The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-02
BY Louis A. Dougher

Washington will have the distinc'
Zion Of opening the big league cam
paign Of 1928 all by itself unless in
clement weather prevents. For the
kirst time In history one city will
ring mp the curtain all by itself,
leaving all the, others straining at
the leash until the following day.
The Washington Griffmen, all dolled
mp In their new white uniforms, will
entertain President Coolidge, Mrs.
Coolidge, most of the Capitals dis
tinguished leaders and as many
OF the run-o' -the-mine fans as may
be able to jam their way through
the turnstiles on the afternoon of
Tuesday, April 10.
President Clark G. Griffith will
Nnjoy d personal triumph in staging
the 1923 opener. Finding verbal
promise forgotten and his club
booked to open in Boston on April
I'll and idle on Sunday, April 10, or
open his own season on the first
day OF the week something not 10
the liking OF anybody concerned), ne
went to the mat with his brother
magnates, argued for an opener all
by himself in order to have the
President start the ball rolling prop
erly, and, 10 and behold, he had his
wish granted.
shortly after breaking away
from the mark the Washington
and Boston clubs viii rush away
60 the Federal Express, bound
for Boston, and on the following
afternoon open the season for
the Hub, while the Yankees will
be performing i'm Philadelphia,
the Indians i'm Chicago and the
Browns i'm Detroit.
Big league baseball in the Capt.
tai, opening on April 10, will close
on September 10, the Red Sox being
the visiting team on each occasion.
Indeed, the Red Sox have three
single games booked here, one two
game series and two three-game
On April rs the Griffs open a
home stay during which they will
play % games, meeting the Mack
men. Yankees and all the Western
clubs. Then comes two three-game
series In Philadelphia and Boston, q
single sunday game here with the
Red Sox followed by another single
contest in Boston before the first
long road trip.
on May 20 the first OF four games
IA three days will be played in
New York. Then comes the long
lump out to St.. Louis where the
first swing through the West be-
gins on June 2, ending on June II
Ia Detroit.
Barring three games in BOs-
ton and one in Philadelphia, the
Griffs viii be at home from
June 10 until July ~, appearing
i'm % combats.
After q single game in Philadel-
mia on July %. the Griffs will
make their second long jump out to
Mt. Louis to open their second West
ern tour. They close that trip with
three more clashes in Philadelphia.
From August II. when the Mack
men appear in a single game here,
the Griffs will be at home through
Labor Day. September 3. meeting
every club but the Red Sox. Eight
cen games are in that string.
Paying their final visit of the year
20 the metropolis for four games
with the Yankees, the GEiffs come
home to close their own season with
two games with the Red Sox on
September 8 and 10.
An oddity Is then offered in the
1928 schedule. For the first time
the Eastern clubs will finish in the
West instead Of in their own Sec
ton. In former years East finished
In the West and West in the West,
but when the curtain goes down on
the 1898 campaign the Griffmen will
be found in st. Louis.
If the Red SOx are doomed to
. poor start, the Griffs may ben
eft somewhat. They have nine
out Of their first dozen games
against the CarrigaD clan Over
that same stretch the Yankees
must battle the AS in seven
games.
The st. Louis Browns are the
first of the Western clubs to ap-
pear in the Capital, opening a series
of four games on May 4. The White
Eox head the second invasion on
July s and again come the Browns
to start the final attack here on
August IL The Indians are the
last Western club to play here on
August q.
The Griffs will be on the road,
barring a single Sunday game here
on May q. from May 81 to June II,
playing 81 games.
Twice they must hop out to St.
Louis, going from New York on
May 81 and from Philadelphia on
July %. Those are long. tiresome
trips most unwelcome to the play
ers and camp followers.
HThA Soonnd long trim a
Philadelphia, takes in all the West,
and returns to Philadelphia in late
July and early August. That will
be a physical test as heat may be
expected everywhere then.
Washington has two holiday
dates, the New York Yankees
playing here on July and the
Mackmen on Labor Day. The
Griffs are booked for New York
on Decoration Day.
Twelve Saturdays and II Sundays
win find the Griffmen at home. Nc
other club has so many Sunday
games at home, the Tigers being
closest with Is. The Red Sox gel
four Of these dates and the Mack
men three The other five clubs
have two each.
On tho road the Griffs have nj
sunday dates in the East. but arr
booked for eight in the West, tive
in each city.
Two Saturdays will be spent In
phfIadelphia, two in Boston and one
T. New York In the West they
Get two in each city.
Oh YES, there will be the same ole
ga Games for each club. and 4
world series will be booked for thu