Show NEW CAPTAIN OF ATHLETICS THIS SEASON fag 7 ji 1 I 7 V 1 sy harry davis new leader of athletics harry davis veteran catcher it Is announced will he be the captain of 0 tho the athletics this season lie he succeeds ira thomas who will ft take of f tile the mack retching latching staff davis was captain for several years before lie ho became manager ot of the abo cleveland americans in 1912 for tile the last two years lie he has been coaching the athletic players harry davis Is one of 0 those individuals who belles believe that a ball ap players layers diamond career is ended when his arm goes out of commission and hla his legs lose their speed ball players too often devote most ot cf their energy looking after their salary lie ho declared with emphasis that at the best they have only a few years to stay in the game they believe belleve that during that time they must collect enough coin to last the remainder of their lives they see visions of going back to hard labor of losing all the comforts of life which they enjoyed while drawing a largo large salary as a member of a major league wrong its entirely wrong they dont appreciate the hugeness of this game baseball Is an proposition theres not the slightest reason in the world why a man make it his life work instas as a man makei tho the study of th tin aiuto business his ufa life work when lie he enters eaters the of tin an auto concern the game is just like a business the roan man who studies it feliu ahu is attentive ten tive who mho Is ambitious who does right who gives the club all that lie he possesses who takes care ot of himself is the man who will stick to the game and who will find that it will pay him dividends as long as any other line of work would just consider for a moment how many minor league clubs in this country aro are more than envious to get a man ot of intelligence at a good salary to manage their clubs think of tho the number of scouts employed by major league clubs theres room for every man who Is willing to try to advance in ills his profession 1 I dont intend to sermonize nit but a plain statement of tact fact and conditions support my argument dont think for a minute that I 1 bc aleve a ball player entitled to a healthy salary on the contrary I 1 believe lie he is and earns it what I 1 mean to convey is the idea that tho the ball player should work for the future just as the young fellow does in other lines alnes of work |