The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-11

The world champions, closing
their exhibition series with the
Giants at the Polo Grounds, viii
open their American League cam
paign at the Yankee Stadium or
games at Philadelphia before the
fitleholders are due to start things
1T Clark Griffith Stadium.
The New York Yankees will be
the Griffmen's opponents in the
first series this season and. after
four games, the champions will
hike up to Boston for. three games
On Thursday, April 80, the Mack
men win open three-ganae series
here and on Sunday, May 3, Lee
Fohl's Boston Red Sox will make
their 1928 debut in the Capital with
. four game series.
Eastern clubs 90 west early
this season In the American
League and May finds the world
champions battling on the from
tier, winding up their trip with
two games IN Philadelphia.
series here on May 2s, with the
on Sunday, May 81.
The fighting Griffs, after four
games in New York during the
first four days Of June, open theis.
first long home stay on June
against Eddie Collins and the
Chicago White Sox.
All the Western clubs and tho
New York Yankees will visit the
Clark Griffith Stadium in June,
while July win see the champions ON
the road visiting every Western city
and closing in New York. Indeed,
after July %, the Griffs will appear
no more in the metropolis.
Beginning on July % and ccntin.
ninR through the first weeks of
August, the Griffnnen viii be at
home. playing all the Western clubs
and New York. The Yankees. viii
play their final game in the Capital
this season on August is.
The finaf swing OF the world cham
pions through the West opens at
Cleveland August Is. Barring q
three game series in Philadelphia
around Labor Day, the Griffs will
play at home down to the final week
Of she campaign.
just as last year, the Ur1lls
final series win be against the
Red Sox in Boston. opening on
September 80 and closing on Dc
tober 8, Saturday.
However, the last game Of the
aaason il due to come here on sun
day. october 4, with Connie Mack's
PhiiadeIpfaia Athletics on the scene.
II the fighting Griffs are winning
their second successive pennant,
Clark Griffith will have to have rub.
her fences around his park thai
Sunday.
According to the official schedule
nnIhlished today, Washington has
Memorial Day at home, also thirteen
aafurdays and sixteen Sundays. July
{ will be spent in Boston and LABOR
Day in Philadelphia.
The Griffs have but one Saturday
and one Sunday in New YORK TINS
season. They have one SATURDAY IN
Boston and two in Philadelphia.
The Griffs have two Saturdays
and two Sundays IN Chicagos one
Saturday and one Sunday in -.
TI,ilis and two Saturdays and two
sundays each in Detroit and Cleve-
land.
II ia rather loose schedule In
the American League this year,
dotted here and there with open
dates. DOubIeheaders are not Ike
Iy to be numerous, II any: An
GaditiOnaI week has been added TO
the list to take care Of postponed
games
The very first Sunday Of the sea
son Il a sheer waste for the Griffs
II finds them loafing In Phlla
deIphia on April Is.
on their first visit to Detroit tbs
champions have five days in which
10 play four games. Frequent open
dates appear in the nome schedule
Al the Clark Griffith Stadium.
Only one quick hop is booked this
year compared with some three OF
four last season. Playing in Boston
Saturday. July 4. the champion!
will Jump back to Washington fol
a single Sunday game with New
York and then continue IN theii
way to Chicago. opening there or
July Z.
While the world champions arr
undoubtedly great attractions BuckI
Harris is not likely 10 book man,
exhibition games. He believes then
more harm than they are worth II
money. President Griffith agree
with him. So do most Washington