The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-11
AT HOME 80.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SEASON OF 1920 TO
OPEN ON APRIL "A

CHICAGO. Feb lu.--Tho American
league baseball season viii open April
II md clos. October ). according 10 IN"
ofricial 1910 schedule released tnnisht
by i. Il. Johnson. president Of the
ton Of tho l5f games chart, which was
Curtailed last season because "t me
world war. An innovation IN mas year :
schedule is tho listing Of Sundn! games
NJ Washington and New YORK ms -
league that this has been dono ~ - Inc
time the schedule was drafted. Tho
world war WAS responsible Tor thlN.
Last season games were pcrmI'!'u III
Washington rnd New York, hut inc
schedule made no provision for thcSH
contests, AS a result the schedule was
revised and number OF games We're
advanced IN order to play on the SAD
bath. -
will inaugurate tho season at the enSt-
ern end Of the circuit.
Opening games arc listed as folloWS'
Detroit at Chicago
st. Louis at Cleveland.
New York at Philadelphia.
Washington At Boston.
Boston Is scheduled 10 close the sea ,
son before tho other clubs Thu final
curtain for the Red SoN Will be runS
down on September IS. \ double head
or with Washington billed ms no OPP
poncnt Is on the program for ihH, city.
The following day. Sept IS. New York
will close its season AZ Fhiladelphia'
Tho last OF tho eastern clubs to aux
for tha season arc tho Senators ana inc
Athletics. who meet "a Philadelphia o''
October 2.
The four western clubs are scheduled
3, Tho White Sox will finish al st
Louis and Cleveland Is slated TO clos"
at Detroit
The schedule, as In rcrmer yearr, calls
for three swings around tho circuit. -,
Detroit after opening at Chicago, win
20 to Cleveland, and then return mono
on April "a for Ats hrst game az nome
ponent. 81. Louis opens at home with
Cleveland as ali opponent on tho Same
day, following Its series at Cleveland
and Chicago. New York, after pryinG OH
tho I'D al Philasslphis, VIII go TO B" S-
ton for q series and then TO tho Polo
prounts to play Ats frst homo games
with the Athletics as the attraction o.
arril az The Washington fAnS VIII
get their hrs, glimpse Of tho S'natora
On April 20. when. after series IN
Philadelphia and Bsst On '"ey e0'''
Washington haI drawn IN" plu'I n
ragard 70 the greatest num6Hr or sun
day games. Tho Senators have been 6IN =
en- Is Sunday dates. Chica%" ana pc
irolt each have l3. while 81. louis,
o,,ta dad u a p!eeo. PhtladeiphiH and
Boston have 10 Sunday games nj nome
because baseball Is Forbidden there "!'
tho Sabbath.
Boston, Detroit and WashinSton share
slike in tho distribution Of SATURDAY
games, each being scheduled TO play 10
w,.kend games at home. The "ther
80 cluhs have been given u saturdays
IndsnendonHo Day-July 4-falltng on
sunday. the schedule makers nave ar
ranTod holiday bills for Monday. July
Games on that day will be played at
Chicago, Detroit. Washington ana Fhl!a-
6cc"rat,on Day-May 3o--also falling
sunday. enabled the trainers Of
~ n,aying chart. to book holiday bills
Sor Tho following day. These games
wfll be played IT st. Louis, Cleveland.
New York and Boston.
Tho Red Sox have BEEN awarded
holiday bin for April ls-Bunker Hill
Day - s
Now York are scheduled to play Labor
Day games ut home on September 6.
There are four conflicting dates
with tho National League. and these
nro in Chicago. On May .. juno 81. Sept
and Sept. IS. when tho Chicago Cubs
are scheduled to play Mt home.
The western clubs start their inva-
sion of the East on May IL: Chicago
will be nj Now York; 81. Louis al Phil
ndclphIa: Cleveland at Boston ana DO
troit ut Washington.
The Eastern clubs Will mako thelr
nr4t western trip on June s: with Bos-
Ton Appearing at Chicago; Washington
NJ 81 IouIs: Now York Mt Detroit and
Philadelphia at Cleveland.