The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-08-20
TOLD IN PANToMlME.
Graphic Account of n Baseball Game by
Man who CouId Not Talk.

Graphic Account of Baseball Game by
Man Who Could Not Talk.
They called him "Slug 21" upstairs in
the composing room, but Il made no
difference to him. lie never heard
them. He was deaf and dumN.
He came downstairs the other after
noon and appe ared before the man who
docs" sports. The galley boy-lSnown
to people who know nothing about
printing offices as "the devil''--was
with him. Unto the man who does
sports he made sundry signs and mo-
tions.
ale wants to know" said the galley
boy, eff you can't send i'm to the base
ball game in Oakland, an I'm to g
along. Wen come back and tell you
about it.
Slug 81 nodded in acqulescence, and
after certain plans and specifications,
contracts and indentures were drawn
up, the diclser 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 u
chair, and, leaning far back, breathed
eight times like u tugboat pushing in
an Australian steamer. Then he shook
his head.
"Them's one O his languages" OBJ
served the galley boy. ''He 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 imaginary 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 Il 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.
See him mop his forehead? He means
the fieldcrs 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 He mean the
first two innin's wusn't worth the
wrappin' O. your finger, eXceptin' fer
Pete Sweeney's jump fer ball mile
high"
The sporting man made note of it
and the deaf and dumb man proceeded.
He made wild sweep with his arm.
Then he assumed the attitude of man
pitching 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.
"Ain't them perfect languages?" in
quired the galley boy, admiringly. "He
say the first man to bat in the third,
which his name was McGuckin, hit safe
and that the next, Everett, was t run
out from this pitcher An then that
Ebright was & run out from second,
but the plays sent McGucllin to third.
Then Doolcy hit an he come in. Amt
it plain? Them's the San JosAs. Look
at him?'
Slug 81 clapped his hands together
four times and drew magic circle in
the air.
mo 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.
$50 did the neX'.'
Then Slug 81 knocked the last copy of
the Congressional Record, "The Gov
ernment and the Pacific Railroads."
"Goodwin's Turf Guide, and the "Clip-
per Almanac" from a neighboring desk
and looked with smile on the work he
had done.
Everett made hit after Harper an
McGuckin 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. "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
ett," said the galley boy. That's all
the runs they made"
The deaf and dumb man now pointed
down toward Montgomery street to in
dicate 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.
A second seaside costume is of sum