The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-19
TOLD In PANIOMIME.
Graphic Account of a Baseball Game by q
Man Who Could Not Talk.

Man Who Could Not Talk.
They called him Slug 21" upstairs in
the composing room, but it made no
| difference to him. He never heard
them. He was deaf and dumb.
He came downstairs the other after
noon and appe AIRED before the man who
docs" sports. The galley boy-llnown
to people who know nothing about
printing offices as 1.-The devir'-was
| with him Unto the man who does
sports he made sundry signs and mo-
| tons.
"He wants to know" said the galley
boy, ''if you can't send i'm to the base
ball game in Oakland, an I'm to go
along. Well come back and tell you
| about il"
| Slug Il nodded in acquiescence, and
after certain plans and specifications.
contracts and indentures were drawn
up. the dicker was made.
'He can't talk with his mouth" ex-
planned the galley boy, but he have
languages that is out o sight"
Late in the evening the two returned
from Oakland and entered the sporting
mans domain. The printer took a
chair, and, leaning far back, breathed
eight times like tugboat pushing in
an Australian steamer. Then he shook
his head.
"Them's one o his languages" OBJ
served the galley boy. ''iic says it was
a good game and didn't make him
tired"
The memorandum being made, the
printer stood erect pointed towards
the south, drew an imag mary circle in
the air. pointed at it and shook his
head again. Then he swung one arm
at his side with the measured regularity
of a pendulum.
(Which mean" said the galley boy,
that San Jose wasn't much in it at any
time"
Slug 81 assumed the air of batsman
swung himself and pointed toward the
bay.
Them things mean" the galley boy
observed, that the hittin' was bully.
Sec him mop his forehead? He means
the fielders was kept a-sweatin."
The printer unwound an imaginary
rag from his finger and held up his
hand twice. Once more he shook his
head. Then he pointed towards high
heaven.
"Them's some more languages" the
galley boy remarked. "lle mean the
first two innin's wasn't worth the
wrappin' o your finger, eXceptin' fer
Pete Sweeney's jump fer ball mile
high"
The sporting man made note of il
and the deaf and dumb man proceeded
He made wild sweep with his arm
Then he assumed the attitude of a mar
pitching a ball and pointing over to the
left dropped both hands. He pointed
directly behind him and to the left
once more, held up three fingers swept
round with his arm again, and leaped
into the air.
Amt them perfect languages" in
quired the galley boy, admiringly. "He
say the first man to bat in the third,
which his name was Mctiuckin, hit safe
and that the next, Everett was t run
out from the pitcher. An then that
Ebright was t run out from second,
but the plays sent McGuckin to third.
Then Dooley hit an he come in Amt
it plain? Them's the San Joses Look
at him.
Slug 81 clapped his hands together
four times and drew magic circle in
the air
'No more runs for four innin's more"
the galley-boy translated Slug 81 held
up hand and pointed at the one finger
he held up on the other hand.
THE first man went out on first in
the eight" the boy murmured. The
printer held up another finger.
so did the mex"
Then Slug II knocked the last copy Of
the Congressional Record. The Gov
eminent and the Pacific Railroads."
'Goodwin's Turf Guide, and the clip
per Almanac" from neighboring desk
and looked with smile on the work he
had done.
Everett made hit after Harper an
McGucllin was out at first" announced
the boy. The printer pointed toward
the ocean, shut his fist, and with the
other hand held up three fingers 1.-The
third baseman of San Francisco made
will throw" was the way the boy saw
it.
Then the printer wound himself into
knot, clapped both hands together
and smiled
"Ebright made hit an scored Ever
EFT" said the galley boy. That's all
the runs they made
The deaf and dumb man now pointed
down toward Montgomery street to in
dictate that he was going to talk about
San Francisco He shook hands with
himself five times.
Which language means" said the
boy, that San Francisco makes five
runs an wins the game" Particulars
came later.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Vigogne and Plaid silk.