Hearts in Atlantis Page #4

"Maury Wills on the way

to break Ty Cobb's record."

I saw Cobb.

My dad saw Babe Ruth.

He saw him point for the home run.

Against the Cubs.

He told me all about it.

He tell you of Nagurski's

comeback game?

I know he saw it, though.

Were you there?

- Yeah.

- You and Dad were at the same place.

You know about Nagurski?

He was my dad's hero, that's all.

The greatest football player ever.

He came to Chicago...

...played eight years

to make the Bears champions.

Then he retired.

When he was old, six years retired...

...the Bears brought him back.

Last game of the season,

they played...

...the Cardinals, sworn enemies.

The Bears had to beat

the Cardinals to win.

Nagurski wasn't supposed to play.

Third-string fullback.

In the first half

the starter went down.

- The second half there was a pileup.

- Oh, no.

If your dad was here

he'd say he was frightened.

- He was just so scared.

- But why? Nagurski was in the game.

I was scared too. We all were.

We wanted a miracle, you see, Bobby.

We wanted him the way he was,

the old Nagurski.

We wanted him the way he was

in the old days.

Did he do good?

I don't wanna hear this if he didn't.

The quarterback gave him the ball...

...and Nagurski ran slowly

up to the line...

...and the Cardinals crushed him.

But somehow...

...somehow, he gained a few yards.

Next play, the same.

They just kept giving the ball

to the old man...

...and the Bears began to move down

the field, five yards, seven more.

If he could score for us,

we'd be champions again.

Go on, Ted! You can't stop!

Ted!

Come on. I gotta know

what happened.

Come on.

You know what your dad did then?

No, what did my father do?

We were all screaming. We couldn't

believe what was happening.

My God, what was it? Go on.

It was our miracle, you see,

because he was crawling.

Bronko Nagurski was crawling

toward the goal line...

...and they did everything

they could to stop him.

But nothing could stop him.

Yeah, that's right, Bobby.

Not on that day.

Not when your dad and I

saw the miracle...

...when the old man brought us home.

He scored. He scored for us.

We were champions again.

I just knew he would.

Then he was gone again,

back to the North where he came from.

Bronko Nagurski.

Bobby? Bobby-o!

- Ted?

- Yeah?

Well, I know the low men

don't exist...

...but if they started

driving around here...

...and the signs started

appearing on the poles...

Well, we both know

that couldn't happen.

But if it did...

...would you have to go away?

It wouldn't be safe

for me here.

And wishing cannot make it so.

Bobby!

Bobby? This Ted of yours...

...did he say where he's from?

Someplace not as nice as here,

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