One veteran Ohio sportswriter once rated Davidson to be the equal of Walter Eckersall, an infamous quarterback from the University of Chicago.
However, he was signed to play for Massillon Tigers in the Ohio League championship against the Canton Bulldogs in a two-game series.
Davidson returned to the Shelby Blues in 1909 and played in the league alongside, Peggy Parratt, the team's new player-coach.
It was rumored throughout Canton, Ohio that Elyria was being secretly managed by Paeggy Parratt, who was now the player-coach of and the Akron Indians.
Davidson suffered a shoulder injury that practically ended his season during a 14–0 win over Parratt and the Indians a week later.
Davidson's kick helped the Athletics defeat the Akron Indians 10–0 and win the 1912 Ohio League title.
On October 5, the team defeated Parratt's Akron Indians 16–14 on a drop-kicked, 20-yard field goal by Davidson in the final five minutes of the game.
However, the team lost the rematch 7–6, in a controversial call by the referee, named "Schleininger", who claimed that Davidson missed a 28-yard field goal that would have given Coleman a 9–6 victory.
He started the first few games at quarterback until Massillon hired Gus Dorais from the Fort Wayne Friars.