Jesse is also surprised when Larry invites him to sit in the chair opposite him. Sweaty and gross, and unable to shower, Jesse throws on his clothes and heads to Larry's office.Īt the office, Larry greets him, but Jesse won't look him in the eye. While they are waiting, a young man tells Jesse that coach Larry wants to see him. Jesse, not wanting to get in trouble, accepts this as his lot, though Dave is upset. They toss around racial slurs and force Dave and Jesse to let the football team shower first. After their workout Dave and Jesse head to the locker room and are about to hit the shower when the football team walks in. Jesse says goodbye and gets on the bus (in the colored section), and they are off.Īt the school, Dave and Jesse are jogging on the track while Larry times him. Jesse's friend, Dave (Eli Goree) - also headed to Ohio State, tells Jesse to hurry and get on the bus. Jesse says things are going to be better, and he's going to come back and marry Ruth. Ruth works at a salon and Jesse's appearance warrants a stern look from her boss. Jesse's next stop before getting on the bus to Ohio State is to see his girlfriend, Ruth (Shanice Banton), and their little girl. Larry goes to his office on campus, upset and cranky, and his secretary comes in with his day's appointments and files of "fresh blood" - all potential track stars and Jesse Owens is among the files. Ohio State loses the meet and radio commentators are wondering if coach Snyder is concerned about his job because he hasn't had any national wins while at Ohio State. Some claim that Pesky, assuming that Slaughter would not be running home, checked Walker at first base instead of immediately firing home, while others contend that Pesky was so shocked to see Slaughter on his way to score that he had a mental lapse that accounted for the delay.In a large college stadium, a track race is going on, and things aren't looking so great for coach Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis). As he threw a relay to shortstop, Slaughter rounded third base, ignored third base coach 's stop sign, and continued for home.What exactly happened when Pesky turned around is still a matter of contention. With Slaughter running, Walker lined the ball to left-center field, where Culberson fielded the ball. Left fielder stepped to the plate and, after the count reached two balls and one strike, Cardinals manager called for a.The play. After a failed attempt by and a flyout to left field by, Slaughter found himself still on first base with two outs. DiMaggio pulled a hamstring during the play and was forced to leave the game he was replaced by a, who also replaced DiMaggio in center field in the bottom of the inning.Cardinal right fielder led off with a single off of pitcher. 68.Īfter Red Sox center fielder drove in two runs in the top of the eighth, the score was tied 3–3.
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