Show HIT HI DAVIS S IS OBJECT lESSON TO TOIL All YOUNG MEN AND ND BOYS BOYSE JIE HE E SET OUT TO BE A GREAT PITCHER PITCHER AND AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL GET THERE e t 1 r 4 t jj r I 9 I 4 m T s r k 1 p f S J t 1 I y f f lJ Las I f OJ I. I j. j t c t t w r By HUGH S. S FULLERTON George Davis ls pitcher pilcher for tor the tho Boston Braves is 18 beyond doubt the most Interesting Inter- Inter eating esting figure gure developed during tho the year ear of oC sport port He lie is one of oC the tho finest object lessons to the young oun men nn and 1 boys boyo of the United States they ever er had His story atory Is one that tha t proves pro all the old theories of the reward of ot diligence perseverance perse perse- verance erance and conscientious effort Davis was not a strong youth He was as handicapped b by ph physical unfitness but he had set his heart upon being being- another Mathewson Ho lie did not confide his ambition ambi ambi- tion to anyone through fear tear that he would be ridiculed but he never relinQuished relinquished relinquished relin relin- that tha t thou thought ht Ho lie went wont to Williams college ollege Instead of ot reporting to lO the tho baseball squad he went to work to develop elop himself He never ne had played a 0 game same of at baseball JJ and his knowledge of or tho the game was confined to lo theor theory In Ill the gymnasium he be commenced commenced com corn working with a baseball throw throw- 10 ing at a 1 padded surface and studying every eo ball ban he threw It was not long Jong before he discovered a kindred spIrit a young oun fellow tellow who as aspired aspired as- as to lO bo be a catcher but would not go Ito out wit it squad through fear of ot rIdIcule ridi rIdI- cule cub The rhe stran strange c pair worked together studying out theoretical pitching and catching and fi figuring how to stop hatters batters like Cobb Va Wagner Vaner ner and Jackson they had h fl their college llao careers tho the coach discovered that thor there 6 was A pitcher working In tho the gym grm who m kne knew more about pitching than an any 0 of tho the re regulars did and Davis ls wn was allowed allowe I to lo Join the tho squad quad an and pitch There were 0 man many things ho did not know but hi his S theories worked out and he became i a great grent college pitcher Recommended b by himself ho went t to D the New Ne York Yankees There it de do developed de- de he did not know enough of th the C major le league c tI system etem of pitching Ho He II 0 failed and was sent back It seemed a as asIf asIt 8 If It theory had failed He lie was studying law at Harvard and became pitcher to for tor forthe r the Harvard law Jaw school The Tho supreme S cour court could not reverse an any of his hia rulings ruling SS S on pitching He lie knew how Manager cr George Stallings had known i of Davis ts and had watched him fl He grabbed him and together ether they studied the system of pitching I Last spring told me ho he had i a 4 I great bleat pitcher pitcher pilcher Davis I hunted the tile rec ree record record ord and wondered what had become o of ot s' s He lIe did not l show how in the earl early season cason he failed to get et his name Into the tho bo box C scores in ml All Ali the time il he C was studying ln tho system of ot pitching to tomajor tomajor ti a major league batters hatters and all aU the tim S Stallings was Ith him to put i a 1 t plus mark of or ability his theor theory Then one day theory theor plus JUH practice e came to the front and Davis Dals became on one e of the bl big question marks In the worlds world's a series He lie ha has studied Macks Mack's batters baUers I. I and if Jt ho ht gets et n a ch chance look out for fol him |