 Lux presents Hollywood Labor Brothers Company the makers of Lux toilet soap bring you the Lux radio theater Starring Rameland and Colleen Townsend in it happens every spring Tonight the Lux radio theater comes to you from Hollywood as usual, but your producer speaks to you from New York City Ladies and gentlemen your producer mr. William Keely Greetings ladies and gentlemen for weeks excitement and baseball's big league pennant races has been at fever pitch Yesterday, however the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers were crowned champions after two of the toughest fights in years and Wednesday the great national sporting classic the world series gets on the way So tonight the Lux radio theater quite appropriately Presents a delightful story about baseball. It's the 20th century Fox picture. It happens every spring Heading our cast is Rameland in his original role and with him is the charming Colleen Townsend who lends romance to the big leagues Baseball is a great American institution as is our own Lux toilet soap and in Hollywood the big league for beautiful women Lux soap has a championship batting average nine out of ten screen stars use it Now for your enjoyment here is act one of it happens every spring Starring Rameland as Vernon Simpson and Colleen Townsend as Debbie It's a fine spring afternoon and on the campus of a Midwestern college The daughter of the college president is walking with her favorite professor. Oh, yes by far her favorite professor But what is it very and don't you feel well darling? You're acting so strangely I am And what was the idea bringing your portable radio to class tuning in the baseball game in the middle of your lecture? Well, Debbie, I wanted to find out how st. Louis was doing now. Why I don't know just an impulse I suppose I'm not that interested in baseball. I didn't know you were even remotely interested in baseball How bring you've become so that was so terribly vague lately. Oh, not about you Debbie Why you're almost everything I ever think about almost what else can I say something definite burning something? Positive about us. Oh, but that's been out of the question as a professor of chemistry I make barely enough to live on and your father well He's made it quite clear that for anyone in my financial situation We can discuss marriage and he's right any man who thinks of getting married on an income like mine as a Minister society, but just wait until your father finds out finds out what dear my experiment in the laboratory Vernon you mean you've done it. It's finished just about and I haven't told you the best part Debbie My nitrocycline hexane compound will a great commercial value. You'll finish your postgraduate work in two months We get married Debbie will buy a house maybe even a car Oh, but who's going to pay you all this money the Norworth laboratories for years They've been trying to develop a chemical that will keep insects away from wood a biophobic They call it. Well, they seem to think that my compounds the very thing they've been searching for The man who discovered the biophobic. Oh darling, I'm so proud of you Of course, we can't expect any positive results right away, but we Hey, wait a minute. Look over there back at the lab building. They're playing baseball Well, the boys play baseball there every day. They do oh Well, I guess I've been too busy to notice Well, you're not going to stop to notice them now. Come on Vernon. We're going to that lab Debbie look it's even better than I thought Look the white precipitate hallelujah. It's there. Oh Debbie You just don't realize what this means right here right here in this flask as a result of five years of work that Flask holds my fortune Debbie it holds you and money and everything I ever hope No, it couldn't happen it couldn't a baseball they knocked it through the window. Oh, oh Vernon look it smashed half your equipment. Give me a rag darling. I'll let it alone Well, don't you understand it smashed destroyed Everything no, I don't understand you still have your formula now How long would it take to make another solution? How long why just one of those compounds alone took five weeks to crystallize and they're all in Sequence I can't make the second till I finished the first darling. I'm so sorry I ran some of those reactions 30 and 40 times before you get enough stuff to make the next step Now I've got a start from scratch again do it all over step by step. It'll take months and that wonderful Precipitate isn't there any way you could filter it out and save it that liquid why it's just a hodgepodge of compounds I couldn't even figure out what's in it let alone filter it Well, I suppose I better clean up this mess can't I help died rather you run along Debbie It's just another bad break. That's nothing you can say nothing. I can say now darling You mustn't feel that way Debbie, please not now. I'm just not up to it All right, I'll see you later It just didn't write just because some kids knock a baseball through a window why my window why couldn't it have been? That's funny what sort of a baseball is this oh Now wait a minute now. I'm starting to see things What is doing it again? This baseball is allergic to wood What's happened here? What's happened? Notes regarding amazing reaction of baseball baseball had become saturated in mixture of chemicals as I started a clean Laboratory placed baseball on metal table baseball started a roll down the table on table was wooden filing box as Baseball roll toward box. It's suddenly veered off away from wooden box Have repeated process with all sorts of wooden objects It appears that chemical has made baseball repellent to anything made of wood Have salvaged enough liquid to fill two pint bottles in the meranging very interesting experiment for tomorrow morning Oh, yes, come in come in Well, it seems you gentlemen are doing rather sadly in organic chemistry. You're aware of that. Oh, yes I understand you both play baseball Boss of the pitcher and catcher right? Well, I I guess maybe baseball has been taken up too much of our time No doubt. Well, I'd hate to flunk you. You see I used to play a little baseball myself Oh, you did how just a little we had sort of a sandlot team back home And then of course in the army Anyway, I thought I'd better give you boys a little tutoring see if we can't improve your grades I say that's a sure swell and then we turn I was wondering if you do something for me and keep it strictly confidential Oh, we'd be glad you professor I then meet me on the baseball field tomorrow morning at five o'clock five o'clock in the morning You heard me. Oh and bring a lot of baseballs Now sit down. I'll try to teach you a little chemistry Boys, I see you're right on time exactly five o'clock. Yeah, a m. Well, I don't want anyone to see us Now here's what I'd like to do is bill take your batten stand at home plate. Okay professor Schmidt put on your catcher's mask I'll try tossing in a few. Okay. Oh sure sure. Okay, so this is why I got us up at five o'clock So we could play pitcher, but he can't really be nuts or they wouldn't let him teach Well, it's one way of passing chemistry. Hey shut up now. We got a humor now if you're ready is bell and don't hesitate to hit the ball Oh, don't worry. I'll hit it already professor Right down the groove. Well Yeah, go is there a nice work? Oh never mind professor. We'll get him on this next one feed him another curve, right? That ball go oh too bad. I didn't have an outfield in my class. Why it's over the fence. Yeah, isn't it? Are you nuts? I told you to humor start striking out strike out nothing. What does he get off thinking he can pitch come on professor? Let's have another one. I Don't let him bother your professor. You're just warming up You throw them I'll hit them use your bean this time bunt one. Okay, okay Give me old whizzer professor right over the old plate. Ready is bill. Don't worry. I'm ready Wow, did you see the hop on that ball? Hey, that's a regular dipsy dude. You got there professor How'd you do it result of a great deal of scientific research? Okay, give him another let's see the old pepper in there now right down the old groove now professor Again, wow, that's making it happen there prof old boil hit this one. Will you now? He thinks you're faking who's faking? And hit it will you hit it you like that causes pitch and strikes them out You hit three consecutive pitches and you missed three Statistically therefore I've obtained all the information possible unless of course I pitched several hundred more balls Thank you gentlemen and good day Statistics yet. Hey, how do you like that guy? The test was eminently successful Of course what Isabelle and Schmidt did not know was that before making the last three pitches I had placed in my pitchers gloves a little pad of cotton soaked with the chemical solution And that in my glove is a small hole allowing contact of the chemical with the baseball Well, I'd better call and dr. Green leaf right away What emergency I don't understand well a wonderful opportunity has just presented itself dr. Green leaf It may not work out, but I'd like a leave of absence starting immediately leave of absence But for how long I don't know sir indefinitely. I can't explain it dr. Green leaf that that is I can but scientifically I can't explain it at all. You mean it has something to do with your experiment. Yes, sir But unless I get a chance to demonstrate it Illustrations a lectures of some kind. Well, no, not exactly Well, what are you going to take it to some commercial laboratory like the one you mentioned? What was it a Norworth laboratory sir? Well, then why is the time indefinite? Well, dr. Green leaf if I don't leave immediately I'm gonna miss my train. All right Vernon and go on go ahead and catch your train I'll have dr. Fuller take over your class. Oh, thank you, sir. Oh, I guess Debbie isn't awake yet Is she I hardly think so well will you tell her I said goodbye and that she'll hear from me soon? And thanks again dr. Green leaf. Oh taxi. Taxi. Where to mister the baseball park and hurry What's your rush to the game don't start till this afternoon? I didn't come all the way to st. Louis to watch a baseball game. Take me to the manager's office. You mean darling, huh? Hey, you a friend of his chum. Well, I hope to be and be careful that suitcase is some bottles in it But mr. Dolan as manager of the st. Louis baseball team this this can mean a great deal now look look I'm trying to be nice see number one I don't see anybody on days when we're playing games number two I got to get out there and watch bat and practice a number three I'm not asking for favors mr. Dolan. I'm trying to do you a favor and do it get out of my office But you need a picture very badly why I can win the pennant for you. That's no idle boast It's a simple scientific fact. I can win 30 games for you just 30 games. Is that all well? No, no 30 is just the minimum I suppose. Oh, no, no, you're not very screwy. Are you don't you know? There ain't more than a dozen pictures ever went 30 games in a season Of course, I do and I can tell you their names if you like Well, all I want to do is show you what can you lose my breakfast is all Hey Mac take this guy away Don't hurt his arm. No, he thinks he's wallow Johnson You're being very stupid mr. Dolan with a chance to win the pennant right in your get him out of here Come on now pal be a nice guy. You're annoying mr. Dolan. Well if mr. Dolan would do less shouting and more thinking Hey, what's all the rumpest you mean? Oh, I got another crank in here I think she's a pitcher thinks he can win 30 games. You don't say where's he from? He won't tell me you I take it in mr. Stone. That's right I appealed your intelligence mr. Stone as the owner of a baseball club. Well, I'm perfectly rational and willing to prove any claims I make all I want is a chance to demonstrate my pitching out of these characters get in here I walked in mr. Stone, and I'm about to walk out again When I do the pennant walks right out the door with me come on sonny Jim Take a good look at me mr. Stone all the other owners can't be pig heads You'll see me later in the season for just a minute. So I'm pigheaded am I you walk in here off the street And think you can win 30 games and just I don't think so mr. Stone. I know it know it I have never met such conceit in my life. I told you he's a crackpot. You talk to him boss I'm going out the batting practice batting practice, huh? I think we ought to teach this fellow a good lesson Teach him anything you like but let me get out of here. We're going with you jimmy. Let him pitch to the boys Let him what young man? You're going to have your wish and you are going to get the humiliation of your arrogant young life Oh before we go. There's the questions of terms of course Terms a yes terms Mr. I got a hand to you. Thank you Now I shall want $1,000 for every game I win otherwise not a penny And when I win a game I am to be paid promptly. I need the money now. I've heard everything Take him out there jimmy put the top of the batting order up. Oh, I'm really going to enjoy this Turns $1,000 holy moses It ain't my idea monk. It's his mr. Stone Give him a uniform he said that guy's a pitcher but he ain't got a prayer jimmy look at him warming up I'll get him over here. Let him start pitching and make sure he leaves that uniform when I throw him out on his ear Okay, you Dolan says you can start pitching now. Oh, thank you. That's fine Look, let me tell you kiddo this baseball racket ain't so hard to see like maybe a rate up out It's got its crummy side too duty trains all the time cheap hotels umpires It'd be a change though. I'm rather looking forward to it. Well jump You want to talk to him jimmy? No, I'll catch him jimmy catch what they're gonna hit every pitch All right, you guys come on top of the batting order Come on kid. Let's show them what you got knock it out of the park johnson Hey, what happened must have been an optical illusion Let me see you throw that one again. Hey monk. What's this guy got anyway? I don't know. We didn't have nothing when he was warming up now. He's got a hop like bonham's flea Hey, yo, come on. Just throw it duck. Come on throw something This is getting monotonous Me and him is playing catch Nice going kid. Keep it up This is incredible jimmy he's pitched to eight batters and struck out six. Yeah, that's right, mr. Stone You sure taught him a lesson. All right, but what's he got? I can't figure it out the ball rides up as big as a lemon pie and just when you get ready to murder it. It jumps away Hey monk bring that guy over here. He doesn't look like a pitcher He doesn't even throw like a pitcher all he does is strike them out. Hey you come here come here Say what's your name anyway? Oh, oh, I hadn't thought of it Hadn't thought of your name. Well try hard kid try hard. Well, it's um, it's kelly Oh kelly, huh? Well, that's the first encouragement thing you've said Okay, hang around. Oh, you mean we are ready to talk about the term. I ain't ready to talk at all See it depends upon what happens this afternoon. What's this afternoon? Chicago? That's what we play. Chicago this afternoon I'll get him out of here And this morning mr. Dolan allowed me to participate in the batting practice I again concealed a little pad of cotton inside my glove Saturated with the formula and had no difficulty in striking out most of the batters I find it the source of great amazement as I watched the ball evade the bat The players seem to have a similar reaction But my real test will come this afternoon if mr. Dolan allows me to pitch against chicago No one of course is the slightest suspicion that my skill as a pitcher is due almost entirely to the chemical formula I must exercise every precaution Louis four to seven the chicago team has staged a ninth inning rally and tied up the ball game Manager jimmy dolan's going to put in a new pitcher I can't tell you who he is. His name isn't even on the scorecard, but he better be good You heard me kelly get in their pitch me. Yes, you come on kids start staining a man I got a feeling we ain't gonna have much time. Oh about my contract mr. Dolan if I win this game It counts for me. I expect to get paid. I don't pay you go talk to stone now No, no, there's a ball game going on. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you Hey, you I'm tired. Where is he putting in monk? Who's a clown? We don't need no more clowns with you around sweetheart Guy's name is kelly attention, please kelly now pitching for st. Louis And believe me if there ever was a scared looking rookie kelly is it? I wonder what's in dolan's mind putting kelly in a spot like this and if you want to hear what the st. Louis fans think Oh Well kelly's taken his warm-up pitches and now monk land again the catcher goes out to the mound Look kid just take it easy. Just try and get that ball over the plate. It's my big opportunity I've got to get it over the plate. Just remember. I'm all alone back there, and they don't let me use no step ladder Baker second base now batting for chicago Hey muck where don't find that hooligan joplin high school very scared of head off and back at them make with the jokes Okay kelly let's go kid We've ever seen with the bases loaded and nobody out this unknown rookie pitcher struck out the side And st. Louis went on to win the ball game eight to seven Hurt from him from vernan and look what he sent me an engagement ring verna Something wrong somewhere Well here diamond like that must have cost now father, please when vernan left here four days ago I assumed he was going to the norwith laboratories, and you know as well as I do we never got there That's why the police are searching for india. Well, well, what does he say in that letter? He's so sweet. He's upset because he didn't get to say goodbye to me. But where is he? Well, he says I know you will have faith in me and do what I ask without asking why I ask it Well, that's vernan. All right. He even writes double talk Oh, and then he says he hasn't disappeared as the newspaper claims. Oh, but he has Please call the police and tell them to stop their search at once I cannot overemphasize the urgency of this. Why that in itself is suspicious. He's tangled himself up in some way Now let me finish the letter father My associates are rather rough and ready. Well, he practically admits it But their peculiar skill is a constant source of astonishment skill at what do you I don't know The work is strenuous and exciting, but the financial rewards are quite fantastic Yes, they must be that rain vernan's mixed up with some kind of a racket Father don't jump at conclusions. Well, he certainly got his leave of absence under false pretenses I can't forgive him for that. Well, I'm sure we'll know all about it very soon. No. No, I don't think so, mother He says I won't hear from him again for months. But why not? Well, he says it would be too risky risky Oh dear, this is all very strange and frightening the box the ring came in It's labeled marks and company in st. Louis. Well, I'm going to st. Louis tomorrow I'll take it to the store and find out exactly what it is. No, mother. You won't not well Well, because I don't care if it's glass or not. I'm going to wear vernan's ring Hello, mr. Dolan Oh, what's the matter with you guys? Don't you know the train leaves in five minutes? What do you want us to do jimmy get it early and polish the engine? Some eat the back again. Uh, no, not now. Thank you Well me and the boys were just talking about the guy there putting up against us in chicago tomorrow Well, I'm ski you ain't scared of him. I am well He's still got plenty of stuff last week the pump's like them all over the lot. Just wait until tomorrow We'll kill him. I'd sure like to knock him off. Well, come on guys. Come on. Get on the train mother now calm down Now now, where did you say you're voting from right here? Well, what did he say? Oh now mother Like him, but I know it couldn't be verdant. Well, yes mother. Goodbye A few moments. We'll bring you act two of it happens every spring And now here's liby Collins our hollywood reporter. What is it tonight liby? Romance comedy both mr. Kennedy There's a new picture 20th century fox's everybody does it a delightful comedy with a dash of romance And if it doesn't put everyone who sees it in a wonderful frame of mind, I'll be surprised There's certainly a happy combination of talent in the picture Celeste home as a career-minded wife who wants to be a concert singer and paul douglas says the husband who tries to discourage If it doesn't know how until linda darnell shows him linda plays an operatic siren and does it in sparkling style You know, it seems to me in everybody does it that linda darnell looks even more gorgeous than usual What really luscious beauty she has and one of her greatest charms liby is that dazzling luxe complexion Yes, john linda has one of the loveliest complexions in hollywood Naturally, she gives her skin the best possible care Like nine out of ten other screen stars She finds luck soap facials really work Tests by skin specialists proved That daily luck soap care does wonders for the skin in three out of four cases Complexions improved in a short time luck soap facials are quick and easy too You just smooth the creamy fragrant lather well in Rinse and pat with a soft towel to dry That's all but see what fresh new loveliness it gives the skin There's a beauty hint from hollywood for women everywhere Be sure to try this fine product of lever brother's company for your precious complexion You'll be delighted with luck's toilet soaps gentle protecting care Act two of it happens every spring starring ray meland as bernand simpson And colleen townsend as debbie Thanks to his chemical formula professor bernand simpson has become the ace picture of the st louis baseball team in pittsburgh brooklyn philadelphia and boston under the name of kelly bernand has proved himself the strikeout king of the league Now in new york he finds that manager jimmy dolin has assigned him a roommate monk lannigan the catcher So that's how come i'm sharing the room with you kelly they uh kind of want me to keep an eye on you Dolan thinks you're somewhat of a screwball or something. Are you kelly? Why no monk quite the opposite everything i do is perfectly logical Hey, is that your girl's picture up there in the dressing? Yes. Yes, it is. That's uh a sweet-looking kid too Uh, what's her name kid? Oh, you wouldn't know her Kg, huh? Okay Hey, what's this stuff this monk monk? No, no put that bottle down Oh, it's eating a kelly all right. It's uh, it's just hair tonic hair tonic. Yes a special prescription It's very hard to get the drugist was a friend of mine Hair tonic. Yeah seems to think you were a lot of good. Oh, yes. Yes has done me a world of good Where are you really from kelly? Yeah, why are you all a mystery? Well, it's um It's my girl's father monk if he ever finds out i'll lose my girl and my job and everything Finds out what what i'm doing. I didn't even think I could do it, but I am and what i'm doing isn't what he thinks i'm doing at all Come again. Well, you see i'm getting the one thing. He wants me to have that I haven't got money by doing the one thing. He's most against You see Leave it go kid quit trying Well, you better get some sleep you're pitching tomorrow, you know, no i'm confident i'll win monk I don't be too sure i'll try to figure out what you should feed those new yorks But you know i've only got one real pitch the one with the hop. Yeah, I keep forgetting. Uh go on to sleep rookie pitches no hit no run game kelly hits hollow fame percent less new york lured by pitch that hop I was just talking a dollar. He still thinks you're nuts Well, I suppose my conduct does seem strange at times You pitch a no-hit game this afternoon when the reporters and photographers come your runaway and hide that ain't normal But I told you monk. I don't want any publicity But you gotta talk to those guys them those paper fellas come ruin you exactly One recognizable picture of me in the newspapers and I am ruined Well, I'll just see the wit that I don't pitch anymore no hit games until you'll just see Kelly you mustn't talk like that then forget about the reporters Well, share a kid this time tomorrow. We'll be back in st. Louis Well, that's your home ain't it? It's too close to home Excuse me, monk. I think I'll turn it Morning to you mr. Dome. Where's Kelly? Uh, he went downtown, but don't worry He just said he had something very personal to do downtown. Well, I don't let him forget. He's pitching this afternoon Three days in our home park, and we haven't won a game. We will today Hey, what do you think you're doing? I'm getting dressed. I'm pushing me ahead since when do you use hair tonic this? This bottle, uh, this ain't mine. It's Kelly's just thought I'd buy me a little holy moses Thank you easy. Kelly won't care your big game. Look at your hair there. Look look at the mirror My hair it's standing straight up It's vibrating But he uses it Kelly says he uses it all the time. Let me smell that bottle Well, it ain't booze That's all I was worried about Me hey, it's still standing up. Just just sort of waiting. Well seated Kelly's in shape to pitch Give his arm a good massage and make sure he takes a nap Oh, it's you mr. Kelly. I didn't recognize you sir dark glasses and all Well, I came in to pay the balance on that diamond ring. I bought here you are. Thank you, sir Uh, did the lady like the ring? I don't know. I hope so Oh, well, would you care to look at some wedding rings? No, thank you not until the end of the season I mean not until october. I hope you won't forget us mr. Kelly Vernon it's you debbie meeting you on the street after all these weeks And what were you doing in there in that jewelry store? Well, if you must know I no don't tell me I know already Vernon Oh, I read about what happened in chicago You did but you're not going to try the same thing here They've got guards and policemen debbie and don't pretend you're so innocent Besides mother heard you planned the whole thing in the station You and your confederates held up that jewelry store in chicago and now you're here looking this one over debbie But that's absurd. Did you or did you not go to chicago? Yes, yes, I you asked me to trust you to believe in you and you do you're wearing the ring Oh debbie will now trust with both ways if you won't trust me enough to tell me what this is all about Well, perhaps you'd better take the ring back right now. All right. All right debbie. I'll tell you If you must know what I've been doing. Well I'm a baseball player That's not very funny Vernon If you don't want to tell me the truth, just say look buy a morning newspaper. Look at the sports page big headline Kelly the pitch against boston Well, I'm kelly. Oh, you are And I'm madahari when you're ready to tell me the truth Vernon. You know just where to find debbie debbie wait, please Well, I hope you like the seats dr. Greenlee best in the ballpark You know, that's what happens when you're with a man who owns the ball club Well, this is fine. Mr. Stone just fine Do you know this is the first baseball game I've seen in years sit back and relax dr. Enjoy yourself I'll relax after you've agreed to give that donation to the college research fund I'm afraid this is going to be an expensive afternoon for me. I certainly hope so mr. Stone Um, who's uh pitching today by the best picture we have kelly. That's kelly warming up over there Oh He's uh, he's good. Is he good. He's incredible A strange thing dr. Greenlee. He doesn't act like a ball player at all. I'd like to have you meet him. Oh, uh, lannigan Yeah, mr. Stone tell kelly to stop by will you there's someone here? I'd like him to meet Say that again. Will you kelly? I don't think I heard you right I said that I I can't pitch today, mr. Dolan. Why you prima donna. That's mutiny I'll slap the biggest fatist fine on you in history Well, I'd rather you wouldn't but it won't make any difference if you do brooker brooker get out there and warm up He won't get away with us. I'll find him. I'll suspend him. I've got him wrong jimmy Oh kelly's kind of wacky. You're right putting ink. No prima donna. Then what's he walking out again for I don't know Mr. Stone tells me some guy wants to meet him kelly starts walking toward a grandstand and all of a sudden He ducks like you'd seen it go just wait till this game's over just wait like a lot of you get tough with them There's no telling what he'll do. We got along without him before I didn't read look. Let me talk to him Let me see what it's all about It wasn't just a whim monk. I had to get off the field. I saw someone in the stands You mean a copper or something? No, no just just someone who knew me before I joined the ball club But you gotta take that chance kid. It's not able to happen anytime. I know when it does I'll have to do exactly what I'm doing now. I'll see you at the hotel Monk Come in You can turn on the light. Why aren't you asleep getting your rest? I can't sleep Now I just come from stone and doling They have me on a carpet so long. I got four in arches You take a walk and I get pulled out. I guess i'm fired, huh? No, they're letting you off and you can thank your old uncle monk Now what happened kelly? What does that guy understand? Oh, it doesn't matter. It's my girl I'm worried about she's going to find out about me. Why I'll come because I told her Only she didn't believe me But she's bound to know and so is her father My father if he ever learns the truth, I'm really finished He'll never take me back and I can't say I blame him after what I said What did you say? Oh, I was desperate. I certainly gave him a false impression He thought I was doing something entirely different. That's the only reason he gave me my leave of absence leave of absence Where'd they have you in a pen or something? Doesn't matter. You're gonna find out so there's no point in going on. Look, I'm not sure girl. Maybe she won't find out You gotta wait and see wait and see what well if she gets the idea you ain't brevin What'll she do? She'll come out to your next game and see for herself Well, it adds up to on it. Of course it does and that's just why I'm not going to pitch anymore Oh, why didn't I say that? I'm making a way some ways now look kelly You've got to think of us too the rest of the team. We got a chance to win the pennant Maybe even a world series that means something to a lot of guys. Yes Yes, I suppose it does Well Well, give me a little time monk. I'm too upset even to think I'll try to do whatever's right Give me for being nosy heavy, but uh, what's your mind telling me what you're doing? Well, just reading the newspaper father the sports paint you Well, I was interested in a wild statement someone made Father, do you need the car today? I I think I'll drive into st. Louis Another shopping spree. No No, all I want to do is some looking around To me whatever happened to kelly the other day. He's certainly over it now. That's the 10th man. He's struck out. Yeah, he's doing okay, mr. Stoneman come on Kelly come on And lady his name's kelly It is I see him come on No, lady kelly. I told you his name's kelly. So did he but I didn't believe him Just a second miss. What do you think you're going? I want to see mr. Kelly. I'm a friend of his that's the dressing room. You better wait for him here. Oh, yes, of course Hey, it's you your kelly's girl Well, ancient well, who are you jumping jubiter some luck? I seen you face. Come on sister. We're grabbing a cab wait a minute I want to see him. I'll tell you all about it in a cab lady. Just get out of it So you're mr. Lannigan. Well, I'm glad to know you you know, honey I see you the first thing every morning and the last thing every night. You do. Yeah Kelly's got your picture right on top of the dresser you and his bottle of hair Hair tonic. Anyway, if kelly knew you or anybody else was watching him He'd walk right out of the ballpark while he damaged just the other day Oh, that must have been the day my father was there and if he blows well the team's dead and so is he You don't want to hate a guy just when he's right on top Or do you know, of course not look you want to come to the games? Okay? I'll send your passes only don't let kelly see I'll sit way up in the farthest corner mr. Lannigan And you're not sure of the guy. No, I'm not sure But it is quite a shock to fall in love with a college professor and then have him turn out to be a big league pitcher So that's what he is a professor. Well, now is that so surprising? Certainly on account of that's exactly what I thought he was But maybe I shouldn't have told you that you know something This kelly you're vain and there's quite a character, but he sure can't pick things Lois takes penance kelly 1 30th game of season state lois the face of yorks in world cherry You ever see anybody as lucky as them new yorks? It should have been all over with yesterday instead They tied up three games each why right now Hey kelly, ain't you listening this bottle monk? It's empty. Have you been using my hair tonic hair tonic? Oh, yeah, I'm growing a whole new crap. Ain't you even noticed the difference? I had another bottle, but that's gone too Monk, this is serious without that bottle. I I'm sunk. It's just hair tonic. Never mind. What did you do with it? Well, I I give it to jimmy darlin. He's getting a little thin on top jimmy. I've got to get it now right away Father you mr. Donovan, but I'm cute kelly in here in here. I'm just washing up Well kid, how do you feel? I hope you ain't nervous like I am. I'm counting on you Well at the moment I am rather nervous. You see my few hours from now will be world champs Or new york. Well, yes, that's right mr. Dolan Mr. Dolan, I know this is going to sound a little. Look at my hair. Will you even my hair's nervous keeps jumping up Must be a lot of electricity in the air Well, what's on your mind kelly? Well, it's my hair tonic. Huh? Did monk give you a bottle of my hair tonic? Well, yeah, yeah, that's right. I just now tried a little I was losing a few Mike said it'd grow hair on a billiard ball Kind of an insult. Well, you see it's a very rare solution, mr. Dolan, and I cannot duplicate it. Well, okay, okay I'll pay you for it. Oh, no, no, it isn't that it's my last bottle and I I need it. Ha ha you need it with that mop. Who do you think you're playing for the house of david? Well, it's just a little inusyncrasy of mine and sort of a superstition and especially today Well, I've heard of everything from a rabbit's foot to an elk's tooth, but hey tonic That's a new one. Please mr. Dolan. Have you got it? Sure? I got it. Oh right here in the medicine cow. Oh, oh, oh, no We pause now for station identification This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system in a moment. We'll bring you act three of it happens every spring Our guest tonight is blonde blue eyed in 22 At that tender age, miss gene ruth is a veteran of more than one stage hit and has appeared in several pictures I take it you like hollywood gene very much, mr. Kennedy And it was such fun to be on the paramount lot when they were shooting the how Wallace production of my friend ermah All of us were weak from laughing when they finished I can understand why our neighbor on the radio is equally entertaining on the screen The picture my friend ermah is based on that popular lever brothers company radio program Which follows immediately after the lux radio theater Marie wilson, of course plays ermah. Well, who else having created her on the air Marie just had to do the movie and john lond with his flair for comedy is perfect as al And fans will love that brand new laugh team martin and louis and diana lin is jane ermah's long-suffering girlfriend She's jane to a team mr. Kennedy I used to love to visit diana on the set and she's a darling We talked about everything under the sun including the best way to keep your skin nice for camera close-ups Oh, of course, you know diana's a lux girl, mr. Kennedy one of the loveliest the real american beauty type so fresh and natural looking Yes, and her complexion is really beautiful Diana told me she wouldn't dream of neglecting her lux soap facial She says that creamy leather gives her skin just the care it needs. Yes, lux soap care is so gentle No wonder screen stars depend on it for million dollar complexion It's wonderful. The softest smoother look it gives your skin Oh, I know because I use lux toilet soap every day Thank you, miss gene ruth for reminding us that this beauty soap with the delicate perfume is the choice of lovely women everywhere So if you haven't tried it get a supply of fragrant white lux toilet soap tomorrow The curtain rises on the third act of it happens every spring Starring Ray Milan this Vernon Simpson and Colleen Thompson as Debbie Well the world series is tied three games to three And the issue will be decided this afternoon when Vernon Simpson the year's most sensational picture faces new york Unfortunately, all Vernon's skill was contained in a little bottle marked hair tie But the bottle just smashed in jimmy dolin's wash basin and Vernon's career as a pitcher has gurgled down the drain Miles away from st. Louis in the green leaf home debbies in something of a spot You've been going around here like the cat who just swallowed the canary You're a grown girl debbie and you're quite entitled to live your own life It's just that that father and I were these trips you've been making Well debbie where have you been going? To st. Louis. Why? To see Vernon father Well, what has he got to say for himself? Well, I I don't know. I haven't talked to him. That is not for some time Oh debbie you're being very difficult Well, all right. I'll tell you now father. You're going to get terribly angry But well, I guess you'll both have to find out sooner or later here. Look at this Well, read it mother the headline Dolan gambles on kelly to cup world series mixed up in gambling, huh? Who's dolin who's kelly? Well, you should know who kelly is father. Oh, yes. Yes, the picture mr. Stone wanted me to meet that time Well, well kelly's more than a pitcher father. He he's Vernon. What? Vernon Vernon's yeah, I don't get excited for him. Oh, no, it's impossible Well, Alfred, don't you have anything to say? I think it's outrageous that he never pitched here for the varsity Oh father, father, then you don't mind. Well, of course I mind he lied to me, didn't he? Left his classes here left his laboratory to to play baseball. What are you going to do, Alfred? Do I'm going into st. Louis and see that ball game. They're all sold out here But it just happens the defendant mine a mr. Monk Leningen On top of the eighth inning in this deciding game of a neck and neck world series The score remains six to six, but something has happened to kelly. He's definitely not himself today He's been in trouble constantly, but those st. Louis hitters have come back strong to save him Well, he's toying the rubber now Hopkins at the plate marconi on second. Here comes a pitch It's a hit. It's a clean single right through shortstop marconi scores and hopkins is safe on first and listen to that crowd Isn't he dear why he threw the ball and made it? It's the bat. Oh, no, mother. No No, he's not doing by ball. Oh, I can't understand it. What's happening? New york league now seven to six There are two outs, but kelly's in real trouble again and there goes monk Leningen out Where's your hot? I haven't got any bone monk. It's gone. You see this little pad in my glove What about the little dry as a bone on a drop left? I'm just a sandlot pitcher again What are you talking about? Are you feeling all right? I feel awful. I look steady down kid So they hit a few there's seven men behind you. They can handle it. They're a great blow club. They better be His wilson lets a fastball get by him I don't know what monk Leningen told kelly, but kelly's pitched two successive strikes now and here comes the next one Tides retired, but it's another run for new york and they're out in front seven to six He actually here's your jacket now sit on and quit worrying Well, I just get some hits this ball came in over yet. I wish it were So you're half aim weekend you and I know it, but them new york batters don't they go up there thinking They're gonna strike out like they've been doing all season any new psychology It's gonna take more than psychology, monk keep laughing. See just give me I were intelligent at ask jimmy dole to take me out, but i'm not going to do it. I hope he lets me stay now Tony just knocked the double richards on fade if pony gets home. We got that game in the back Come on, baby Monk, I may not win. Don't be too sure, but I'll go down fine even if we do Well, you quit talking about losing. We got two men on Retires aside, but st. Louis had a big inning those two runs can settle this world series Yimmy dolin's boys have just three more men to retire and they won themselves the highest honors in baseball And looking down to the st. Louis dug out it appears that manager dolem is going to let kelly stay in the game Come on. Let's get out there It's your game kelly. Win or lose. Thanks, mr. Dolem. All you gotta do is hold them kid. Good luck. Monk. Monk, wait a minute. Huh? Take off your jacket What's eating kid your head? I I just want to rub it You're one of you want to rub my head. Well, maybe there's still a little left on it. Oh kelly Don't go wacky now. Not now, please. It's all right. Come on. Just just for luck Now we've burned and can only contain them Right now we're there and walked up to the plate. He's had two hits already Kelly's rubbing up the ball now kneading into his glove as he usually does He had to signal to lannigan goes into the stretch and here it comes Out of the mound kelly's writing in for it He's posed a rubber now The runner on second makes the pitch he's criminally hanging on to that one run lead Two out now a man on second base and block buster marks comes to bat Marks that three hits off kelly this afternoon. This is your ball game right here folks Top of the ninth two men out a man on second base in the potential winning run at the plate And here's kelly's pitch Aaron is taking a lead there trying to worry him Kelly rubbed the ball he's looking at lannigan. He's stretching on the pitch I want to shake hands with you kelly. Thanks jimmy. Thanks. Oh Hey, what is this? Let me look at that hand How's it feel? Well, it's it's rather painful when you caught that ball, huh? Come on. We better get that x-rayed. Hey mark find the doc. Well, you will be in the examined room I had uh, doc fix you up. Okay All right, son. Oh, it's not too bad Where'd doc go? I um I don't know. Well, what did he say when you and dole and talked to him? Monk, you're stalling now. What is it a whole stall? Listen, I want to tell you something. I've been playing baseball since hector was a pup But what's it got me? I mean it don't matter how long you're up there. It's what you do Oh, you've done all right. I'm talking about you. You had a season kelly a season like nobody ever had before Well, I guess I was lucky you could pitch for 20 years yet. Never do no better. You have done it all kid You know, you got nothing to look forward to now. What's this all about? What did the doctor say? He uh, says you're all washed up your hand. You can't pitch no more Oh Well, I never dreamt my career would end this way you and me both I'm never gonna forget it. I'm gonna spend the rest of my life going around bragging how kelly was my roommate All right, I guess I'll go on to the station monk. I can get a train in 30 minutes. Give me a back. I'm going with you Now look, you'll leave me here for me. See you write me a letter. Oh, sure. All right What do you think you're gonna do kid? I don't know I'd like to get my old job back at the college, but I don't think there's much chance of that No, I know No, not after the way I left and what I've been doing since Oh jump in jubilee. You ain't made it nobody and nothing all you done was play ball And I only did it to get enough money to marry my girl, but even so I haven't much hope But you're gonna know that I don't get it. It don't make no sense to me Well, a lot of things don't make sense monk. I was a chemistry teacher I can tell you that now And the sum of money I received for teaching science to the youth of this state for an entire year Was a little less than I got this afternoon Tossing a five-ounce spear past a young man holding a wooden stick But that ain't right if it went the professor's teaching kids everybody turned out to be dumb clerks like me Yeah, don't all right. I hope you keep on thanks Kelly. Well, I guess I'd better be moving. Uh, How's the hand feel now? Oh, it's fine fine A monk You know, I I never had many friends But you've been a real one You've done a lot for me and I well, I just want to say that I just don't know how to say what I want to say May need this so don't leave us trying. Well, I'll get in touch with you monk. Soonest things are straightened out. So long kid So long She came here phone number. I know she did Yeah, yeah, it's right here. Debbie green leaf west lake eight eight one three. Hope she's back home by now She's gotta be Debbie I I just don't understand You've been here and all these people You were so wonderful darling. I'm proud of you. We're all proud of you. You mean, you know and they know Everybody know well, of course all that's new. We've been rooting for you like mad Oh burning that catch you made in the ninth inning Oh your hand your hand. It's all banny. It's all right. Debbie. Oh, but it's terrible Monk said you'd never put you down monk. Well, yes. He phoned the house Oh, we're pals Vernon. He even got his tickets for the game mother and father and father. Yes, son. Oh Oh jumping Jupiter than you know, too. Yes Vernon. I know all about it And what happened to your hop today? Oh I wanted to talk to you dr. Greenleaf to try to explain I mean about my old job. Do you think there's any chance at all? You know better than to ask me that As a matter of fact, dr. Fuller's already taken your place. Oh, yes Yes, that's what I've thought Well, I don't blame you you see the owner of that ball club mr. Stone Well, he's given us the money for the research laboratory and you're the only man he let us put in as director Oh Vernon Darling, aren't you gonna say something? I wonder if that stuff really would grow hair The stands are still cheering the performances of tonight's stars And here are Ray Milan than Colleen Townsend for a curtain call Ray, I suppose you'll be leaving tonight for the world series. Well, not exactly bill I know it's hard to believe but both the Yankees and the Dodgers seem to think they can win without me I suppose Casey Stengel figures he can muddle through it with fellas like Joe DiMaggio Well, just in case he's listening. I want to say in all modesty. Casey. I am available Well, while Ray is throwing a curve to Casey Stengel I want to ask Colleen Townsend about her recent tour of veterans hospital Well, it was really a thrilling experience. Mr. Keely the boys in the hospitals gave us a wonderful reception I'm sure they're always glad to see a luxe girl as lovely as you are Colleen Well, thank you. Naturally. I take luxe soap with me on a trip. It's always been my complexion care I wonder if I should wire Casey Oh, well, what's the play next week bill next week we guarantee a home run Ray Because our play is RKO smash it Mr. Blandings builds his dream house and the stars will be Carrie Grant and Irene Dunn The motion picture comedy delighted audiences everywhere and next monday night Irene Dunn and Carrie Grant build their dream house right here a wonderful show bill and good night. Good night and thank you We were brothers company the makers of luxe toilet soap Join me in inviting you to be with us again next monday evening when the luxe radio theater presents Irene Dunn and Carrie Grant in mr. 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