Ben Harding pitches for the local Brownsville baseball team. When a major league team (the Pink Sox) is forced to make a stop in Brownsville, they set up an exhibition with Ben's team. Ben impresses the Pink Sox' manager, and, in due time, Ben is signed to a contract to play for them. He says goodbye to his girl, Mazie. But his time in the limelight turns him into a smug person, and he shows an interest in another woman. Meanwhile, Mazie is being wooed by Jim Blair. Ben is eventually tossed off the Pink Sox. He returns home, disgraced. Can he salvage his reputation and win back his girl? Of course he can ... this is a Charles Ray film.
This is a pleasant film, runs around 55 minutes, and gives a nice glimpse of how baseball was played 100 years ago. It was interesting to see the umpire standing behind the pitcher. As someone who once umpired a little league game from that position, I can tell you that you can't see a damn thing and it's murder trying to call balls and strikes. Ray makes an appealing hero, and Colleen Moore is very cute as his girl. John Gilbert, billed as "Jack Gilbert," is so young as to appear unrecognizable.