The Washington times., 1922-04-09
GRIFFMEN IN
MANY TUSSLES
AT HOME ERE
MONTH LEAVES
Schedule for 1922. Starting
Wednesday, Should Benefit
zeb MiIan's Team In Their
Getaway for Year.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Getaway for Year.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
DEGINNING with Wednesdays
X opening game Of the season.
= the Griffmen are booked to
play eighteen games before April
fades out Of the picture. Twelve
viii be at Georgia avenue. five
with the Philadelphia Athletics,
four with the champion New York
Yankees and three with Hughie
Duffy's Boston Red Sox. OF the
six on the road. four are booked
for New York and two for Shibe
Park. Philadelphia. IL does not
require that a fan be rabid for
him TO chuckle over this schedule.
which apparently gives the Griffs
all opportunity TO make a flying
start
As a matter OF fact the schedule
makers have been very, very good TO
the Griffs this year. Not until the
first week In June do they open their
first invasion OF the West, beginning
at Cleveland on June 6. Between
April IL, next Wednesday. and June
s, the Griffs are scheduled for fifty
three games
sixteen OF these fifty-three games
will be with the Western clubs ct
Georgia avenue, leaving thirty-seven
for the three other Eastern clubs.
OF the thirty-seven, sixteen will he
played right here in Washington.
Thus, thirty-two of the first fifty
three games OF the 1879 campaign
are booked Tor Georgia avenue.
As sixty-six games are 20 be play
ed with the Red Sox. YanlSs and
Mackmen during the season. II win
be seen that more than half OF them
viii be played before June 6, thus
giving quick-starting ball club
every chance in the world TO get
somewhere.
Start Most Important.
AS matter of fact. because of
this very schedule. the start is most
important TO the Griffmen this ses~
son. They, cannot afford to dswdle
around with experimental pitchers
because, unless all signs fail. they
viii have their -cripples" facing
them through the first seven weeks
OF the campaign.
IL the absence OF Babe Ruth and
"A
KEGS, the Griffmen cannot afford to
fritter away those. first nine games
scheduled with the champions this
month. Both Ruth and Meusei
should be banging away by May "a
when the Griffs open two-day stay
at the Polo Grounds. But almost
half OF their games with the Yankees
are offered the Griffs with no fear OF
either New York slugger.
Twelve of the twenty-five games
with the Mackmen come before June
6. II the Macks fail 20 show any
more strength than last year, this
should also prove an advantage 20
the Griffs.
The Griffmen have also twelve
games with the Boston Red Sox be-
fore going West; II the Bostonians
are no better than expected. this
again should prove most welcome to
the Washington Club IN it's effort 10
get away TO a flying start.
Another Long Home Stay.
After playing those first sixteen
games I'm the West. the Griffs will
return for another long home stay.
extending from June % to July "a.
Over that stretch come four battles
with each OF the Western clubs. the
same number with Boston and Philar
delphia and only two with the New
York Yankees. Thus another breath
ing spell win be offered. In case there
IL any need of IL after that initial
swing around the Western half Of
the circuit.
Hopping from Phiisdelphis irnme-
diately after the game OF July "a, the
Griffs will open their second West
ern invasion the next day In
Detroit. They close It In ST.. Louis
on August 3, making the long jump
to Boston for three games in two
days and following that up with a
quick leap back here for a Sunday
clash with the Yankees on August Is.
The remainder of August win be
spent here. facing the four Western
clubs on their last visit along the sea
board. Early In September the East
ern clubs wffl make their final visits
to Washington and, aside from the
lone clash with the Yanks on October
1, there will be no major league base
ball here after the Red Sox game on
September 10.
The Griffmen win finish their sea
son largely In the West this year,
having three games In Philadelphia
on the last three days In September
and that single one here with the
Yankees.
Good for the wesf.
II the Browns and Indians find
themselves close enough 10 cause
trouble I'm the middle OF September,
the schedule may turn out excellent.
" for them, as both clubs will wind
up at home through the last two
weeks.
IL would appear. from studying
the schedule. that Manager Milan
can aid himself most by rushing
away as fast as possible. working
hie head off TO hang up a flock OF
victories before August
Forty of the seventy-seven games
away from home come after that
| Sunday game here on July %, while
only nineteen home gamea are list
ed for Washington after that same
date.
The fans OF washington are Of
fercd most OF their baseball early
In the season this year and II
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