Show DAVENPORT GOOD AS ORATOR tall pitcher never lost opportunity to tell his mates how to win baseball Base bail games dave davenport besides being the fordest man in baseball possesses the greatest line of chatter in ill diamond amond circles dave is quite some talker je he talks himself into the reputation of being the greatest clubhouse pitcher in the american league according to one of his fellow players with the browns it was a habit babit with fielder jones to hold a meeting in the clubhouse just before going out on the field fielder would talk over with his men about the weak points of tile the opposition find and tell the pitcher lie he intended using where to pitch to each man after fielder bad fi his oration dave would immediately get on the old soap box bos as the players say and tell how he baffled this nod and that player with certain shoots dave sel get 77 k M M dave davenport dom gave anyone else a chance to utter a vord nord and the meeting generally broke up with the tall boy still telling how the game should be played on that parti particular culs afternoon it sometimes happened however that davenport Daven purt would be sent to the mound tile the players on the bench would eagerly watch the tall texan ile he had a habit of tossing up a slow ball quite often and invariably some player on fhe he opposing side would connect for a terrific wallop to the fence the fact that davenport was pounded harj hard arld and yanked out of the game on a number of occasions never caused the big fellow to cease tolling telling his teammates how to play the game dave meant well and his teammates enjoyed the act immensely |