The Washington times., 1938-08-08
MATS HOLD EDGE.
AS Twin BILLS.
PLAGUE LEAGUE.
Griffs Have Only Two
Listed This Month

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-During
the next two or three weeks,
there's going to be considerable
hauling and tugging around with
in the upper strata of the Ameri-
can League, a somewhat befud-
died scramble which may cause
the Mats to find themselves kicked
upstairs into third place. No kid.
ding.
Up through the season, while
other teams were being rained
out, the Mats we're puttering
through their schedule on a pretty
consistent 500 pace. The Mats
had only one postponed game at
home and just a couple on the
road, situation which causes the
Mats to be ahead of the reSt Of
the pack when it comes to the
number Of games played.
MATS IN SADDLE
Therefore, it's double-header
time just now in the American
League. Every team in the circuit
is plagued with double-headerS ex-
cept the Mats, and this happy con-
dition may cut the leagues pitch
ing down to Washington's size.
Cleveland tops this list with 10
double-headers this month, Chi
cago and Philadelphia come next
with nine, New York has eight,
Boston and St. Louis have seven,
Detroit has four, Washington two.
Although Cleveland'S pennanJ
chances take a decided turn for
the worse with 10 double-barreled
efforts, the Yanks run into fog
of twin bills late this month, play
ing 10 games in five days, six Of
which will be played against Cleve-
land in Yankee Stadium on con-
secutive days.
The Mats toss their rickety
pitching staff into eight games in
five days. So does Cleveland,
which, perhaps, Is best equipped
to face the test, for the Indians
pitching staff is recognized as the
best in baseball.
Anyhow, while the leagues
pitching is cracking wide open OH
its overtime shifts, the Mats
throwers will have opportunity to
get the required rest and take pot
shots as the enemy parades
through Washington.
MATS HAVE EDGE
Detroit, pressing Washington
for fourth place, will be at a de
cided disadvantage, because the
Mats will be playing at Griffith
Stadium while the Tigers are on
the road, and the Tigers have
suffered untold humiliation on
the road all season.
Incidentally, william Harridge,
president of the American League
was saying yesterday in Chicago
that the current campaign woulc
have shattered all attendance
records if it hadn't been for 8
quartet of postponements invol
wing the Yankees and Indians
two twin bills with the Yankees
and Indians facing in New YorE
were rained out and 10000 Gus
toners were expected both days
Two Sunday games were rainec
out in Cleveland when $4,000
throngs were anticipated.
In short, here's the double
header list and Clark Griffith
couldn't have done better job i!
he mapped it out himself:
Tuesday. August ., at st. Louis will
Cleveland.
Thursday. August II, at St. Louis will
Cleveland.
Friday. August 10, at Chicago will
Cleveland. At New York with Phila
delphia
Saturday August 1S. at Chicago will
| Cleveland.
Sunday. August IA, at st. Louis will
Detroit.
Game Of Friday. August -, movet
down. At New York with Philadelphia
Tuesday, August Is, at Washington
with New York.
Wednesday, August II, at Boston witt
| Philadelphia.
Friday. August 10. at Detroit with ST
Louis.
Sunday, August 81. at Cleveland will
Chicago. At Boston with Washington
Monday, August %, at Cleveland will
Chicago.
Tuesday August 2s, at Philadelphi
with Detroit At New York with Chi
cago. At Boston with Cleveland.
Wednesday, August "a, at Philadelphi
with Detroit. At New York with CHI
cago.
Thursday. August 25, at Philadelphi
with st. Louis. At New York wit
Cleveland. At Boston with Chicago.
Friday, August 26, at Philadelphi
with st. Louis. At New York with Clevt
land. At Boston with Chicago.
August 27 at Philadelphia with 81
Louis. Al New York with Cleveland
At Boston with Chicago.
Sunday, September 4. at Philadelphi
with Boston.