TY - SER
KW - Irish Americans
KW - baseball
KW - World Series
KW - Jewish Americans
AU - Benny Rubin
AB - The Pittsburgh Cougars, a fictitious professional baseball club, sign Jewish soda jerk Benny Goldberg (Benny Rubin) as a catcher to lure more Jewish fans to games. Benny and his pal, Jim Nolan, prove their worth by leading the team to the World Series. 
C1 - 1930s
C2 - unpublished
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Oakland; Forbes Field
C4 - Sports; Comedy; Romance
LA - English
M3 - Screenplay
N1 - The plot is a spoof of New York Giants manager John McGraw, who allegedly signed Andy Cohen to draw Jewish fans away from Babe Ruth’s Yankees.
N2 - The Pittsburgh Cougars, a fictitious professional baseball club, sign Jewish soda jerk Benny Goldberg (Benny Rubin) as a catcher to lure more Jewish fans to games. Benny and his pal, Jim Nolan, prove their worth by leading the team to the World Series. 
PY - 1930
RN - Benny Rubin (1899-1986), born in Boston, was a popular Jewish comedian, actor, and writer best known for his appearances on <em>The Jack Benny Program</em>. He died in California.
TI - Hot Curves
ER -