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SHINE, MISTER?

LAURA, EAT YOUR OATMEAL.

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I EVER READ. IVANHOE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID LAST WEEK ABOUT LADY OF THE LAKE.

IT WAS...LAST WEEK.

WELL, THIS WEEK, YOUNG LADY,

YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR BREAKFAST DOWN

OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT, MA.

ALL DONE.

SO I SEE.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, MA?

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER.

WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.

HEY, WE COULD USE A LITTLE WONDERFUL NEWS AROUND HERE.

WHAT IS IT?

LAURA'S GOING TO BE A TEACHER.

WELL, THAT IS WONDERFUL.

I FIGURE I CAN HELP MARY OUT AT THE BLIND SCHOOL.

THINK I'LL BE A TEACHER, TOO, AND HELP MARY.

ALL RIGHT!

WELL, NOBODY'S GOING TO BE A TEACHER

IF YOU DON'T GET OFF TO SCHOOL.

BE READY IN A JIFFY.

MORNING. MORNING, ALBERT.

MORNING.

YOU'RE LATE, LAZY PANTS.

WHO'S A LAZY PANTS?

I ALREADY EARNED TWO CENTS.

GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU AFTER SCHOOL AND HELP YOU SPEND IT.

OK. BYE, EVERYBODY.

BYE-BYE, HONEY. BYE, CARRIE.

I'LL GET YOU SOME BREAKFAST.

NOW, ALBERT, I WAS THINKING.

IT'S TIME YOU AND I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TALK.

WHAT ABOUT?

ABOUT SCHOOL.

DON'T NEED IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T NEED IT?

Caroline: IT'S NICE AND HOT.

I DON'T NEED IT.

MUSH.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

EAT IT.

BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

ALL RIGHT, NOW. ABOUT THIS SCHOOLING.

EVERYBODY NEEDS AN EDUCATION.

I'VE BEEN DOING ALL RIGHT.

COME ON. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE SLEEPING UNDER A PORCH,

SHINING SHOES, DOING ODD JOBS,

NOT TO MENTION THE GAMBLING.

YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, DO YOU?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT?

THERE'S A LOT WRONG WITH IT.

A MAN'S GOT TO MAKE PLANS FOR HIMSELF.

HE'S GOT TO GET AN EDUCATION.

YOU GOTTA SET GOALS.

I GOT A GOAL, MR. INGALLS.

OH, NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WHAT IS IT?

I WANT TO BE RICH... LIKE MR. STANDISH,

ONLY NOT AS MEAN.

YEAH, WELL, I GUARANTEE YOU

MR. STANDISH WENT TO SCHOOL.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE HIM SO MEAN.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE YOU A PROPOSITION.

NOW ASIDE FROM THE MEALS,

IF YOU START SCHOOL TODAY,

I'LL GIVE YOU A ROOM UP IN THE ATTIC TO SLEEP IN.

DON'T WANT A ROOM, MR. INGALLS.

I'M USED TO BEING ALONE. THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT.

ALL RIGHT. FORGET ABOUT THE ROOM.

HOW ABOUT, UH...

HOW ABOUT 25 CENTS A WEEK?

25 CENTS?

25 CENTS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

DEAL.

ALL RIGHT. DEAL.

HEY, COME ON. YOU GOTTA EAT YOUR MUSH.

CAN'T. I'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

"THE TRACKS OF THE ONION PACKAFICK..."

[CHILDREN SNICKERING]

"AND THE CENTRAL PACKAFICK RAILROAD LINNIS...

"MET AT DROMONTORY SUMMIT...

ON MAY 8, 1869."

THANK YOU, LUKE. I DIDN'T THINK WE'D EVER GET THERE.

ALL RIGHT. COPY THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR SLATE.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALBERT, WE HAVE TO GET YOU A SLATE.

OH, DON'T NEED ONE.

1,020.

CORRECT. YOU'RE VERY FAST.

YOU HAVE TO COUNT FAST WHEN YOU'RE SHOOTING CRAPS.

[CHILDREN LAUGHING]

"T."

HERE.

VERY GOOD, SUE.

FOR THAT, YOU DESERVE AN "A."

IT'S RIGHT HERE, MISS INGALLS.

CORRECT.

AND, UM, 10 CENTS FOR THE COAL OIL.

NOW ADD UP YOUR PURCHASES,

AND IF YOU GIVE THE MERCHANT A SILVER DOLLAR,

HOW MUCH CHANGE SHOULD YOU GET?

23 CENTS, MR. KENDALL.

RIGHT. OH, AND MAKE SURE IT'S 23 CENTS.

YOU FEEL THE COINS WHEN YOU COUNT THEM.

I'M SORRY TO SAY SOME MERCHANTS ARE GOING TO TRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF BLIND CUSTOMERS.

MR. KENDALL?

AH, GOOD MORNING, MR. CARLIN.

SORRY WE HELD YOU UP. CALF TOOK SICK.

OH, NO PROBLEM. MORNING, TOM.

MORNING.

TAKE YOUR SEAT.

MR. CARLIN...

COULD I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

I...I GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THAT CALF.

IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

MR. CARLIN...

[DOOR CLOSES]

IN THE 4 WEEKS TOM'S BEEN HERE,

HE HASN'T SHOWN ANY DESIRE AT ALL TO LEARN,

AND I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO REACH HIM.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

IN WHAT WAY CAN I HELP?

WELL, ENCOURAGE HIM TO STUDY,

MAKE SURE HE DOES HIS HOMEWORK.

IT'S QUITE CLEAR HE ISN'T DOING IT NOW.

NOW, I FEEL SURE HE CAN MAKE EXCELLENT PROGRESS.

PROGRESS FOR WHAT?

IF YOU ASK ME, THIS IS JUST A WASTE OF TIME FOR ALL OF US.

WELL, IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY,

WHY DID YOU BRING HIM HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

BECAUSE I PROMISED HIS MOTHER BEFORE SHE DIED...

THAT I WOULD.

LET'S FACE THE FACT. THE BOY IS BLIND.

WHAT'S HE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO?

I'M BLIND.

BUT YOU'RE A TEACHER.

HE'S NOT CUT OUT THAT WAY.

THE ONLY THING HE EVER WANTED TO BE WAS A FARMER, LIKE ME.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM 3 YEARS AGO

BEFORE HE WENT BLIND FROM THE MEASLES.

WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE, PLOWING, SOWING, REAPING,

DOING A MAN'S WORK.

HE COULD DO EVERYTHING.

HE WAS TOUGH-- AS STRONG AS THEY COME.

MR. CARLIN, HE'S STILL STRONG.

HE'S STILL THE SAME PERSON.

YOU JUST HAVE TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO DO FOR HIMSELF,

TO LEARN.

I CAN'T.

YOU TRY.

ADAM.

DID YOU HEAR ANY OF THAT?

YES.

YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO GET THROUGH TO THE BOY.

I HAVE TO FIND AWAY

TO GET THROUGH TO BOTH OF THEM.

Luke: HERE I COME!

HANG ON TO HIM!

[BOYS SHOUTING]

ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN!

9 IN A ROW.

LET'S SEE. 2 X 9. HOW MANY POINTS IS THAT?

NEVER MIND. YOU WON.

[BAND PLAYING]

WHAT A GAME!

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN JEFF.

HE SCORED 12 TOUCHDOWNS.

MUST HAVE PLAYED A GIRLS TEAM, HUH?

MILLTOWN'S NEVER BEEN BEATEN BEFORE.

THAT MAKES US DRAGONS THE CHAMPIONS OF DAKOTA.

HOW COME?

WE'RE THE ONLY UNBEATEN, UNTIED TEAM

IN THE WHOLE TERRITORY,

THAT'S HOW COME.

WELL, UH, WE'VE NEVER BEEN BEATEN OR TIED NEITHER.

WHO'S WE?

THE LIVERY SCHOOL.

WHO'D YOU EVER PLAY?

WELL, NOBODY, SO WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW JUST HOW GOOD WE ARE.

YOU MEAN HOW ROTTEN.

I BET WE COULD BEAT YOU BUNCH OF MAMA BOYS.

WHAT DO YOU GOT TO BET?

25 CENTS.

WHERE'D YOU EVER GET 25 CENTS AT ONE TIME?

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

LET ME SEE IT.

I GOT IT HIDDEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOW ME YOURS.

I KNOW YOU STEAL A LOT FROM YOUR FATHER'S TILL.

OK. YOU GOT A BET.

WE'LL PLAY YOU SATURDAY, 11 A.M.,

AT OUR SCHOOL'S FIELD OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

ON ONE CONDITION.

WHAT?

YOU BRING THE BALL. WE DON'T HAVE A REAL ONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A REAL TEAM EITHER.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT TILL SATURDAY.

COME ON. MY PA SAYS HE'D STAND TREAT FOR SODAS.

LET'S GO.

ALBERT, ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

SURE I'M SURE.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PUT LUKE UP IN FRONT.

HE'S BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN ANYONE THEY GOT.

HE'S GOING TO MOW THEM DOWN, RIGHT, LUKE?

RIGHT.

ALL WE NEED NOW IS A COACH.

YEAH, BUT WHO?

YOUR PA!

MY PA DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL.

WE'LL GET A BOOK.

WE NEED SOMEONE TO COACH US AFTER SCHOOL.

YOUR PA'S THE ONLY ONE WHO WORKS AT NIGHT.

YOU GOTTA ASK HIM.

OK.

LET'S GO.

OPEN UP. COMING THROUGH!

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON. LET'S GET LINED UP AGAIN.

LINE UP AGAIN. COME ON. THERE YOU GO.

NOW THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL IN THE BOOK "V" FORMATION.

SEE THAT? ALL RIGHT, ALBERT.

I WANT YOU TO GET RIGHT INSIDE OF THERE AND GET A GOOD HOLD,

AND THE REST OF YOU KIND OF BUNCH IN THERE TIGHT TO PROTECT HIM.

ARE YOU READY NOW?

GO!

TOUCHDOWN!

BALONEY!

WHAT BALONEY?

WHO'D YOU SCORE AGAINST?

YOU CAN'T PRACTICE THAT WAY.

YOU GOTTA PLAY AGAINST SOMEBODY.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE BOYS WE CAN PLAY AGAINST.

YOU WILL ON SATURDAY.

WAIT TILL YOU RUN INTO THE DRAGONS.

COME ON, SPENCE.

YEAH, HE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW.

IT AIN'T NO GOOD UNLESS YOU GOT SOMEBODY TO PRACTICE AGAINST.

WELL, MAYBE SOME OF US GIRLS CAN HELP.

UH, THANKS, LAURA,

BUT I'M AFRAID YOU JUST AIN'T BIG ENOUGH.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, JONATHAN, WE ARE.

WE COULD RUN A COUPLE OF PLAYS WITH THEM. WHAT DO YOU SAY, NELS?

YEAH, SURE.

THAT'S RIGHT KIND OF YOU, NOW.

LUKE, COME ON OVER HERE.

LET'S GET THAT FORMATION LINED UP AGAIN.

GET LINED UP WITH THAT, UH, "V" FORMATION.

LAURA, HOLD THAT, WILL YOU?

WELL, YOU READY? YOU BET.

YEAH. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED FOOTBALL SINCE I WAS ON THE SCRUB TEAM AT COLLEGE.

WE'LL TAKE IT EASY ON YOU, FELLAS.

NOT TOO EASY, NOW.

WE DON'T WANT TO HURT ANY OF THOSE KIDS. THEY'RE JUST KIDS.

NO, BUT WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A GOOD TEST.

OH, YEAH.

WE WILL. WE'LL JUST GO EASY.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

GET THOSE HEADS IN THERE GOOD AND TIGHT.

READY? GO!

Boy: ALL RIGHT!

Kids: YAY!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. I THINK WE GOT A FOOTBALL TEAM THERE.

I WAS ONLY ON THE SCRUB TEAM.

COME ON, LUKE.

UH, YOU, BOY.

OVER HERE.

WHO, ME?

YES, YOU.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T PLAY IN THE GAME ON SATURDAY IF YOU'RE OVER 16.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

15.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON?

LUKE HOSKINS.

HOSKINS?

I, UH, THINK I KNOW YOUR FATHER.

HIS NAME'S HOSKINS, TOO.

HMM?

OH, SURE. SURE.

AND, UH, WHICH HOSKINS WOULD THAT BE?

WELL, MY PA. THE ONE THAT WORKS AT MULDOON'S LIVERY.

HE'S A SMITHY.

OH, OF COURSE.

Albert: COME ON, LUKE.

COMING!

I GOTTA GO PRACTICE.

DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME, NELS OLESON,

THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO CRIBBAGE

WITH THAT OTHER TEAM?

Nels: THE WORD IS "SCRIMMAGE," HARRIET.

OH, WELL, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.

I CALL IT TREASON-- AIDING AND ABETTING THE ENEMY.

I AGREE WITH MOTHER.

WE'RE NOT AT WAR, HARRIET.

DON'T TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP THE TEAM

THAT'S PLAYING AGAINST YOUR OWN SON.

YOU'RE BETRAYING WILLIE.

I DON'T CARE IF PA HELPS THE OTHER TEAM.

I NEVER GET TO PLAY ON OURS ANYWAY.

NOW, THAT'S ANOTHER THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT WILLIE'S SCHOOL.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY.

YEAH, LIKE ON THE LIVERY SCHOOL.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THAT SCHOOL,

BUT INSTEAD I GOT TO WEAR THIS DOPEY OLD TIE.

UGH. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON--BOTH IMPOSSIBLE.

HARRIET, IT'S ONLY A GAME.

HA! ONLY A GAME?

NELS OLESON, SOMETIMES I WONDER WHERE YOUR HEAD IS.

PEOPLE PLAY GAMES, AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?

TO WIN, OF COURSE. NOT TO LOSE.

WHAT ABOUT PLAYING FOR THE EXERCISE AND FOR FUN?

WINNING IS FUN, NELS. LOSING IS EXERCISE.

IT'S A LOT OF WASTED MOTION.

I AGREE WITH MOTHER.

Mrs. Oleson: YES.

BUT IT'S NO FUN TO WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY.

THAT'S NONSENSE, WILLIE.

YOU'RE ON THE WINNING TEAM.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GET ALL DIRTY AND BRUISED, DO YOU?

I AGREE WITH MOTHER.

SHUT UP, NELLIE!

EW!

OH, NELLIE!

[PIANO PLAYING]

SMELLS GOOD, MA.

THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY LIKED IT TODAY.

HERE, LAURA.

SOMETHING THE MATTER, CHARLES?

I MUST HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE WASHING THE WINDOWS, I GUESS.

THAT'S A FUNNY PLACE TO PULL A MUSCLE.

YEAH. I SUPPOSE IT IS.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING AT SCHOOL, MARY?

MOST OF THE STUDENTS ARE DOING BEAUTIFULLY.

YEAH. WITH ONE BIG EXCEPTION-- TOM CARLIN.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

IT'S HIS FATHER REALLY.

I CAN'T GET TO HIM, SO I CAN'T GET TO TOM.

HE JUST SITS AND MOPES ALL DAY.

I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND A WAY.

I'M AFRAID YOU AND MARY BOTH HAVE

A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE IN ME THAN I HAVE, MRS. INGALLS.

HEY. HOW ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL, LAURA?

I HEAR YOU'RE PLAYING THE DAKOTA DRAGONS ON SATURDAY.

WHO'S GONNA WIN?

WE WILL!

Mary: WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM?

HEY. THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVEN'T PICKED ONE YET.

WE GOT TO HAVE A NAME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE PENNANTS.

MOM, WILL YOU HELP ME AND THE OTHER GIRLS MAKE THEM?

SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

WELL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NAME?

THE MARAUDERS.

THE SNAKES!

HEY. I LIKE THAT. THE SNAKES!

HOW ABOUT THE GOPHERS?

Mary: THE COUGARS!

[BURPS]

THAT'S A VERY, VERY GOOD SUGGESTION, GRACE.

THE WINOKA BURPS. I LIKE THAT.

[ALL LAUGHING]

HEY. HOW ABOUT THE WARRIORS

IN HONOR OF ALL THE BRAVE INDIANS

WHO OWNED ALL THIS LAND IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Charles: IT'S A GOOD NAME.

I LIKE THE RING TO IT.

BESIDES, IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN THE WINOKA BURPS.

THE WINOKA WARRIORS IT IS!

WE LOST OUR STAR PLAYER.

WHAT?

BIG DUMB LUKE HOSKINS.

Charles: THAT'S A SHAME. WHAT HAPPENED?

DID HE GET HURT?

NO. WE GOT HURT.

HE GOT FREE TUITION,

AND NOW HE'S GOING TO THE OTHER SCHOOL.

WHAT? MR. STANDISH?

MM-HMM.

HE TOLD LUKE'S PA HE WAS A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, HE'D GIVE A SCHOLARSHIP TO A BRIGHT YOUNG MAN.

LUKE HOSKINS BRIGHT?

HE MEANS BIG.

HE WAS OUR WHOLE TEAM.

WHAT A SHAME.

WELL, WE WON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANY PENNANTS.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO WAVE THEM FOR.

HEY. WAIT A MINUTE. COME ON, YOU TWO.

YOU JUST DON'T GIVE UP, YOU KNOW.

YOU GET OUT THERE, AND YOU KEEP ON PRACTICING.

AFTER ALL, IT'S NOT WINNING THAT COUNTS.

IT'S THE WAY YOU PLAY THE GAME.

NOT WHEN YOU GOT 25 CENTS BET ON IT.

LOOK, TOM, THERE IS NO POINT IN YOU ATTENDING SCHOOL

IF YOU REFUSE TO APPLY YOURSELF.

YOU'RE NOT ONLY WASTING YOUR TIME AND YOUR PA'S,

BUT MINE AND THE OTHER STUDENTS' AS WELL.

NOW, IF YOU JUST START BY DOING YOUR--

DON'T START TELLING ME I'M LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

IF I'M LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

WHY AIN'T I OUT THERE?

WHY AIN'T I OUT THERE PLAYING LIKE THE OTHERS?

BECAUSE YOU REFUSE TO TRY.

I WANT TO WORK, MR. KENDALL.

I WANT TO DO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO.

I JUST CAN'T.

YOU CAN!

TOM, YOU CAN BE LIKE OTHER PEOPLE.

YOU CAN WORK. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

NO, I CAN'T!

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED?

NO.

HAS YOUR FATHER EVER ASKED YOU TO?

NO.

I ASKED HIM ONCE IF I COULD HELP.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN ON HIM.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

HE SAID IT'D TAKE TOO MUCH TIME,

WATCHING OVER ME AND MAKING SURE I DIDN'T HURT MYSELF.

BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH SPARE TIME, MR. KENDALL,

AND HE WORKS REAL HARD, AND...

BESIDES, HE SAYS MY BEING BLIND IS JUST A FACT.

THERE'S NOTHING NEITHER OF US CAN DO ABOUT IT.

PA'LL BE COMING SOON.

I'LL WAIT OUTSIDE.

I'M NOT COMING BACK, MR. KENDALL.

I LOST HIM, MARY.

YOU KNOW THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I COULDN'T GET THROUGH?

YOU DID YOUR BEST, ADAM.

WELL, I, UH...

BETTER TELL MR. AMES TOM WON'T BE BACK TO SCHOOL.

SOME BREAD, ADAM?

ADAM?

HMM?

YOU HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOUR SUPPER.

OH, UH, I'M SORRY.

UH, I WAS THINKING.

YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE A MILLION MILES AWAY.

OH, NOT NEARLY THAT FAR, MRS. INGALLS.

SAME PROBLEM, MA.

YES. HE, UH, QUIT SCHOOL TODAY.

AW. ANY CHANCE HE'LL BE BACK?

NO.

I TRIED WITH HIM, I TRIED WITH HIS FATHER.

YOU KNOW, WHAT WORRIES ME MOST

IS WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM WHEN HIS FATHER'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.

WHERE'S HIS PA GOING?

CARRIE, EVERYBODY HAS TO DIE SOMEDAY.

NOT MA AND PA.

CARRIE--

LAURA, I THINK WE CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT.

YES, MA'AM.

I'M SORRY I BROUGHT IT UP, MRS. INGALLS.

NO USE FEELING BAD ABOUT SOMETHING I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE GAME SATURDAY.

PRACTICE DIDN'T GO TOO GOOD, HUH?

WHAT PRACTICE?

IT WAS A DISASTER.

WITHOUT LUKE HOSKINS, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A TEAM.

WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A BIG GUY FOR THE POINT OF THAT "V."

CAN'T YOU RELY ON TRICKY PLAYS,

OR WHAT ABOUT SPEED?

THEY'VE HAD ALL YEAR TO PRACTICE.

WE ONLY HAVE A WEEK.

WITH LUKE, ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS HOLD ON AND GO STRAIGHT.

WELL, WHAT YOU NEED IS ANOTHER BIG KID.

WHO'S THE BIGGEST KID IN YOUR SCHOOL?

CINDY LOU HERRON.

SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY.

HA HA HA!

THERE JUST AREN'T ANY BIG BOYS AROUND HERE.

YES, THERE IS. ONE.

HIS NAME'S BIG, DUMB LUKE HOSKINS,

AND HE'S PLAYING FOR THE DAKOTA DRAGONS.

MR. INGALLS...

COULD YOU GIVE ME A RIDE OUT TO THE CARLIN FARM

TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE SCHOOL?

SURE ENOUGH.

YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT TRYING TO GET TOM BACK IN SCHOOL?

YES, SIR.

SEEMS WITH ALL THE TROUBLES THE WINOKA WARRIORS ARE HAVING,

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT FOR ME TO GIVE UP.

Charles: MORNING, MR. CARLIN.

MORNING.

MR. CARLIN, I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TOM.

I'VE SAID EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SAID.

NOT BY A FAR SIGHT, YOU HAVEN'T.

A LOT MORE HAS TO BE SAID AND DONE.

I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING I'M GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE BOY.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

YOU HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD ANYTHING.

YOU'VE SHUT YOUR EARS AND CLOSED YOUR EYES.

YOU KNOW, IN SOME WAYS YOU'RE BLINDER THAN TOM IS.

I'M NOT GOING TO LISTEN.

TAKE ME TO HIM, MR. INGALLS.

I'M WITH YOU, SON.

Mr. Carlin: I TOLD YOU I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

LOOK, I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL, MR. CARLIN,

BECAUSE AFTER I WENT BLIND,

MY FATHER TREATED ME THE SAME WAY YOU'RE TREATING TOM--

AS IF HE WAS SOME KIND OF FREAK,

AS IF HE'D COMMITTED SOME KIND OF UNFORGIVABLE SIN

JUST BY LOSING HIS SIGHT.

YOU'RE ASHAMED OF HIM, AREN'T YOU?

HE'S MY SON.

YES.

THAT MAKES IT WORSE, DOESN'T IT?

IT MAKES YOU FEEL GUILTY.

YOU DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING.

I'M TAKING CARE OF HIM THE BEST I CAN.

AND WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM AFTER YOU'RE GONE?

WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF HIM THEN IF HE CAN'T FEND FOR HIMSELF?

I SENT HIM TO SCHOOL.

WHY?

WHY DID YOU SEND HIM?

I TOLD YOU.

BECAUSE I PROMISED HIS MOTHER.

I THINK YOU'RE A LIAR.

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO ME?

I SAID IT ONCE TO MY OWN FATHER.

I CAN SAY IT TO YOU.

I LOVE MY SON.

AND I LOVE MY FATHER,

BUT WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE DARK,

THE ONLY LIGHT THERE IS IS TRUTH.

YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT THAN MY FATHER, MR. CARLIN.

YOU SENT TOM TO SCHOOL SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT HIM.

NO.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, WOULD YOU TELL THE TRUTH?

AT LEAST THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF BEGINNING!

YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY HUMAN BEING IN THE WORLD

WHO EVER FELT THIS WAY?

IF YOU JUST SAY IT ONCE...

"I CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT MY SON."

JUST SAY IT.

"I CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT MY SON."

I CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT MY SON!

GOD FORGIVE ME.

I'M SORRY.

NOW WE CAN BOTH HELP HIM.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

FIRST, GIVE HIM A FEELING HE'S A MAN...

THAT HE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING--

ANYTHING--

THAT HE'S NOT AS DIFFERENT AS HE THINKS HE IS.

WE CAN'T DO THAT, MR. CARLIN,

UNLESS WE GET HIM BACK TO SCHOOL,

AND THAT'S UP TO YOU.

YOU CAN MAKE HIM.

HE'S IN THE HOUSE.

I'LL GO AND GET HIM.

YOU REALLY ARE SOMETHING, SON.

STOP AT THE LIVERY SCHOOL PLEASE, MR. INGALLS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU WILL, MR. INGALLS. YOU WILL.

IN 1869, WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE WAS ENACTED BY WYOMING TERRITORY,

THE FIRST POLITICAL BODY TO TAKE THAT STEP.

MOST MEN ASSUMED THE LADIES WOULD STAY AT HOME--

EXCUSE ME.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR CLASS, MRS. GARVEY,

BUT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A NEW TEMPORARY STUDENT-- TOM CARLIN.

LAURA? ALBERT?

YOU SAID YOU NEEDED A BIG MAN FOR YOUR TEAM.

WELL, YOU GOT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM. LET'S GET INTO THAT "V" FORMATION.

TOM, I WANT YOU TO GET RIGHT HERE.

HERE'S THE BALL. FEEL THAT?

GET DOWN. DOWN.

NOW, WHEN ALBERT SAYS "BALL,"

YOU HAND THE BALL RIGHT BACK TO THERE.

YOU FEEL THAT?

AND THEN YOU PLOW STRAIGHT AHEAD, ALL RIGHT?

STRAIGHT AHEAD.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T DO IT, MR. GARVEY.

SURE YOU CAN, SON.

YOU GOT THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH.

ALL YOU NEED NOW IS THE DRIVE.

BUT I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

TELL HIM TO DO IT.

SON, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE ANYTHING.

YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE...

LIKE A TEAM IN FRONT OF A WAGON,

AND YOUR TEAMMATES ARE GOING TO HAVE A HOLD OF YOU RIGHT LIKE THIS,

AND THEY'RE GOING TO POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE NOTHING.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, FELLAS?

Boys: RIGHT!

RIGHT. OK. LET'S GET DOWN NOW. WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

DOWN LIKE THAT.

NELS, CHARLES, COME ON.

DON'T BE EASY ON HIM. WE HAVE TO PUSH HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.

BALL!

LET'S GO!

I CAN'T!

LET GO OF ME! LET GO OF ME!

I CAN'T SEE!

I CAN'T DO IT. LEAVE ME ALONE.

PLEASE. LEAVE ME ALONE.

I CAN'T DO IT.

WELL, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE RIGHT, TOM.

YOU CAN'T.

I GUESS I THOUGHT YOU WERE A LOT TOUGHER THAN YOU ARE.

HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT, ADAM.

HE COULDN'T MAKE THE TEAM IF HE COULD SEE.

RIGHT.

THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL.

MR. GARVEY?

RIGHT HERE, TOM.

LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT. YOU HEAR THAT?

COME ON, TEAM. LET'S GET IN THAT "V" FORMATION.

COME ON, GUYS.

WHERE'S THE BALL?

Mr. Garvey: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS READY?

Boys: YEAH.

BALL!

UH!

[KIDS CHEERING]

HA HA HA!

I THINK YOU GOT A TEAM!

I THINK WE GOT A TEAM!

[CHEERING]

[PIANO PLAYING]

OK. COME ON, BEDTIME.

Laura: OH, MA.

IT'S LATE, AND YOU ALL NEED YOUR SLEEP FOR THE BIG GAME TOMORROW.

PLEASE, JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES

SO I CAN FINISH THIS ONE LAST PENNANT?

ALL RIGHT, BUT THEN THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

THANKS, MA.

I SURE WISH YOU AND PA COULD COME TO THE GAME TOMORROW.

SO DO I, DEAR,

BUT THE HOTEL WON'T RUN ITSELF.

COME ON. I KNOW IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME.

I'LL TUCK YOU IN.

GOOD NIGHT, CARRIE.

GOOD NIGHT, CARRIE. GOOD NIGHT, CARRIE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT DIFFERENT PLAYING THE DRAGONS,

BIG OLD DUMB LUKE IN THERE AGAINST US.

REMEMBER, HE RAN OVER YOUR PAS, TOO.

WELL, AT LEAST WE'LL GIVE THEM A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY, ALBERT.

I HOPE SO. IT'S MY MONEY.

Laura: YEAH, WELL, IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR BETTING, AND YOU KNOW IT.

BESIDES, MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY.

DUMB AS LUKE IS, MAYBE HE'LL RUN THE WRONG WAY.

HA HA HA!

YEAH.

MAYBE OLD LUKE WILL RUN THE WRONG WAY.

LUKE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

NOWHERE. WHY?

THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

WHO?

YOUR TEAM. THE DRAGONS.

THEY WAITED AS LONG AS THEY COULD, THEN THEY LEFT.

WELL, THE GAME'S NOT TILL 11 :00.

ONLY TAKES 10 MINUTES TO GET TO THE FIELD.

NOT THAT FIELD.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

THEY CHANGED IT.

TOLD US WE WERE GOING TO PLAY IN THAT FIELD WAY OVER IN HENDERSON.

I DON'T REMEMBER THEM SAYING THAT.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR TROUBLE. YOU NEVER HEAR ANYTHING.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT MR. STANDISH SEES IN A BIG, DUMB OX LIKE YOU.

SORRY, PA.

OH, GET YOUR GEAR TOGETHER,

AND I'LL DRIVE YOU OVER TO HENDERSON.

IT'LL TAKE OVER TWO HOURS THERE AND BACK.

THANK YOU, ALBERT.

NO NEED FOR THANKS.

JUST TRYING TO BE A GOOD SPORT.

YEAH.

HEY, ALBERT?

HOW COME YOU'RE STILL HERE?

UM, I'M NOT PLAYING IN THE GAME, LUKE.

I FIGURE I ALREADY LOST MY BET.

WHY MAKE IT WORSE IN HAVING YOU RUNNING ALL OVER MY HEAD?

OH.

WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE.

YEAH.

25 CENTS.

[CHEERING]

[BAND PLAYING]

THERE'S NO SIGN OF THAT LUKE BOY.

Mr. Standish: IT'S ALMOST TIME.

YOU GET OVER THERE AND TELL THAT FELLOW TO HOLD UP THE GAME.

YES, SIR.

HEY, WE GOT A MAN MISSING.

CAN'T WE WAIT A FEW MINUTES?

GAME'S CALLED FOR 11 :00. IT'S 11 :00. GAME TIME!

ALL RIGHT. COME IN HERE.

LET'S GO OUT THERE AND PLAY A GOOD GAME NOW.

COME ON.

ALBERT, THROW ME THAT BALL.

[KIDS CHEERING]

GOOD LUCK, NOW.

COME ON, WARRIORS!

I HOPE THEY'RE READY.

[CHEERING]

OK. NOW, THE WARRIORS ARE TO YOUR RIGHT,

AND THE DRAGONS ARE TO YOUR LEFT.

THE WARRIORS ARE GOING TO KICK OFF FIRST.

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

ALBERT, GET TOM IN THERE.

THEY'RE BRINGING TOM IN NOW.

GRAB LEGS, TOM! GRAB LEGS!

THE DRAGONS JUST MADE A TOUCHDOWN.

COME ON, DRAGONS!

Referee: LET'S GO!

COME ON! COME ON!

YOU READY?

YEAH, I'M READY.

-EVERYBODY READY? -YEAH.

BALL!

IF YOU'D GET THE CORN SHUCKS OUT OF YOUR EARS,

I WOULDN'T BE MAKING THIS DANG TRIP.

WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

ALBERT MUST BE WRONG.

THERE'S NO GAME DOWN THERE.

WELL, YOU'RE DUMBER THAN THAT COW DOWN THERE.

WE'VE BEEN TRICKED!

NOW WE GOTTA GET BACK TO WINOKA!

GIDDYAP THERE. GET!

[CHEERING]

COME ON! YOU CAN DO IT, WARRIORS!

ALL RIGHT! HEY!

YAY!

ONE MINUTE.

HOW MUCH FARTHER?

ONLY ABOUT 3 YARDS, TOM.

WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE! TIME-OUT!

TIME-OUT!

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

I'M GOING TO JUMP ON YOUR HEAD, ALBERT.

TIME-OUT! TIME-OUT!

COME ON OVER HERE, WARRIORS!

COME ON OVER HERE!

THEY ONLY GOT ONE MORE PLAY.

WE STOP THEM, THEN WE WIN.

AND WE'RE THE CHAMPS.

GET IN HERE CLOSE AND LISTEN NOW.

THERE AIN'T NO WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RUN OVER BIG LUKE,

LEASTWAYS NOT WITH JUST ONE PLAY LEFT.

TOM, GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

HERE. NOW SOON AS YOU HAND THAT BALL BACK TO ALBERT,

I WANT YOU TO LACE YOUR FINGERS TOGETHER JUST LIKE THAT.

ALBERT, YOU GET YOUR FOOT IN THERE FAST AS YOU CAN.

TOM, WHEN YOU FEEL ALBERT'S FOOT,

I WANT YOU TO STAND AND THROW, JUST LIKE A LOG TOSS, SON.

HAVE YOU EVER DONE THAT?

YOU BET I HAVE.

WELL, ALBERT HERE'S GOING TO BE YOUR LOG.

THINK IT'LL WORK?

Referee: TIME IN!

WELL, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO.

NOW LET'S GO MAKE IT WORK. COME ON.

DON'T LET THEM OVER! DON'T LET THEM OVER!

BALL!

NOW!

HEY! TOUCHDOWN!

THEY DID IT! HA!

[CHEERING]

NOW WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT A MINUTE!

HOLD IT! HOLD IT! HOLD IT! THAT'S ILLEGAL!

NO, IT'S NOT. I GOT THE RULE BOOK RIGHT HERE.

WHAT KIND OF PLAY WAS THAT?

YOU CAN'T THROW A FORWARD PASS.

IT'S NOT A FORWARD PASS.

NOW, YOU SHOW ME IN THE RULES

WHERE IT SAYS YOU CAN'T THROW A PLAYER FORWARD.

[ARGUING]

TOUCHDOWN WARRIORS!

[CHEERING]

YOU DID IT, TOM!

YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT!

GREAT TOUCHDOWN!

YOU REALLY DID WELL!

YOUR PA'S HERE, TOM.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

SEE YOU, TOM.

BYE, TOM.

BYE.

GOOD GAME, SON.

THANKS, PA.

YOU KNOW, UH...

I BEEN THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IN A MONEY CROP ON THE NORTH FIELD.

WE...

WE COULD PROBABLY DO IT IF...

IF WE WORK TOGETHER.

WE CAN DO IT, PA.

I KNOW WE CAN.

LET'S GO HOME.

TIRED, SON?

YEAH, PA.

FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE.

IT FEELS GREAT.

GOOD GRIEF! LET GO OF ME!

THEY COULD HAVE WON THIS GAME IF THEY'D HAVE THROWN MY WILLIE!

Laura, voice-over: THE RECORD BOOKS SHOW THE FIRST FORWARD PASS IN FOOTBALL

WAS THROWN ON OCTOBER 3, 1906, IN NEW HAVEN.

BUT I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT THE FIRST FORWARD PASS OF A HUMAN BEING

WAS THROWN ON NOVEMBER 29, 1880, IN WINOKA.

I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS THERE AND SAW IT.