Take Me Out To The Ball Game Page #4

I'd like to apologize...

...for everything that's happened.

I've been behaving like an idiot, haven't I?

Yes, you have.

I just wanted you to know I was sorry.

Fine. Was there anything else?

- What?

- 'Cause it's getting kind of late.

Miss Higgins, don't go in yet.

Why not?

- Don't spoil it!

- Spoil what?

The whole picture.

The moonlight on the ocean...

...and the garden and the night...

...and you on a balcony.

Mr. O'Brien, you're very poetic

for a shortstop.

Call me Edward.

Edward.

By the way, what'll I call you?

Miss K. C. Higgins?

No.

What does the "K" stand for?

Katherine.

That's nice.

What does the "C" stand for?

Catherine.

Two Katherines.

They couldn't decide which way to spell it,

so they named you twice.

That's right.

- You sure they're talking about me?

- Positive. They're laughing, aren't they?

Look, Katherine, Catherine,

we're wasting time.

Why don't we go for a stroll on the beach

in the moonlight?

- But don't you think it's a little late?

- No.

Well, I do.

How about tomorrow night?

Perhaps. But you'd better go now.

Okay.

The stairs, please.

Goodnight.

Goodnight and sweet dreams, baby doll.

Kissing her hand!

The dirty double-crossing rat!

Calm down, will you?

He's just kissing her for you.

Then what? I suppose she'll kiss him

and he'll come back and kiss me?

I know I won't like it!

Edward.

Yes?

You broke training tonight

just to speak to me.

You risked a fine.

I'd risk my life.

You would?

Then I'm sure you won't mind.

Mind what?

It's going to cost you $50...

...baby doll.

Goodnight.

- He's only trying to help you.

- Looks like he's helping himself!

Wise guy, ain't you?

Trying to beat my time?

Forget it, will you?

You climbed the wrong balcony

this time, buddy.

- Go away.

- Put up your dukes!

He walked right into it!

Hey, what's all this noise about?

You guys should be in bed!

- What's the matter with him?

- Nothing.

They were showing me

their new vaudeville act.

Yeah, the new vaudeville act.

"Romeo, Romeo,

wherefore art thou, Romeo?

"Deny thy father and refuse thy name.

"If thou wilt not be, but sworn my love

"And I'll no longer be a Capu..."

Go to bed, Goldberg! And you, too, Juliet!

WOLVES START HEAVY

PRE-SEASON TRAINING

WOLVES HEAD FOR HOME

WILL MEET SENATORS IN OPENER

TEDDY ROOSEVELT TO ATTEND OPENER

All right, boys, that's it. Come on.

What's going on out there, Mike?

The boys like to do a little clowning.

They do it before every game.

The fans eat it up.

It looks like the Senators to me,

at the right odds.

- Three to two?

- I'll take $2,000 worth.

You've got it.

- Who's that skinny little runt?

- Denny Ryan, the second baseman.

He's cute.

And so active for a little fellow.

Denny!

Hiya. Pleased to meet you.

My name's Shirley.

Didn't you like it?

I don't like to mix clowning with baseball.

Maybe I ought to give up baseball

and stick to clowning.

Mr. President, would you mind

posing with this "big stick"?

Delighted.

Get a nice one in there now.

- Come on back. Come on back.

- Safe!

All right.

Send him around now, boys.

Strike!

- Would you like my opinion?

- Play ball.

Strike!

What's the matter? You blind?

Keep your eyes open!

Watch them, you robber!

Cut it out, O'Brien!

- Cut what out?

- Riding the umpire.

Miss Higgins says you're antagonizing him.

So what? He's an umpire, ain't he?

I guess she's afraid we'll hurt his feelings.

Safe! That's the old boy.

- He looks like the winning run.

- He's a long way from home.

- Strike!

- What? Why?

Lay off the umpire!

So sorry. I almost lost my temper, sir.

You'll pardon the suggestion, sir,

but I have a cousin in the optical trade.

He can get you the finest pair

of spectacles wholesale, bifocals, too.

Play ball!

Give that big mouth of yours a rest!

I beg your pardon,

but I was not addressing you, stupid.

Ball!

Thank you, sir. Even you could see that.

You're out!

- I was safe for a mile!

- And I say you're out!

I say you're a liar!

He never even tagged me.

Of all decisions, that's the worst

I've ever seen! You blind robber!

- You going to take that?

- You don't belong here.

Umpires always know best!

You've been calling them wrong all day,

you big burglar, you!

That's a very libelous remark.

I won't listen to that! Get off the field!

- You can't put me off!

- Yes, you can, can't you?

- Get off. And you are fined $50.

- I'm not going to pay it, you crook!

- You thief! You robber!

- Don't start anything.

- You burglar!

- Make it $100!

- And you keep out of this!

- Me? What did I say?

Play ball!

Certainly, sir.

Ball!

- What!

- Shut up, or I'll put you off the field, too!

That was right over the plate.

I couldn't even reach that

with the big stick.

You could use it to match

that big head of yours!

What'd you say?

You heard me. Your ears don't lap over.

Your nose don't either,

but I could arrange it.

Play ball!

Ryan, come back!

Wait. What do you want,

to start something, Buddy?

Sure.

Cut it out! Break it up! Play ball!

He's hurt. They'll trample him.

You're out!

Give him air.

There's $3,000.

- Better luck next time.

- The season's just started.

Look who's here.

Easy now. There.

- The poor kid. He's out cold.

- I'll make him come around.

I didn't know you was stuck on the guy.

Who's stuck on him? I ain't stuck on him.

It's just the mother instinct.

That's what it is, the mother instinct.

Hey, you. Come here.

He's a nice-looking little fellow.

Bring him over to the caf sometime

if he ever wakes up.

He's waking up now.

Mr. Ryan.

What happened? Are you all right?

Who are you, anyway?

- She owns him.

- What?

She owns me, too.

Can you do that?

What happened to me?

Who are you?

She wants to be your mother.

She wants to be my...

I'll have to take it up with my father.

PLAYERS LOCKER ROOM

TO BLEACHERS:

"It's time you made your mind up

not to stall with me

"Start playing ball with me

"Your future isn't changeable or shapeable

"It's inescapable

"If you should run to China

or to Turkey or Sweden

"Or Herzegovina or Mars

"It wouldn't matter where you'd be

"A force would pull you back to me

"It's written in the stars

"It's fate, baby, it's fate

"And it's knocking at our door

"It's fate, baby, and that's the reason

"You're mine and I am yours

"Don't wait, baby, don't wait

"lt'll happen anyhow

"Don't wait, baby, to do next season

"What you can do right now

"There's a plan for every woman

and every man

"Each was made for the other

"Don't treat me like a brother

"Too late, baby, too late

"So accept your destiny

"It's fate, baby, that you were meant

"To fall in love with me

"I've gone and studied up on my astrology

I'm really knowledgey

"It doesn't matter if you are Aquarius

"Or Sagittarius

"Or Gemini or Scorpio or Taurus the Bull

"Capricornus or Pisces the Fish

"Winter, summer, spring or fall

as long as you were born at all

"Mister, you're my dish

"It's fate, baby, it's fate

"Can't I even put up a fuss?

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