Evening star., 1933-11-15
GAMES IN CHICAGO
SET FOR APRIL 7-2
Series to Be First Betwee
Clubs Apt to Be Prime
Flag Contenders.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

CLARK GRlF~
r. FIFTH, busily engaged a,
i arranging a Spring exhibi-
ton schedule for his Amer
lean League champions, takes
time out to announce he has
closed for two contests In Chicago
with the Cubs, erstwhile National
League pennant winners, and the
past season third-place finishers
in their circuit.
The games to be played at
Wrigley Field on Saturday and
Sunday, next April 7 and 8, will
bring Cubs and Nationals into
opposition for the first time.
The Washington executive was not
ready today to announce the scheduling
OF any other Spring exhibitions, but It
is believed that only a few win be
played at other than the Biloxi, Miss
training field and Grifith Stadium hs&>
,Gridlth said that only one stop-ovsf
between Biloxi and Chicago Is conterh-
plated at present, probably at Memphis,
Tenn, for game or perhaps brief
series with the Southern Association
club there. After the Chicago engage
ments, the Nationals will proceed d.
Hctly to their home ground for several
games prior to opening the American
League campaign.
Giants Not to Be Slated.
THERE has been no intimation BY
Grffith as to what other major
league club or clubs win be among
the Nationals training season op-
that no series with the Giants, who
beat Washington for the world cham
pionShip recently, viii be scheduled.
It Is understood that the New York
National Leaguers, who next Spring will
go back to Florida for their training,
had sought to arrange games with the
Nationals, but met with not the least
encouragement from Washington head
quarters.
According to Grifith, the two Chicago
exhibitions have been scheduled at the
urgent request Of the Cubs. Although
well beaten In last seasons National
League race after getting the pennant
in 1882, It's said the opinion prevails
around the Chicago club Offices thai
1884 VIII be another great Cub year.
lis also said that those at the heac
OF the Cubs share with Washington
O&lSAdAo tA4C COklN4N4Ou +lttdb LIE Ma.
tionals next Spring will be heavy ia
vorites to repeat In the race for thu
American League championship, which
would make the two training seaso1
games between the washington an
Chicago clubs especially attractive.
Cubs Feel Sure Of Big Catch.
THE Cub oficials' optimistic Quito.
for next season is supposed to T.
based mainly upon the bolsterin.
the club win get from trades and deal,
they rather confidently expect to MAKE
this Winter. Especially do they loo.
forward to obtaining Chuck Klein, out
fielder and leading slugger of the Ma
tional League, and Dick Bartell, bril-
liant infielder, from the Phillies, despite
repeated denials of the likelihood O,
such transaction by the Philadelphi;
National League Club.
Should the hard-hitting Klein anc
the great shortstopping Bartell be
landed, the Cubs would indeed loom as
mighty contenders for the National
League laurels. The brief series be-
tween Cubs and Nationals then could
be highly regarded as one between out
standing championship possibilities of
their respective circuits.
At any rate, 1t would be q natural
that should pack 'em in for two days
at Wrigley Field