The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-08
EARLY STARTING. SCHEDULED FOR
 PRO GRID TEAMS
First Game Sept. 5, Eagles vs. Washington
 New Club

cOOCpalL league as announced COQay by President Joe F. Carr calls for the earliest start in the history of the professional gridiron circuit. The' season will open officially on Sunday, September s, when Phila- delphia plays at Pittsburgh.
 The National league will operate as a ten team circuit during 1897, with each team playing eleven ] games. The addition of Cleveland , tot he western division makes an evenly balanced circuit with the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland, Detroit and Green Bay comprising the western division. The five eastern teahs are Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington.
 Games Under Lights
 Following the opening engage ments on September 5, several other teams will swing into action with night games on Friday, September 10, when Brooklyn plays at Philadel- phia and Detroit opens at Cleveland WaShinton and Pittsburf also plan several night games during the sea- son. Green Bay. league champions, open their season with the Cardin- als on Sunday, September l2, and Washington, eastern champions, open with New York on Friday, September IT,
 The regular schedule will conclude on Sunday, December 5, and on the following Sunday the championship clubs of the eastern and western division will meet for the world championship. The game for the Ed Thorp Memorial trophy, emble- matic of the title, will be played on the ground of the club which wins in the western division.
 The complete schedule follows:
 Sunday, Sept. 5 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
 Friday, Sept. 10 Night Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Detroit at Cleveland.
 Sunday, Sept. 12 Cardinals at Green Bay.
 Friday, Sept. 17 Night
 New York at Washington.
 Cleveland at Philadelphia.
 Sunday, Sept. 19 Bears at Green Bay
 Cardinals at Detroit Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
 Friday, Sept. "A tNight) Cardinals at Washington.
 Sunday, Sept. 26 New York at Pittsburgh Cleveland at Brooklyn Cardinals at Philadelphia.
 Sunday, Oct. 3 New York at Philadelphia
 Detriot at Green Bay Brooklyn at Washington Cardinals at Cleveland
 Monday. Oct. 1 Might Bears at Pittsburgh
 Sunday, Oct. 10
 Philadelphia at Washington Green Bay at Cardinals Bears at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Detroit
 Sunday, Oct. 17
 Philadelphia at New York Pittsburgh at Washington Cardinals at Bears Green Bay at Cleveland
 Brooklyn at Detroit.
 Sunday, Oct. "A Brooklyn at New York Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Green Bay
 Detroit at Bears Cardinals at Pittsburgh.
 Sunday. Oct. 31 Green Bay at Detroit Bears at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Washington at Brooklyn Cleveland at Cardinals.
 Sunday, Nov. , Pittsburgh at New York Green Bay at Bears Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cleveland at Detroit
 Sunday, Nov. 14 Detroit at New York Brooklyn at Bears Washington at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Green Bay Mil- waukee).
 Sunday, Nov. ?l Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Green Bay at New York Detroit at Cardinals
 Washington at Cleveland Thursday, Nov. 25 (Thanksgiving) Bears at Detroit New York at Brooklyn
 Sunday, Nov. 2s Green Bay at Washington.
 Cleveland at Bears
 Sunday, Dec. 5 Bears at Cardinals Washington at New York.