The truth is actually more interesting. The New York Giants had a pitcher named Luther Taylor, who was deaf and mute. John McGraw, the manager, required all of his players to learn sign language as a result. McGraw also liked to coach third base. Originally, he would use regular sign language, such as spelling out the word, “steal.” After enough players were traded from the Giants, McGraw had to modify his sign system, but it all started out as sign language for the deaf.
(My dad thought I should grow up at 13 and burned all my early Marvel Comics. I used to enjoy occasionally telling him what Spider-Man 1-13 were worth today. I never got to Avengers, FF, Doc Strange, Iron Man, X-Men…Great, now I’m crying again.)
ChuckTrent64 almost 14 years ago
The kid’s Mom will throw it away.
TexTech almost 14 years ago
Reminds me of something I read a long time ago. Someone said, “I used to be millionaire but then my mother threw away my baseball cards.”
Edcole1961 almost 14 years ago
The truth is actually more interesting. The New York Giants had a pitcher named Luther Taylor, who was deaf and mute. John McGraw, the manager, required all of his players to learn sign language as a result. McGraw also liked to coach third base. Originally, he would use regular sign language, such as spelling out the word, “steal.” After enough players were traded from the Giants, McGraw had to modify his sign system, but it all started out as sign language for the deaf.
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
Bella may be reading this in NE. Pass it on.
(My dad thought I should grow up at 13 and burned all my early Marvel Comics. I used to enjoy occasionally telling him what Spider-Man 1-13 were worth today. I never got to Avengers, FF, Doc Strange, Iron Man, X-Men…Great, now I’m crying again.)
DonVanni almost 14 years ago
It’ll get tossed away in the first Wartime Paper Drive.
gofinsc almost 14 years ago
freeholder–
Did you dad ever have any Tom Swift books? Or were those burned as a rite of passage for him?