So Proudly We Hail! Page #3

So instead of landing at Hawaii,

we were ordered to join a

convoy somewhere in the Pacific.

None of us realized what

the whole thing meant.

Sweet Genevieve

The days may come, the days may go

But still the hands of memory weave

That blissful dream

Of long ago

I'll open for two. For three.

I'll see you. I'll stay.

I'll pass. Go ahead, bet.

Well, I would. You should see...

But you're not playing,

Elsie. Two, please.

I know it's not much of a convoy,

but somehow those other ships

make me feel more comfortable.

It would be awful to be out

here on the ocean all alone.

These will do.

I'll have three, please.

Do you think Pearl Harbor could

have been very much, Captain?

Well, there's no official word yet.

Still has to be proved that an

airplane can sink a battleship

for my dough.

We probably won't see

very much of the Jap fleet.

Is that Marine trying

to get your attention?

Hmm? Oh, him. He's just a

friend of mine from Kansas

who wants to show me his clippings.

He used to play football, I gathered.

Football? Who is he?

I really don't know.

Let's find out, shall we?

Hey, Kansas, come on in.

Hi.

This is Captain Saunders,

Captain Lawrence.

How do you do?

They thought they'd like to see

your scrapbook. Read it to us.

Here with them? Yes. Go ahead.

Yes, sir.

Read about your greatest

single personal exploit.

Oh, well...

What position did you play, Kansas?

Well, I sort of fooled around

at fullback. Used to play...

Carry on.

Yes, sir.

"One of the most thrilling

gridiron battles of the year,

"when a light, underestimated

Kansas team defeated Notre Dame..".

Notre Dame? I thought Kansas

played only high schools.

No, sir. They play colleges.

Go ahead. Yes, sir.

"Though at the end of the first half,

"Notre Dame held a comfortable

14-to-nothing margin..".

Very comfortable, I'd say.

Yeah. Margin...

"Nonetheless, in the second half,

"when the highly touted

'Weeping' Walachek,

"despite an injury,

was sent into the game,

"the Kansas Cyclones

scored three touchdowns

"in 10 minutes on runs of..".

Say, I remember that game!

That was a terrific upset.

Did you play on the team

with "Weeping" Walachek?

Well... He's me.

Well, why didn't you tell us who he was?

I still don't know who he was.

"Weeping" Walachek.

Yes, I know, but why "Weeping" Walachek?

Sort of a habit, I guess.

Everybody knew that

until he got good and mad

and started to cry, he couldn't play.

Then zowie! Touchdown.

Let me see that book.

"The last race..".

Come on, let's get on with the game.

Just a minute, Joan, I wanna...

Where's that Army game?

Right over here. I'll find it for you.

"Weeping" Walachek. What do you know?

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