Pat and Mike Page #4

I'd like a martini, please.

Look, girlie, do me a favor,

don't be hard to handle, will you?

It's gonna be hard enough

if you're easy.

- I don't see what right...

- Read your contract.

- What? Just silly.

- Training clause.

Well, that's not for you

to decide, you know.

- I have to watch your shape.

- There's nothing wrong with my...

- What shape are you talking about?

- What shape are you talking about?

I'm in perfect condition,

if that's what you mean.

Good. Let's keep you that way.

- We got a long way to go.

- I must say.

Oh, now, now.

Don't race your motor.

- What is this?

- What?

What, you trying to needle me?

- I'm sorry, I don't...

- There's a sign, "No smoking. "

- Where?

- I just put it up inside your head.

- See, the point of...

- What?

What's to prevent me smoking

when you're not around?

When am I not around?

Well, you don't expect

to be watching me every minute...

...out of every 24 hours...

...out of every day, do you?

- Lf I have to, sure.

- Not sure I'll like that.

Not asking you to like it.

But you'll see, pretty soon,

I'll trust you, because you'll trust me.

What's good for you is good for me.

And you for me. We're the same.

We're equal.

We're partners, see? 5-0-5-0.

You gotta realize

your body's important.

And it's important to me too.

I ain't letting you throw

no martinis down there, or no smoke.

No more than I let them down

Little Nell.

- Who's that?

- Oh, that's my horse.

She may win Saturday.

Hold the thought.

And another thing, no late hours.

And of course men are out.

In any manner, shape or form.

You're in training.

Go on, now. Eat your food.

Nice and slow.

Kind of, you know, relaxed inside.

Don't forget to throw me over

your shoulder...

...and burp me after lunch.

- I will if you need it.

I'm so glad...

...you plan to look after me

as well as you do your horse.

You wanna joke? Joke.

But I'll tell you something.

Someday you'll realize something,

and that is this:

We all gotta work together, see?

We all gotta cooperate.

Everybody's sitting around the place.

Everybody's sitting around the world.

And everybody's brain

has got something cooking inside, see?

Well, nobody's got

a better dream than me.

- Believe me, I stand them off.

- What is it?

I can see myself with greats.

I can wind up with the top man,

the top horse and the top woman.

Advantage,

Mrs. Pemberton and Mr. Parker.

Game to Mrs. Pemberton

and Mr. Parker.

They lead five games to three

in the first set.

- That's enough. You'd better quit.

- Not yet.

Don't wanna get all tired out.

You got a long day.

- Long and hard.

- Why hard?

Oh, I don't know.

This place and

all the different people turning up.

- You know, ones I know.

- Well, why? I don't dig that.

I should think you'd be great.

Your hometown. Did that flower...?

Maybe I would, if it weren't for...

Come on, now.

You'd better quit. You're puffing again.

Barney say that more than 100

of my Pacific Tech girls are out there?

No, no. They got a friend for me?

- Announcing.

- That's it. That's it.

Now, will you please remember,

start slow.

Don't show them

all your stuff at once.

Remember, you're the best.

Even if you don't think so, I do.

- Just play your regular game, you know?

- Yeah.

It's beautiful. Just like you.

You know what I'm going to do?

For luck?

- No.

- Give you a great big kiss.

If you don't start slow, by the 15th or

16th game...

...you're gonna start to press.

We gotta remember,

the money dates are coming up.

The big money dates.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...the next match will be between

Pat Pemberton of Oakland...

...and Gussie Moran

of Santa Monica, California.

- Where's he sitting?

- Who's sitting?

- Collier.

- Over here. X4.

- Introducing Gorgeous Gussie.

- Are you sure?

Am I sure?

- Paid for it myself. He's on the cuffola.

- Thanks.

I'd have paid better

if he'd stayed home.

And her opponent,

California's own Pat Pemberton.

Drop it.

- Rough it is. I'll start over there.

- I'll serve.

Wait, shake hands.

- That's it. Thanks a lot.

- Where's the smile, Pat?

- That's fine. That's it, girls.

- Thank you.

This is the feature event

of the afternoon...

...climaxing a cross-country tour.

As of today, Mrs. Pemberton

and Miss Moran...

...are tied with 22 matches apiece.

This match will be

the best two out of three sets.

Linesmen ready.

Players ready.

Mrs. Pemberton will serve first.

Play.

Fifteen, Mrs. Pemberton.

Thirty-love.

Forty-love.

Game to Mrs. Pemberton.

She leads one game to love

in the first set.

Mrs. Pemberton won the first set,

six games to three.

She now leads three games to two

in the second set.

Fifteen, Mrs. Pemberton.

Double fault. Fifteen-all.

Fifteen-30.

- Double fault, 15-40.

- She plays pretty good at times.

She just gets that way

every once in a while.

Game, Miss Moran.

Where's my racket?

- There she is.

- There she is, come on.

That's a girl.

All right.

I just couldn't make anything behave.

Oh, that happens.

You know, a little slump. A dip.

- A couple of weeks' rest.

- No, I'm okay.

We're going over to Elkwood Acres

over in New Jersey.

- Wonderful place.

- No, I'm all right.

You mean more to me than all them

bucks. I'm gonna take care of you good.

Who's that? Tell them to go away.

- Oh, you poor darling.

- Oh, hello, Coll.

I'm all right.

Wasn't that a mess, though?

- Oh, this is Mr. Conovan. Mr. Weld.

- Hello.

How do you do?

I'm taking you home, Pat.

- Now, get your things together.

- No. No, I'm all right here.

If you'll excuse us, please?

If it's about going somewhere...

...I'd like to stick around.

I'd like to kind of be on it.

- I'm sorry. We can't oblige.

- Well, I have a contract, you know.

- I'll send you a copy of it. It says plain.

- Look, friend.

You've been responsible

for wrecking this girl's health.

- I'm not gonna let her stay around.

- Let's not raise your voice, now.

You don't intimidate me.

I've never even heard of you.

No, but I've heard of you.

Joe Jinx, that's you.

Except when you're around, we got

a very valuable piece of property here.

And, you know, I ain't

the only one concerned, you know.

I own the biggest piece

of this kid, 51 percent.

But there are other guys, you know,

that are in too, that own small pieces.

And with her potential, I don't think

they'd like to see it all pulled...

...right out from under them.

Now, I am in no position

to mention their names by name...

...but I can tell you this:

They are the kind of types

that have been known...

...to act very hotheaded

in their day and age.

Look, Conovan, you may think

that you own 51 percent of her...

...but you'll find out

that I own all of her.

No, you don't.

Get away from me, all of you.

Nobody owns anything

of anybody except myself.

Go away, both of you.

Leave me alone.

Leave me alone.

- Just go away.

- Well, I'Il...

- I'll be back.

- Go away. Go away.

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