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y)i$iinqui$hed jfiaduaies (This is the sixth in a series) DAVID DANFORTH Class of 1915 Few of our many distinguished graduates may lay claim to longer or more colorful careers than that of David Danforth. Father, grandfather, educator, practicing dentist, and twenty-one years as a professional base- ball player mark Dr. Danforth as one of our most unusual and inspiring graduates. The son of a physician, Danforth was born on March 7, 1890 in Granger, Texas. His local reputation as a pitcher was enough to make him the object of interest to many universities and colleges. Selecting Baylor, he lived up to expectations during the 1910 and 1911 seasons. Baylor won the 1911 Texas Collegiate Champion- ship behind Danforth ' s inspiring mound work. He won all of his starts that year and finished the season by pitch- ing a no-hit, no-run final game of the season. s fine work at Baylor and awarded him his first ma- Mack who called Dave into his first big league game. ond and third bases; two men were out. Danforth re- to Eddie Collins for the out. The Athletics went on good Giants club in the World Series. Thus his first he was to repeat in 1917 with the Chicago White Sox. currently on the Baltimore Orioles pitching staff, where to Louisville of the American Association. During these lack Dunn, who was thoughtful enough to assign him a lecture notes his classmates sent him when he was unable The Philadelphia Athletics ' scouts noticed Danforth jor leagu; contract in 1911. It was the legendary Connie The score was tied 1-1 with White Sox players on sec tired the side by getting the powerful Ping Bodie to hit to win the game and the pennant that year and beat a year in the majors was with a series winning club; a feat Matriculating at Maryland in 1913, Danforth was he was to remain until his senior year when he was sold years he was aided in his dual career by his manager, private room where he could study his textbooks and the to attend class because of his baseball duties. It was through Dean Timothy Heatwole ' s kindly consideration that Dave was allowed to miss so much time from lectures and dinks, and by the Dean ' s permission a friend was on hand to receive Danforth ' s diploma at the 1915 Spring Commencement since Dave had earlier left the campus to report to the Louisville Colonels. 1915 was destined to be a big year for the young dentist, for it was during this year that he produced an 18 win and 17 loss record with the Colonels; climaxing the season by producing 51 strikeouts during the last four games. The local fans labeled him as The Saturday Matinee Idol ' and Dandy Dave, while the less emo- tional but no less enthusiastic big league scouts paid their tribute in the form of a contract with the Chicago White Sox for the following season. During the next four years with the Sox the young southpaw won 23 decisions. For twelve years following graduation from the school, Danforth ' s life was strictly that of a professional baseball player. Sensing the end of his days as a professional athlete, in 1927 Dr. Danforth returned to the Bal- timore College of Dental Surgery for a postgraduate review of the p rofessional activities he had so long put aside, as well as to observe the many advancements in the field since his graduation. Having served on the faculty from 1928 untii 1937, Dr. Danforth is well known to many of our graduates, and is remembered by all as a kindly and intelligent gentleman. In 1933 he opened his own practice on Greenmount Avenue in this city where he is presently practicing. ■ay
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