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Show DAVIS FAILURE WHEN HE BROKE INTO GAME New York. Dec. 12. Just because a ball player does not make good from the outsol.of his carcor In fast company, It does not necessarily mean that there is no chance for him to suddenly Improve. There are many instances ou record where ball players play-ers have changed from ordinary play, ore to stars virtually osernlghL and Harry Davis furnishes one' of these instances. According to Arthur 'Trwln, tho Hlghlapdors scout, and a man or much experience in baseball, Harry Davis was a failure when he first broke in, and actually becamo so disgusted dis-gusted with his inability to inako good lhat ho had quit the game when Mack picked him up. Irwin relates tho following: "When I was manager of the Giants In 1S9G," says Irwin, "wo got Davis from the Pawtuckct club Hd was a fine flrsL baseman, but such a weak hitter that I traded him to Pittsburgh for a.Ikc Bocklcy With the Smoky City team Davis failed to make good becauEe of his poor stick work, and soon he drifted out of baseball to go Into business in Philadelphia. "Charley Carr wa$. playing first baso Tor "the Aalhletlcs when they first began operations in the American Ameri-can league, and when Carr was injured in-jured ouc day Cub Strieker told Con-nlo Con-nlo Mack that ho could Induce Davis to play the bag. So Mack sent for Davis, who had been playing with semi-pro teams in Philadelphia, and offered him the job. Davis started off blttipg lll.e a demon and he never stoppod. He proved such a powerful sticker that Mack kept him on the bag and let Carr go. ' n "Just how Davis got his batting eye so unexpectedly was a mystery, and when I asked him about It- 6ne-day 6ne-day ho, said ho couldn't tell the rcas on. 'l' Just began hitting,' he remarked, re-marked, 'and Mack told me I was a wonder. So 1 guess I am.' " A |