The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-16
HARRY DAVIS ONE
OF GAMES CLANS
Connie Mack's Chief Aid
Modest and Unassuming.
From the St. Loeis Times.

From the 81. Loois Times
II Harry Davis. the captain Of the Ath-
letics. were hired as press agent for any
kind of an undertaking in which he
played a conspicuous part himself Harry
would get fred the first week out
Why?
Because Harry's 100 modest. Harry
Davis is so modest that he even delib-
crates carefully when he talks IN his
sleep lest he give himself the impression
that he is growing swell headed. Despite
this modesty. Harry Davis is as well
qualified 10 talk baseball as any brainy
player or manager connected with the big
league game to-day. Just get into con-
versation with Harry. II you can manage
1t. and you VIII realize inside OF FIVE
minutes that the Athletic captain knows
the game thoroughly.
Capt Davis is really an advisory coach,
as well as captain OF the team. and a
portion Of the Athletics success this sea
son Is due to the perfect system Connie
Mack and his Tight-hand man have or
ganized Of handling the team. Davis has
his duties as captain clearly defined. and
Nt-NA' 4sfiA NtAN EAtN'sA N44tAA4NF ANi HDA4-
dicting orders 10 be issued by the captain
and the manager, as often happens IN
other teams.
Fans who have noticed Connie Mack
leaning nervousiy forward from the Ath-
letic bench while various plays were be-
ing executed have turned 10 one another
and remarked. "Ah, see Mack watching?
He told them how 10 work that play. and
he's watching 10 see that they pull Il OF
as he directed" None Of these fans
ever figures that the unassumlng Harry
Davis has a hand in the directing OF these
plays
Davis Directs Athletics Plays.
As a matter Of fact. it is Davis who
directs the plays, and il is Davis the
players turn 10 for instructions in pre-
carious situations when q single false
move means the loss OF the game Davis
In turn is accountable 70 Manager Mack.
The wise Connie watches every move
made on the ball field. and usually says
whether or no pitcher shall be removed
from the box. II Capt. Davis makes a
mistake IL never is overlooked by the
manager any more than clever plays.
thought out by the captain and executed
by the players. are overlooked by Mack.
In short, the perfect harmony existing
TN all the departments OF the Athletic
team between manager and captain. be-
tween manager and players, between
captain and players, and among the play
ers themselves. has been one big feature
in the constant winning of the Phiadel-
phia nennant aspirants
II has been such a feature that Capt
Davis says that he'd rather be captain
OF the Athletics, under Connie Mack and
with men under him who have been duly
instilled with Connie Mscks ideas. than
be an Independent manager Of some
other team and just 10 show how strong
that statement Is IL may be well 10 men
ton here that Harry Davis was practi-
cally promised the management Of the
Washington team last winter before Nc
Aleer was secured. and when II developed
later that the Washington officials were
going 20 close with McAleer unless Davis
went out Of his way to hustle for the
berth Davis folded his hands and told
his friends that he was glad he was due
for another year with his old team.