It Happens Every Spring

RCA Victor, world leader in radio, first and recorded music, first in television, proudly presents Screen Director's Playhouse, star Ray Muland, production that happens every spring, director Lloyd Bacon The Hollywood Screen Directors present a tale for April evenings The motion picture baseball story, it happens every spring, starring Ray Muland in his original role of Vernon K. Simpson

In the spring of the hallowed year of 39, certain financial interests met in a smoke-filled New York hotel room. Present were the Tsars and Barons of the great American popcorn trust, the Insidia's hot dog monopoly, and the infamous soda pop cartel. Business was on. Sales were dropping. More popcorn, hot dogs and soda

pop had to be sold. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how baseball was invented. And ever since then, it's happened every spring. Baseball. Let Mount Lanigan tell you about baseball. They don't make no sense.

For instance, take the year to St. Louis's Win the Series. It's the first of the season and I'm supposed to be a catcher. Only with the St. Louis there ain't nothing to catch. Our pitches is either getting hit halfway to Kansas City or else tossing them so wild, I need a ladder to snag them.

at the snagger. So, one morning I'm out in the park talking it over with Jimmy Dolan the manager when this guy shows up. Hey Mr. Dolan, he's a real serious looking yokel with horn-rimmed glasses and he looks as much like a pitcher as Margaret O'Brien. But he walks up to Dolan and says, Mr. Dolan, I am a pitcher

And Dolan smiles the sweet Dolan smile and says, Scram! Mr. Dolan, you need a picture. I can win the pen and for you. Monk, kindly make this crackpot disappear. Okay, son, we're busy. But I am not a crackpot.