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Show DAVENPORT RELEASED BECAUSE "TOO GOOD" Opposing Teams Would Not Play Against Big Hurler. Almost Won Pennant SlngleHanded for St. Louis Club of Federal League Couldn't Behave In Big League. Rclcnocd from two American lenguo teams because be was "too bad." Duvo Davenport, former mammoth liurlcr of the St. Louis Browns nnd Washington Senators, was released by the Ogilen learn of the .Northern Ulnh league bemuse bo wus "too good." Big Dave pitched seven games for Ogden. lie won them nil. He pitched one no-hit game, one one-hit game nnd one ihri'c-hlt game. He nveraged 1(1 men per game by the strlko-out mute. Then the other tennis rose In levolt If 1 hi vi upon continued to pilch Tor Ogdctr they'd bust up the cliciti, they s.ild. He was too good and wus released. re-leased. Davenport nill It tough luck, but siijs he will ivport lo the Casper (Wyo.) lentil of the Midwest league. Muck In 11)14 and 11)15 Davenport wns a Federal league star. In the Int- r 'cnr he ulmo.it won a pennant for St. Louts slugte-haifiled. He pitched In -10 games, winning 22. Then he Dave Davenport. went with the Rrowns, but couldn't behnvc, was suspended half a dozen times, nnd finally given up because he was "too bad." The last big league innnnger to try him was Clark Grllllth. But he couldn't be good there, nnd finally GrlfT let him go. Now he Is so good be litis bad to move on once more to other fields. |