Leatherheads Page #6

Do you like playing football?

I love playing football.

Good. You got one more year and

that's it. That's all she wrote.

What are you gonna do then?

Actually, I've already been

accepted to Yale Law School.

I have a position waiting for

me at Hager, Danes and Upton

when I get my law degree.

It turns out, I'm not too bad a

student, when I put my mind to it.

You... That's good. It's good.

And all of that will be waiting

for you, no question about it.

But the world's full of good lawyers.

In football, there's only

one Carter Rutherford.

You don't need any more teaching

to be what you are out on the field.

You ought to be playing football, and

you ought to be rewarded for your talent.

Makes sense. Sort of.

So did bloodletting at the time.

You're very passionate, Mr Connelly.

What exactly do you have in mind?

Carter Rutherford takes a temporary

leave from Princeton to play for Duluth,

and in exchange he is

guaranteed $5,000 a game.

Let's you and I have

another drink, Mr Connelly.

You're the boss.

Why don't you two run along,

conduct your interview,

whilst Mr Connelly and

I thrash out your future?

Come on, Carter.

Carter Rutherford wouldn't sit

on a bench for that kind of money.

Did I say 5? I meant 10.

I assume you'll be paying

this out of the gate receipts?

- That's right.

- Of course, I'll want it in the form

of a guarantee. Plus I get

a percentage of the overages.

Of course. In the neighbourhood of 5%.

I was thinking a little more uptown.

- 10?

- 25.

I'll understand if you

decline. Most teams would.

Most, but not all.

Sudsy? Listen up.

Carter Rutherford's gonna be playing

for the Duluth Bulldogs starting Sunday.

We're... What? No, just listen. We're

taking a Pullman to Duluth tonight.

We're gonna get there in the

morning. Round up everybody you can.

Get the word around. I want a nice

welcoming committee when we pull in.

What? Just trust me. Thanks, pal.

Harvey, change of plans. I'm taking a

train with these knuckleheads to Duluth.

What? No, I haven't been

drinking! It's a long story.

Just give me a few days. Hey,

how'd it go with Mack Steiner?

So don't use his name.

Believe me, Harvey, by the end of the

week, this kid will cook his own goose.

I got to go.

Hey, what are you doing?

Sorry.

You know, truth be told, I

was a better baseball player.

But college baseball isn't too popular.

What about the war? Where'd

all that courage come from?

I don't know about courage.

A platoon of German

soldiers surrendered to you.

Quite a few have made

a lot out of much less.

Let's talk about something else.

Like, how did Miss Lexie

Littleton get so curious

- she worked her way up a newspaper room?

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