Evening star., 1933-06-13
SCHEDULE FAVORS
CLUB DURING TOUR
Less Trying for HurIers of
Cronin Crew Than Those
of Main Rivals.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

A FTER their brush with the
~ Athletics today, it will be
4 \ westward, no, for the Ma
tionals, and what they &C
compliSh in their second swing of
the season through the inland
sector of the league very likely
will determine their fate in the
pennant chase.
So well clustered are the first
five clubs in the American League
race that decided squirt by any
one Of them when the East next
invades the West might easily re-
duce the field struggling for the
championship to not more than
three clubs.
The schedule for the Western tour is
very much in the Nationals favor.
They have less games to play during
the swing than any other of the first
f1ve clubs excepting Cleveland. And the
Indians, at present six and a half
games behind the leading Yankees and
three behind the rllnner-up Washing
ton outfit, would have to squirt remark
ably under their new leader, Walter
johnson, to become a really serious
factor again in the championship con-
tention
During the impending Western swing
the Nationals are booked to play but II
games. And they now have but two
0ouble-headers on their inland slate.
One Is with the Indians, regularly in
order because of May postponement, |
ana the other is a synthetic one with |
the Browns. who are doubling whenever
likely date comes around in order to |
get out CT the red as much as possible.
The Yankees are to play at least 10 |
games If weather permits and they are
down for four twin bills. Like the Ma
1lonals, they will get into one of thNSsee
synthetic affairs in st. Louis, 1Res;des
playing an enforced bargain % Al there
Ine White Sex, t2oeyU have 10 games
IL "a .iieI OWL lot while entertaining the
EaSter2e6s with three double -hea ders
a. 1b off days
Ine Athletics are down for Is games
with three twin bills. The Indians, hard
mt by the inclement weather early in
May, have many postponements, but
they are to meet the East in but II
Tits, as several of those they missed will
not be played off until the East goes
West for the last time in August.
A the schedule of play-offs is ar
"A ranged, the Nationals will have a
splendid chance to make headway
as they move through the inland sector.
With a pitching staff that apparently
Is coming around to good form they
should feel the strain of this jumbled
race much less than any other of their
rivals now looming Importantly in the
battle for the league laurels
The Yankees certainly are not well
nTGnQTln %1r% E.
as their pitching is concerned. Out
SIDE OF Johnny Allen, their hurlers have
been decidedly inconsistent. The Ath-
letics, outside of Bob Grove, their ster-
ing southpaw have no one who has
been especially reliable for hill work.
The White Sox staff for the past four
weeks has been shaky and the Cleve-
land curVing corps has been taking
punishment right regularly.
When these wabbly mound details
run into the flock of double head ders
TO come as the East invadeS the West.
the strain on them will be heavier than
any they have felt thus far.
The schedule out West offers the Ma
aonaLs line opportunity A continu-
alton of the offensive that has marked
their game for mere than a month and
or the Improvement in pitching recent
ly displayed ought to get the Cronin
crew substantial gain in the tussle
for the title.
THERE will be Walter johnson day
L when the new leader of the In
dams brings his club here next
month If Clark Grif1ths suggestion is
followed by Washington civic organi-
zations
The Nationals president believes it
would be fitting for Capital fandom to
heap more honors on the head of the
Cleveland manager who served the
Washington club so long and faithfully.
No gifts are contemplated
Plans for the testimonial probably
will be perfected while the Nationals
are making their Western swing.