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During a game Gehrig trips over a stack of bats and is teased by a spectator, Eleanor ( Wright ), who laughingly calls him " tanglefoot ".

Their relationship grows, and soon Lou pops the question.

Gehrig's mother, who still hasn't accepted the fact that her son will not be an engineer, does not take the news of his pending marriage well ; but Lou finally stands up to her and marries Eleanor.