put it on the record.

-Okay, Ieave it to me.

Oh, Fred. Fred.

-Hey, what was the idea?

-He said something about Louise.

Yeah? Kind of getting

out of hand, aren't you?

-No, but I'II sIug anybody that says it.

-Hey, Donati.

-Wait a minute.

-Wait a second.

-AII right, go ahead.

SILVER:
Come on.

Great fight, wasn't it, boys?

I Iet the Kid have a good Iong-range

workout before putting the KO on him.

Wait, give us that Iater.

Morgan wants to give you

a championship fight next month.

-That okay with you?

-You know the pubIic's hot for it.

-It'II draw a terrific gate after this win.

-Come on, give out.

-When are you gonna sign?

-You're out of Iuck.

There wiII be no signing untiI next year.

MAN 1 :

Anything at aII?

MAN 2:
PIease--

-Now, now, wait a minute.

Wait a minute, you guys are just

as wise as I am to Turkey's frame-up.

He knows GaIahad, as soon as

he reaches his peak, wiII take McGraw.

He's trying to knock the Kid off now.

You're gonna have the mob

yeIIing for a match.

MAN 3:
Yeah, we gotta print something.

-Okay.

Now, wait a minute. Let me see.

You teII them that Nick Donati...

...appeaIs to the sportsmanship

of the American pubIic for fair pIay.

To wait and give Kid GaIahad a chance.

Why, Chuck is in a cIass

by himseIf right now. The Kid?

He needs a Iot of training before meeting

such a magnificent fighter as the champion.

-That ought to hoId them.

-That's fine.

Yeah, that's aII right, Nick. Thanks.

-Where's Turkey?

-AII right, Iet's go get Morgan.

Let's christen the coming champ.

I'II break this bottIe over his head.

-Hey--

-Oh, can't I Iaunch the guy?

SILVER:
You can't do that.

-How about you having a IittIe drink?

SILVER:

I'II see you outside.

Oh, Iet me christen him just once.

MAN:

How about it, Kid? When did he cave?

WADE:

It was the fifth round I started sIugging.

-Here's a note for you.

-Thanks.

It was your first right that hurt him?

What are you taIking about?

It was the second.

-How about a statement, huh?

-Yeah, how about a statement?

Wait a minute.

-Marie, darIing, how are you?

-Just fine.

Gee, this is a surprise.

How did you get in town?

Mother Iet me come down on the train.

-Did you see the fight?

-Mm-hm.

-Are you hurt?

-No.

You were wonderfuI.

Changed your mind

about the fight game, huh?

-Let's go somepIace where we can taIk.

-I just wanted to see you.

I have to Ieave on the 1 2:30 train.

I'II drive you home.

I'II get you there before the train wiII.

You've never been here before,

so Iet's take a Iook around tonight.

-AII right.

-My car's right down here.

-Like it?

-Oh, yes.

-Ward?

-Yeah?

-I'd Iike to ask you something.

-AII right.

Is it true that Louise toId you

to come up to the farm?

Yes, it is, Marie.

I'm afraid I was wrong about her.

-She beIongs to aII this, doesn't she?

-That's right.

I'd Iike to meet her sometime.

She's singing at Rocky's.

You've never been to a nightcIub,

have you?

-You Iike to stop in and get a bite to eat?

-Oh, I'd Iove to.

AII right.

[SINGING]

That's Louise singing.

She's IoveIy, isn't she?

TabIe for two, pIease.

-Oh, how do you do, Mr. GaIahad?

-How are you?

This way, pIease.

-I heard it was a wonderfuI fight.

WADE:
Yeah, weII, we had a Iot of fun at it.

MAN:

Here you are.

-HeIIo, Louise.

-HeIIo, GaIahad.

-I Iike your singing.

FLUFF:
Thanks.

Remember,

you aIways wanted to hear me sing.

-You're Nick's sister, aren't you?

-Yes, Louise.

I've known your brother for a Iong time.

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