Jim Thorpe - All-American Page #6

What I wanted to do.

- Yes, I remember very well.

- Well, I think I know what that is.

There's one thing that really gets to me.

That's sports.

Do you think a man can make

a future out of that?

- I did.

- Yes, I know.

I've been watching you

working with the fellows,

helping them, teaching them.

That's what I wanna be, Pop, a coach.

Is that a crazy idea?

Certainly not, Jim,

if that's the way you feel.

But why do you have to

make such a big decision so soon?

I was planning on getting married.

Married? When?

Well, I don't rightly know.

I haven't even asked her yet.

- Asked who?

- Margaret Miller. You've met her.

Well, don't you think

it might be a good idea

to let the young lady in

on all these big plans

you're making for the two of you?

- I'm not a coach, yet, Pop.

- No, but I am.

So get some sleep.

John Little Boy. Gillie Wannapu.

Paul Hightower.

Dave Daniel Cheston.

Louis Tewanima.

Jim Thorpe.

I guess I won't be seeing you again till fall.

No, I guess not.

Jim, you shouldn't. It's your football.

You won it. It's important to you.

That's why I want you to have it.

Where are you going to be this summer?

On a farm.

The placement office arranged it.

I love you, Margaret. I know that now.

We're right for each other.

We're the same heritage. The same blood.

- Does that mean so much to you?

- Yes. It makes it right.

Any other way, we'd be strangers.

- Happy vacation! Happy vacation!

- Happy vacation! Happy vacation!

- Happy vacation, everybody!

- Happy vacation!

Say, you Indian boys is kind of pokey,

ain't you?

Didn't turn out much work yesterday.

Looks like today's gonna be just the same.

That ain't giving me an honest day's work.

Can't make hay this way, no sir.

Hey, Ed.

Say, you Indian boys is kind of pokey,

ain't you?

Didn't turn out much work yesterday.

Looks like today's gonna be just the same,

and that ain't giving me

an honest day's work.

- Jim, this here is Mr. Howard.

- Hello, Jim.

Heard you were down in these parts.

We got a little ball club

over the Rocky Mount.

Need a third baseman.

Pay you the same as you're getting here.

- Baseball?

- Unless you'd rather pitch hay.

Mr. Howard,

you got yourself a third baseman.

Walk up to the house with me

while I get my things.

Good-bye, girls. See you tomorrow, 8:00.

Were you looking for someone, Jim?

Yes, Miss Benton.

I was looking for Miss Miller.

Well, Margaret isn't here any longer.

- Not in this class?

- She's no longer at school.

- Not at the school?

- I thought you knew.

- Well, knew what?

- I'm sorry, Jim.

It's all been sort of a mix-up.

You see, Margaret's not an Indian.

- Not an Indian?

- No, Jim.

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