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1942 • Baseball Clip • Bob Hope with Babe Ruth - Radio Show · Retro Sports Radio: Classic Games from History

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  And ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce one of the outstanding and most beloved athletes of all time,
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  now in Hollywood making a picture for Sam Goldwyn called the pride of the Yankees, Mr. Bay Bruce.
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  Well, hiya, Bob. Well, hiya, babe.
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  Well, I bet that's the first time you said hi to your babe to anybody that wore pants.
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  You're right. It's a novelty to see a babe in California who isn't wearing slacks. You know, babe,
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  and I want to tell you it's funny seeing you holding a script instead of a bat.
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  Well, Bob, I read this script, but I'd feel safer if I was holding a bat.
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  Oh, you're perfectly safe behind this machine gun.
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  Oh, I'm not nervous. This isn't so different from baseball.
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  It isn't?
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  Well, only a little. In baseball, after four bad ones, it's the batter that walks.
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  On this program, it's the audience.
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  Well, that's one nice thing about our show. We let anybody walk out who wants to if they can get through those bear traps in the aisle.
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  But I'm certainly glad you could come up here, babe. You know, I made a nice impression today showing up here at Camp Cook with you.
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  Yeah, and as we were walking along, arm in arm, one chap pointed to us and said,
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  I never thought I'd ever see the king of swat wind up with a foul ball.
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  I wonder what made him think you were a foul ball.
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  You know, babe, looking at those big shoulders, I can see why you're the king of the four baggers.
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  Thanks, Bob. And look at your big eyes. I can see why you were the king of the two baggers.
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  I like these bags under my eyes. In case of a blackout, my nose has a choice of air raid shelters.
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  You know, Bob, maybe I can give you some pointers on how to keep in shape.
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  You're going to give me pointers? Look at that shape of yours.
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  Well, what's wrong with it?
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  Well, a soldier passed by before pointed to your ankles and said,
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  ain't that kind of a small landing gear for a flying fortress?
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  Look here, focal nose. You're not exactly streamlined. Look at that part short of you.
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  Well, you think I'm punchy? Why, you won't walk down the street
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  because you're afraid of being arrested for hoarding meat.
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  Why, I'm in great shape, Bob. Here, feel that muscle in my arm.
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  Hmm, hard. Now feel my muscle.
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  Hmm, large.
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  Wait a minute, wait a minute. Feel the muscle in my other arm.
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  Okay.
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  Well, what does it feel like?
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  Well, does it come in those delicious flavors?
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  You even look like Don Wilson, but babe, don't you think I have a good physique for baseball?
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  Perfect. Boy, you could be trapped between first and second while your nose was stealing third.
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  Well, it comes in handy for picking up cigar butts, but you know, babe,
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  you may be big and strong, but I'll bet there's some forms of athletics which I'm better than you.
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  Really? Did you ever hit a baseball 450 feet?
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  Well, no.
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  Did you ever pitch a 16 in a game?
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  No.
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  Did you ever drive a golf ball 480 yards?
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  No, but what's your high score on a yo-yo?
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  And you've got to admit that I didn't do so bad in that exhibition golf match we played this weekend up at Sacramento,
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  you and I against Bing Crosby and Governor Olson.
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  Boy, that Crosby could really slam the ball, can't he? How come he isn't so hard?
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  Well, somebody told him they were stork's eggs.
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  What did you think of the way I played golf?
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  Why, Bob, I thought you were one of the finest golfers the game has ever produced.
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  Honest engine?
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  Not blind pale face.
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  Well, you should talk. You played golf like it was baseball.
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  You got up there in the first tee at Sacramento, slammed that golf ball across the lot, and started running for home.
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  Well, what would you do if you broke Governor Olson's window?
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  Same thing you did, pay for it with a bad check.
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  Well, Bob, I want to tell you it's been plenty of thrill coming up here and seeing all these swell soldiers.
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  Well, babe, I'm sure they had a big thrill seeing you. And tell me, before you go, do you think I could be a good soldier?
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  Sure, Bob, there's a place for the service for you.
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  Well, where's that?
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  Why don't you, John, the ambulance corpse?
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  Babe, please. Babe, please.
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  Babe, please, stop spacing your words, will you? And look at your script. That's corp.
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  Look in your mirror. That's corpse.
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  Thank you, Babe Ruth.