Chicago Tribune April 4, 1942:
JOE G. DAVIS, 79, GRAND VETERAN OF GOLF, DIES
Served Tribune 25 years, CDGA 16 More.
Joe Davis, 79, Golf's Grand Veteran, Dies
The company of Tribune sports writers who have passed on, yesterday acquired one of the most versatile of them all in the death of Joseph Garibaldi Davis. When Joe meets up with them, he will be able to talk boxing with George Siler, football with Walter Eckersall, baseball with Sy Sanborn and Charley Dryden, and horse racing with French Lane. He can swap anecdotes and verse with Hugh E. [Hek] Keough and talk over old times with Harvey T. Woodruff, long his superior in the Tribune sports department. And none will say him nay if Joe chooses to mention golf.
Grand old Joe Davis, 79 years old last December, died at 6:05 p.m. yesterday of a pulmonary congestion. He had been confined for 48 days in the Chicago Osteopathic hospital, 5200 Ellis avenue.
It was in golf that Joe became nationally famed as a writer, but Chicagoans who knew him well have long realized that his interests were directed at every phase of American sports. Folks who saw him only during his duties as Tribune golf editor and later as secretary of the Chicago District Golf association, a position he held until his death, were unaware of his wide range of experience and his abiding interest in other fields of athletic activity.
Joe Got Around.
Until a few months ago you could find Joe at almost any sports event in town. Naturally he never missed an opportunity to attend an important billiard tournament, a major soccer game, or a cricket match, for he had distinguished himself as a competitor in these in his younger days. Aside from these, however, Joe always had a standing order for tickets to the Golden Gloves bouts and the All-Star football game. He was not averse to putting a small wager or two on his choices at the race tracks, and enjoyed ice hockey. His golf duties prevented him from seeing all of the baseball he wanted to, but he always managed to cram in his share of visits to Comiskey park and Wrigley field.
Joe was a native of London, England, born there on Dec. 5, 1862. He first came to America in 1884, at the age of 22, to work for the East Florida Land and Production company, an English concern that owned land near St. Augustine. In 1887, he went north to New York to work in a cousin's cement firm, and in 1890 transferred to Chicago to became secretary of the Chicago Cricket club, which, besides fostering cricket, played baseball, lawn bowls, and tennis, and maintained a one mile cinder path and a quarter mile bicycle track on the south side.
He Sets Cricket Record.
A dispute over club finances resulted in nearly all of the cricket playing members joining the Wanderers, who had their grounds on the site of the first Comiskey baseball park. In 1897, Joe set a record of 127 wickets for the Chicago cricket season's play, a mark that stood for 40 years, and then was broken by only one wicket.
In all, Joe's career in sports, both as a player and a writer, covered a span of 52 years. In the latter half of the '90s, Joe began experimenting as a free lance writer on cricket, soccer, curling, football, and billiards. Eventually his work attracted the attention of THE TRIBUNE, and he went to work on a space basis, joining the staff as a regular employe in 1899. It was in July of that year that Joe covered his first big assignment, the National Amateur Golf tournament at Onwentsia. For another 25 summers, Joe was to do golf in such a fashion that he was recognized as the dean of all fairway reporters. In the winter he wrote billiards, among other sports, in a manner that delighted the real fan. He seldom used such superficial lines as "Schaefer gathered a cluster of eight." Ever a conscientious reporter, Joe described the path of every shot and the English applied to the cue ball.
Pensioned by Tribune.
In 1925, Joe retired from THE TRIBUNE on a pension, the certificate indicating same hanging over his desk in the CDGA headquarters until his death. In 1912, Mr. Davis married Mabel Gilbert of Chicago, the daughter of an Englishman. Mrs. Davis died in 1938.
Joe, who lived at 4206 Greenwood avenue, was a pioneer in the formation of the Chicago Press Veterans' association and a leading factor in promoting the annual reunions of these newspapers old times.
A sister, Rebecca S. Davis, with whom he resided, survives.
The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms, 316 West 63d street, and will remain there until 9 o'clock Monday morning. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the chapel at 5501 North Ashland avenue. Interment will be in the Rosehill cemetery.
JOE G. DAVIS, 79, GRAND VETERAN OF GOLF, DIES
Served Tribune 25 years, CDGA 16 More.
Joe Davis, 79, Golf's Grand Veteran, Dies
The company of Tribune sports writers who have passed on, yesterday acquired one of the most versatile of them all in the death of Joseph Garibaldi Davis. When Joe meets up with them, he will be able to talk boxing with George Siler, football with Walter Eckersall, baseball with Sy Sanborn and Charley Dryden, and horse racing with French Lane. He can swap anecdotes and verse with Hugh E. [Hek] Keough and talk over old times with Harvey T. Woodruff, long his superior in the Tribune sports department. And none will say him nay if Joe chooses to mention golf.
Grand old Joe Davis, 79 years old last December, died at 6:05 p.m. yesterday of a pulmonary congestion. He had been confined for 48 days in the Chicago Osteopathic hospital, 5200 Ellis avenue.
It was in golf that Joe became nationally famed as a writer, but Chicagoans who knew him well have long realized that his interests were directed at every phase of American sports. Folks who saw him only during his duties as Tribune golf editor and later as secretary of the Chicago District Golf association, a position he held until his death, were unaware of his wide range of experience and his abiding interest in other fields of athletic activity.
Joe Got Around.
Until a few months ago you could find Joe at almost any sports event in town. Naturally he never missed an opportunity to attend an important billiard tournament, a major soccer game, or a cricket match, for he had distinguished himself as a competitor in these in his younger days. Aside from these, however, Joe always had a standing order for tickets to the Golden Gloves bouts and the All-Star football game. He was not averse to putting a small wager or two on his choices at the race tracks, and enjoyed ice hockey. His golf duties prevented him from seeing all of the baseball he wanted to, but he always managed to cram in his share of visits to Comiskey park and Wrigley field.
Joe was a native of London, England, born there on Dec. 5, 1862. He first came to America in 1884, at the age of 22, to work for the East Florida Land and Production company, an English concern that owned land near St. Augustine. In 1887, he went north to New York to work in a cousin's cement firm, and in 1890 transferred to Chicago to became secretary of the Chicago Cricket club, which, besides fostering cricket, played baseball, lawn bowls, and tennis, and maintained a one mile cinder path and a quarter mile bicycle track on the south side.
He Sets Cricket Record.
A dispute over club finances resulted in nearly all of the cricket playing members joining the Wanderers, who had their grounds on the site of the first Comiskey baseball park. In 1897, Joe set a record of 127 wickets for the Chicago cricket season's play, a mark that stood for 40 years, and then was broken by only one wicket.
In all, Joe's career in sports, both as a player and a writer, covered a span of 52 years. In the latter half of the '90s, Joe began experimenting as a free lance writer on cricket, soccer, curling, football, and billiards. Eventually his work attracted the attention of THE TRIBUNE, and he went to work on a space basis, joining the staff as a regular employe in 1899. It was in July of that year that Joe covered his first big assignment, the National Amateur Golf tournament at Onwentsia. For another 25 summers, Joe was to do golf in such a fashion that he was recognized as the dean of all fairway reporters. In the winter he wrote billiards, among other sports, in a manner that delighted the real fan. He seldom used such superficial lines as "Schaefer gathered a cluster of eight." Ever a conscientious reporter, Joe described the path of every shot and the English applied to the cue ball.
Pensioned by Tribune.
In 1925, Joe retired from THE TRIBUNE on a pension, the certificate indicating same hanging over his desk in the CDGA headquarters until his death. In 1912, Mr. Davis married Mabel Gilbert of Chicago, the daughter of an Englishman. Mrs. Davis died in 1938.
Joe, who lived at 4206 Greenwood avenue, was a pioneer in the formation of the Chicago Press Veterans' association and a leading factor in promoting the annual reunions of these newspapers old times.
A sister, Rebecca S. Davis, with whom he resided, survives.
The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms, 316 West 63d street, and will remain there until 9 o'clock Monday morning. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the chapel at 5501 North Ashland avenue. Interment will be in the Rosehill cemetery.
Chicago Tribune April 4, 1942:
JOE G. DAVIS, 79, GRAND VETERAN OF GOLF, DIES
Served Tribune 25 years, CDGA 16 More.
Joe Davis, 79, Golf's Grand Veteran, Dies
The company of Tribune sports writers who have passed on, yesterday acquired one of the most versatile of them all in the death of Joseph Garibaldi Davis. When Joe meets up with them, he will be able to talk boxing with George Siler, football with Walter Eckersall, baseball with Sy Sanborn and Charley Dryden, and horse racing with French Lane. He can swap anecdotes and verse with Hugh E. [Hek] Keough and talk over old times with Harvey T. Woodruff, long his superior in the Tribune sports department. And none will say him nay if Joe chooses to mention golf.
Grand old Joe Davis, 79 years old last December, died at 6:05 p.m. yesterday of a pulmonary congestion. He had been confined for 48 days in the Chicago Osteopathic hospital, 5200 Ellis avenue.
It was in golf that Joe became nationally famed as a writer, but Chicagoans who knew him well have long realized that his interests were directed at every phase of American sports. Folks who saw him only during his duties as Tribune golf editor and later as secretary of the Chicago District Golf association, a position he held until his death, were unaware of his wide range of experience and his abiding interest in other fields of athletic activity.
Joe Got Around.
Until a few months ago you could find Joe at almost any sports event in town. Naturally he never missed an opportunity to attend an important billiard tournament, a major soccer game, or a cricket match, for he had distinguished himself as a competitor in these in his younger days. Aside from these, however, Joe always had a standing order for tickets to the Golden Gloves bouts and the All-Star football game. He was not averse to putting a small wager or two on his choices at the race tracks, and enjoyed ice hockey. His golf duties prevented him from seeing all of the baseball he wanted to, but he always managed to cram in his share of visits to Comiskey park and Wrigley field.
Joe was a native of London, England, born there on Dec. 5, 1862. He first came to America in 1884, at the age of 22, to work for the East Florida Land and Production company, an English concern that owned land near St. Augustine. In 1887, he went north to New York to work in a cousin's cement firm, and in 1890 transferred to Chicago to became secretary of the Chicago Cricket club, which, besides fostering cricket, played baseball, lawn bowls, and tennis, and maintained a one mile cinder path and a quarter mile bicycle track on the south side.
He Sets Cricket Record.
A dispute over club finances resulted in nearly all of the cricket playing members joining the Wanderers, who had their grounds on the site of the first Comiskey baseball park. In 1897, Joe set a record of 127 wickets for the Chicago cricket season's play, a mark that stood for 40 years, and then was broken by only one wicket.
In all, Joe's career in sports, both as a player and a writer, covered a span of 52 years. In the latter half of the '90s, Joe began experimenting as a free lance writer on cricket, soccer, curling, football, and billiards. Eventually his work attracted the attention of THE TRIBUNE, and he went to work on a space basis, joining the staff as a regular employe in 1899. It was in July of that year that Joe covered his first big assignment, the National Amateur Golf tournament at Onwentsia. For another 25 summers, Joe was to do golf in such a fashion that he was recognized as the dean of all fairway reporters. In the winter he wrote billiards, among other sports, in a manner that delighted the real fan. He seldom used such superficial lines as "Schaefer gathered a cluster of eight." Ever a conscientious reporter, Joe described the path of every shot and the English applied to the cue ball.
Pensioned by Tribune.
In 1925, Joe retired from THE TRIBUNE on a pension, the certificate indicating same hanging over his desk in the CDGA headquarters until his death. In 1912, Mr. Davis married Mabel Gilbert of Chicago, the daughter of an Englishman. Mrs. Davis died in 1938.
Joe, who lived at 4206 Greenwood avenue, was a pioneer in the formation of the Chicago Press Veterans' association and a leading factor in promoting the annual reunions of these newspapers old times.
A sister, Rebecca S. Davis, with whom he resided, survives.
The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms, 316 West 63d street, and will remain there until 9 o'clock Monday morning. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the chapel at 5501 North Ashland avenue. Interment will be in the Rosehill cemetery.
JOE G. DAVIS, 79, GRAND VETERAN OF GOLF, DIES
Served Tribune 25 years, CDGA 16 More.
Joe Davis, 79, Golf's Grand Veteran, Dies
The company of Tribune sports writers who have passed on, yesterday acquired one of the most versatile of them all in the death of Joseph Garibaldi Davis. When Joe meets up with them, he will be able to talk boxing with George Siler, football with Walter Eckersall, baseball with Sy Sanborn and Charley Dryden, and horse racing with French Lane. He can swap anecdotes and verse with Hugh E. [Hek] Keough and talk over old times with Harvey T. Woodruff, long his superior in the Tribune sports department. And none will say him nay if Joe chooses to mention golf.
Grand old Joe Davis, 79 years old last December, died at 6:05 p.m. yesterday of a pulmonary congestion. He had been confined for 48 days in the Chicago Osteopathic hospital, 5200 Ellis avenue.
It was in golf that Joe became nationally famed as a writer, but Chicagoans who knew him well have long realized that his interests were directed at every phase of American sports. Folks who saw him only during his duties as Tribune golf editor and later as secretary of the Chicago District Golf association, a position he held until his death, were unaware of his wide range of experience and his abiding interest in other fields of athletic activity.
Joe Got Around.
Until a few months ago you could find Joe at almost any sports event in town. Naturally he never missed an opportunity to attend an important billiard tournament, a major soccer game, or a cricket match, for he had distinguished himself as a competitor in these in his younger days. Aside from these, however, Joe always had a standing order for tickets to the Golden Gloves bouts and the All-Star football game. He was not averse to putting a small wager or two on his choices at the race tracks, and enjoyed ice hockey. His golf duties prevented him from seeing all of the baseball he wanted to, but he always managed to cram in his share of visits to Comiskey park and Wrigley field.
Joe was a native of London, England, born there on Dec. 5, 1862. He first came to America in 1884, at the age of 22, to work for the East Florida Land and Production company, an English concern that owned land near St. Augustine. In 1887, he went north to New York to work in a cousin's cement firm, and in 1890 transferred to Chicago to became secretary of the Chicago Cricket club, which, besides fostering cricket, played baseball, lawn bowls, and tennis, and maintained a one mile cinder path and a quarter mile bicycle track on the south side.
He Sets Cricket Record.
A dispute over club finances resulted in nearly all of the cricket playing members joining the Wanderers, who had their grounds on the site of the first Comiskey baseball park. In 1897, Joe set a record of 127 wickets for the Chicago cricket season's play, a mark that stood for 40 years, and then was broken by only one wicket.
In all, Joe's career in sports, both as a player and a writer, covered a span of 52 years. In the latter half of the '90s, Joe began experimenting as a free lance writer on cricket, soccer, curling, football, and billiards. Eventually his work attracted the attention of THE TRIBUNE, and he went to work on a space basis, joining the staff as a regular employe in 1899. It was in July of that year that Joe covered his first big assignment, the National Amateur Golf tournament at Onwentsia. For another 25 summers, Joe was to do golf in such a fashion that he was recognized as the dean of all fairway reporters. In the winter he wrote billiards, among other sports, in a manner that delighted the real fan. He seldom used such superficial lines as "Schaefer gathered a cluster of eight." Ever a conscientious reporter, Joe described the path of every shot and the English applied to the cue ball.
Pensioned by Tribune.
In 1925, Joe retired from THE TRIBUNE on a pension, the certificate indicating same hanging over his desk in the CDGA headquarters until his death. In 1912, Mr. Davis married Mabel Gilbert of Chicago, the daughter of an Englishman. Mrs. Davis died in 1938.
Joe, who lived at 4206 Greenwood avenue, was a pioneer in the formation of the Chicago Press Veterans' association and a leading factor in promoting the annual reunions of these newspapers old times.
A sister, Rebecca S. Davis, with whom he resided, survives.
The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms, 316 West 63d street, and will remain there until 9 o'clock Monday morning. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the chapel at 5501 North Ashland avenue. Interment will be in the Rosehill cemetery.
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