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Show MANAGER LEAVES CLEVELAND TEAM Cleveland, Sept. 3. Harry H Davla resigned today as manager 'of tho Cleveland American leaguo team rim fielder Joe Birmingham was annolntn.i to fill his place temporarily, Ppo,nted The team's poor ahowJnir anrf th fact that ho has been subjected ? e I vere criticism by the publffSd prSi are given as Davis' reasons toftl signing. ur re Davis came to tho Ctevolnn -i -last spring after many S . ?uo vice with tho PhUadelUWmorlca as first baseman and captain Davis had no previous managerial experience, but Charles Somera !? or of tho OloveJand club e3, nI through his long connedioKitn ' world's champions and thSr vl manager, Connie Mack, heUflI duce a winning team. Davis succeeded succeed-ed George Stovall, present manager of ; ; tho St. Louis American league team. For a time this season the Clevo- t land team did Tatrly well, but later It " ' began to lose On the recent eastern ' trip it lost 15 out of 17 games. Lately Late-ly the newspapers have been sarcastic " in their comment. Davis contract was for but one 1 1 year. Ho has not announced his fur- k thor intentions. Joe Birmlugham, who assumes W charge of the team, is one of its vet- JB Grans. |