Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01

~ PHILADELPHIA. June 30-Sun-
- days double header in Washing
ton with the Red Sox only the
4 second Sunday double-header
planned for Clark Griffith Sta
dunn since the Nationals have been able
TO stage games at home on that day
of the week, will afford Bucky Harris
bunch an opportunity to take the lead
over Bill Carrigan's crew in the strug-
gle for seasons supremacy between
them, and incidentally. climb back into
the first division, from which they
slipped today.
Following the invasion of the Boston
stronghold of the Red Sox this week
the Nationals are on the short side of
a 9-to-8 split Of the inter-club series
to date. Therefore, a cleanup in to-
morrows twin bill will be necessary
to send the Nationals to the front.
Manager Harris has Bob Burke and
Milton CASTOR ready to do the hurting
against the Bostonians. Manager Car
rigan's choices are somewhat uncer-
tain. His club has been through more
double headers than have the Nationals
Lately and almost any hurler he picks
will have had plenty Of work in the
past week.
Schedule Is Unbalanced.
American League made for the Wash
sngton Club this year. With the fin
ish on Wednesday Of the four-game
series with the Yankees. the Nationals
will be all but through with the Eastern
outfits, although not yet at the half
way mark Of their season.
OF the 80 games remaining 10 be
played In Clark Griffith Stadium after
the Yanks finish Wednesday. but 8
will be with Eastern rivals. Each of
| the other three clubs will visit Wash
| ington for three engagements The
| Athletics will be seen on the Georgia
avenue lot but two more days this
year. as they are TO double-up there on
] Labor day after a Sunday date in
August The Yankees and the Red SoX
/ stage their last sets there in September
OF IL more tits on the road remain
ing on the Nationals schedule, only 9
are with other outfits Of the Eastern
! sector. -Four are to be played here with
the MackEnen and five In New York
with the Yankees.
II does not seem that Washington
fans have been fairly treated in the
scheduling of games this season. They
certainly ought not to be compelled
10 follow clashes between the Nationals
and the clubs Of the Western portion
Of the league only, for by far the
greater part Of their base ball enter
tainment during the last half Of the
season, any more than they should have
foisted upon them virtually the entire
annual schedule with the Eastern out
fits In the first half of the campaign
Such a poorly balanced schedule is
not calculated TO maintain interest IN
the sport In the Capital. The. FAM
there deserve as much consideration
az DO those elsewhere.
Opportunity for Reform.
With the base ball commissioner ant
his aides 50 eager To keep base bal
clean" why do they not turn thei
attention for a time To some portion
If the playing code that permi
chicsnery In the conduct Of the game
Particularly section ] Of rule ST. which
, has 70 DO with penalizing batter 70
! batting out Of turn.
This rule makes IL possible for clu
70 send batter up out 81 his ptope
turn inning after inning until the op
position sees fit 10 call the niEtak
10 the attention Of the umpire in chic,
. This offlciai is handed cards bearin
the batting order Of each club befof
the game starts. yet they mean moth
ing 10 him unless claim Is made b
one OF Inc cluDS tfdL DatjeT Is AT Tn
, plate at the wrong time
Why not amend section ! Of rule 5
of the playing code so that it shall b
strictly up 10 the umpire behind tn
Q plate 10 see that the proper batsmal
! | takes his position al bat, II would d.
away With the trickery now employee
by managers whenever batting order
are inadvertently written wrong bet0r
: they are given 10 the umpire on Whel
! numerous subgtitutiOns IN the course o
an inning Lead 10 confusion Of battin
turns IN the next inning as 50 frequent
ly happens
Managers never question the orde
Of batting Of a rival club unless III
penalty against the offending clu
might work 10 their advantage EOihin
but cheap tFlckefy there and If Sh0ul'
not be part of base ball that the com
missioner and his aides are SO eege
10 keep 'clean.5