Jimmy is a fine whistler. Mother says to father, “Isn’t it just a shame for that boy to waste his wonderful musical talent? We must have him take music lessons,” The fond parents arrange for violin lessons with a professor, and send Jimmy off with the instrument and a note of introduction. Unfortunately, Jimmy’s mother does not seem to understand the boy’s responsibility and social position. Jimmy is the star pitcher for his team, and the great game with the White Sox, his deadliest rivals, is coming off the day of his first lesson. In honor to his team, he cannot desert it in this crisis, so he sends Vincent, a playmate, to the professor with the violin and letter of introduction. Vincent takes lessons for Jimmy by proxy. Jimmy’s father is the first to discover the imposition. On one condition only he promises that he will not give Jimmy away, and that is, that he be allowed to play himself, for the fact is, he would rather see his son making a home run than playing a high-brow sonata on the violin. However, the unfortunate time arrives when the friends of Jimmy’s mother are invited to hear the prodigal play. Life is a sad matter anyway, taking it all around.