Evening star., 1933-05-13
SUNDAY TWIN BILLS
STANDARD IN WEST
Magnates Adopt Scheme to
Lure Patrons-AI Thomas
Due to Face Chis0x.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

oI JOhN d. AELLkh.
- HICAGO, May 13.-Two
l games Sunday. An an
~ nouncement rare in past
seasons in major league
base ball is to be expected now
whenever the magnates have q
chance to throw back post
poned tilt to make Sunday bar
gain bill.
The field here was too wet yesterday
for the start Of the Nationals series
with the White Sox-"Postponed on
account Of rain," the Chicago officials
said when play was called on In the
morning, but the downpour had ended
and the sun was shining two hours be-
fore game time.
Two games Sunday" came the an
nouncement later. Saturday as a twin
bill day simply is "out" in the West.
The magnates are seeing red ink on
their books so much these days they
are going to extremes in efforts TO get
the cash customers into the ball parks.
Now that the Sunday double-header
plan introduced several years ago in st.
Louis by Sam Breadon, head OF the
Cardinals, has caught their fancy they
are working it overtime. 1t stimulated
interest in base ball in q city where
game attendances had dropped to al
most nothing, so the big bosses argue 1t
should help all along the line.
Perhaps they have not Thought that
public reaction might prove unfavor-
able to the state Of the club treasures
in the long run. Accustomed to Sunday
bargain bills, John Fan likely will wait
for them instead Of getting some OF his
base ball entertainment from single
games on other days.
1t is conceivable that the magnates
in pursuing this Sunday double e-header
plan will change the professional sport
from daily to a weekly game.
4 LREADY the American League club
"a owners are worrying over the crop
of double-headers TO come because
of the many postponements due to the
exceptionally vet Spring out this way.
Yet they blandly countenance the
scheduling of Sunday double-headers
postponements. Most of the series
scheduled for this first invasion Of the
West this year by the Eastern clubs
were only three-game affairs, yet in
variably Friday washouts were put over
until Sunday for play-offs.
The magnates have been quite willing
to gamble that Saturday weather con-
ditions will permit single games, there
by leaving them an opportunity to clear
up schedules the following day.
In their gambling, the owners have
been fortunate SO far. They have
missed only one double header in the
American League. That happened at
st. Louis last Sunday and then it was
synthetic double-header that was
scratched by rain The Browns man
agement had moved back Friday game
to make Sunday a bargain day.
So far as increasing the Sunday at
tendance is concerned, the double
header plan Is proving a decided sue
cess. But weekday single game at
tendances are falling of greatly Sat-
urday, which used to be a good day to
bring out the fans, has little Of its for.
mer value to the club Golfers. Base
balls public is being educated to wait
for its bargain days.
The opinion prevails out this way that
in order to make the playing of single
weekday games more profitable there
soon will be a substantial reduction in
admission prices. But no owner will
admit this
WEATHER permitting-and 1t has
w either rained or showed here
every day the last four weeks
Nationals and White Sox will battle this
afternoon. Aphonse Thomas, who was
yanked from the Chisox only last June,
may chuck against his old friends, but
Al Crowder is in line Paul Gregory is
slated tn tQi1 IN the hill for tho h0y,a