Sporting Cartoonist Homer Davenport (1867-1912)
[1] Davenport cartoon of Bob Fitzsimmons-NY Journal-Mar 16 1897 SAN FRANCISCO. The first newspaper sporting cartoonist in San Francisco to achieve fame was Homer Calvin Davenport. Davenport was born in Silverton, Oregon on March 6, 1867 and his first introduction to newspapers was at the Portland Oregonian. He arrived in San Francisco on Feb 2, 1892 and was “taken on trial” by the Examiner