Scenes with Happy Felsch
3 scenes
JJ Joe Jackson
[Talking to his bat, "Black Betsy" as he starts to walk to the on-deck circle]
C'mon, Betsy. We need a big wallop, now. Big wallop. Tell me when, Betsy.
She ever talk back to you, Joe?
FM Fred McMullin
Probably sleeps with it, too.
HF Happy Felsch
Oh, all you crackers stick together, huh?
Hey, ask her for a triple, Joe! You hear me?
FM Fred McMullin
It's been sixty years since the Civil War, Lefty. Ease up.
HF Happy Felsch
Besides, you guys lost. It was all in the papers.
FM Fred McMullin
That wouldn't help Jackson, none.
AA Abe Attell
[players meet with Attell to collect their money before game one]
It's all out on bets.
[Shoves Attell]
That's not good enough!
AA Abe Attell
Hey! Don't worry, you'll get your money soon enough.
AA Abe Attell
A hundred grand, like I said. Twenty after each game.
HF Happy Felsch
Wait a minute, that's five games. I thought we were just dumping a few.
AA Abe Attell
No, you lose the first three.
Kerr's pitching the third. He's not with us.
So, what? We don't hit for him, he'll fold. He's a busher!
AA Abe Attell
After that, we gotta play it by ear. We gotta make this look good, fellas....
[quietly to Gandil]
Chick, where's the money I asked for?
Compliments of Sport Sullivan.
[Williams and Felsch confront Gandil before game 7]
I thought you were supposed to be in charge of this thing. What happened to Sullivan?
He switched hotels, we can't track him down.
And what happened to Attell?
Shot his wad in the third game when Kerr won; said he's busted.
HF Happy Felsch
Well, to hell with them, then.
You two made an agreement!
HF Happy Felsch
Hey, we lose one more and it's over. I've dumped four games; I've only been paid for one.
Hey, you don't know what these guys are like. [Williams and Felsch grin and walk off] Once you're in, you're in! You can't welch on these guys! [throws his glove to the ground] Your funeral! Assholes...
[Comes walking up]
Problems?
[Puts on a brave smile]
Nah. We still got Eddie.
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