Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-28
PARRY DAVIS ALWAYS
 A CLOUTER WITH ATHLETICS
His Experience Will Count for Much
 With Cleveland Next Season.

Harry Davis, who quits the field to become bench manager for Cleveland next season, is no longer the famous home runnist he was half dozen years ago. Neither is Cap the speediest first sacker ri the Ban Johnson circuit. Frank Baker has usurped his home run supremacy these last two seasons, and l little Stuffy McInnes has even swiped Harry's job as Mack's first sacker. However, though Harry's batting orbs have been little dimnled by Old Pop lime. Davis is still one of the bra1n1eSt men who ever trod Q diamond. Few men know the game like Harry, and there are many teams that would only be too glad to sign him for a man aSer, says the Baseball Magazine Davis learned his first baseball with Girard college of Philadelphia, playing almost every position while a member q special fancy for the outfeld. He was graduated from Girard college in the class of 1892.
 After playing semi professional ball around Philadelphia for a year, Davis landed a regular assignment with the worked for Billy Murray, a few years ago manager of the Phillies. After playing for one season with the Mud Fens the following season found him hitched up with Pawtucket In both towns Davis made a reputation as a
 
 seized by the New York Giants in 1S96 who used him as a first baseman and out6elder. Davis did not last through the season, but was sold to Pittsburg.
 At Pirateville Davis became inti- mately acquainted with the man with whom he was later to win renown. Connie Mack was commander in chief Of the Buccaneers in those days. Mack evidently did not think as much of Davis then as later on, for Tn le9s he was allowed to drift to the Louis- vile Colonels.
 How He Came to Athletics.
 Reports of how Davis came to be Mackman in 1901 are varied. The story that the Philadelphia bugs like best is that Mack procured him at the ex- pense of a nickel the same being the price of calling Davis up on the phone The conversation is supposed to have been something like this:
 "Mr. Davis, this is MT. McGillicuddy. I want you to play first base for my White Elephants"
 ."All right, MT. McGillicuddy. I'll be right out there this afternoon
 And Harry went, and has been White Elephant ever since.
 Leads Extra Base cIouters.
 The rest Is baseball history. From the first day Harry guarded the initial Ds.S ne became a star or the IlTSt Ofu0F- His hitting improved from his retire rent and year after year he led the extra base clouters of the league.
 In 1902 Davis renown swept through the circuit. His skflfu1 game at first and his terrible c1outing had much to do with giving Philadelphia her first American league pennant. Harry's greatest stunt used to be snfting the horsehide over the right field barrier at the old Columbia park in the Quaker City.
 If ever a man worked hard for a pennant, Harry toiled for Mack championship in 1907. With a lead of about 40 points on Labor day, the Mack machine began to skid badly, due to a complete breakdown of the hurting corps. Davis' bat tried hard to offset the poor work Of the Mack ffippers and It almost got away with the feat.
 Mack reconstructed 9 new team in 1909, which has been one of the sensa-