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Show OGDEN CHUCKER SOUGHT IN ALL PARTSOF U. S. Davenport Receives Flattering Flatter-ing Offers to Pitch During Coming Season ! (in All WARDEN) I ia., T i. nport 1 in great demand The premier chucker of the Ogden club of the Northern I'tah league of das received offers galore from every nook an.i corner of the United States to perform on the slab during the 1922 season. Some of the offers are "fat" ones, going Into real mono) while Others are even "fatter." Ono concern in the mlddlewest wired Liv-enport Liv-enport asking the star to sign for the year around at a nlft;-, figure. Dave's suspension Is up In the big show and the elongated chucker m ij return lo the Rrowns If he so do-slres. do-slres. Tho speed merchant, however, stated that ho is not anxious to return re-turn to the the big tent and perform for any of the major league clubs He Is more anxious to remain with the outlaws" and pile up the coin. Hov sweet the Ogden chuckei would have looked In a New York Yankee unie last fall in the world's series with th OlBMltSl Say, the wise owls even believe that Dave could have turned th- tide In favor of the Yankees had he ben listed on the roster ros-ter With this big gent In togs and With Mays and Hoyt as teammate look out.' TAK1 S PK- J M NTS Since leaving the majors Davenport has performed In all parts of the United States. He pitched a while In the Snake River-Yellowstone lea-cue lea-cue In Idaho during the 1920 season In the winter of 1920 und the early spring Of 1921 he slarred in California. Califor-nia. His famous hop into an Ogden unle then followed Dave surely made things hum during dur-ing his career with the Ogden club. Before bolng "honorably discharged" from the league, be, ause he was too 'fast Davenport hung up a few records. rec-ords. He closed the short season with no less than five shut outs to his credit He failed to lose a gamo. In one contest against Tremonton stag-od stag-od on the local park the big pitcher . . I t .. Kn.'lr ... I f V, r, . . n M - a run and hut L'7 men faced him 'Narj a runni r rem tied the initial bag J His feat was witnessed by thousands of Ogdenltes and it will never be forgotten. In this contest he whiffed 19 batsmen, PERFORMS WCLIi After leuvlng Ogden the tall speedster speed-ster Joined the Casper club of the Midwest league and aided thorn In w inning a rag His perf ormances over there were little short of marvelous. In an exhibition game with tho Denver club played late In the year Davenport whiffed 21 momberB of th Donver club In nine innings but met defeat .1 to 1. Just where Dave will hang his hat next season has not been determined. Dave is anxious to accept the best offer of-fer but from tho way they are arriving ar-riving it will require a first class adding ad-ding machine to determine the best proposition. But whoever lands the Services oT Dave -they are sure to secure one of the best chuckers ever developed in the country and one capable of delivering deliv-ering nr, |