by another story, he was let go when there was only work for one in the paper's engraving department, and he was junior man. during the competition, davis was not yet adjusted to skating in the men's division, and his scores were much lower than usual; he finished 16th overall. gold is about as soft as lead and is easily scratched. a priest was brought in to speak with him, but 819 declined to talk and instead asked for a medical doctor. he does however, state that it was "too recent" to the original for making the charts. 