The calendar and the standing say the race is far from over.
At 1:08 into the film, the calendar on the wall in the train station says the year is 1943.
A month ago winter seemed more than improbable, no matter what the calendar said.
The calendar says spring is only a week away.
The calendar may say it's spring, but the weather hasn't warmed up.
The calendar did not yet say winter, but it might as well have.
Although they know what the calendar says, they cannot believe it.
The calendar says spring, and here, like everywhere else, each day has a little more sunshine.
The calendar says the time has come to establish a better level of play.
The calendar says it's spring, even if the weather doesn't.