Evening star., 1943-03-15
Line on Mats Due
In Early Games
With As, Yanks.
Compact SIote Calls
For II Twin Bills,
~ Night TussIes

Two weeks after the American
League season opens prospects of
the Mats should be clear to Wash
ington fans. for in their first Is
games Clark Griffith's employees will
be meeting Philadelphia and New
York exclusively in what looms as an
Intriguing test
Nine Of those engagements will be
with the Athletics, who may be the
worst the league will offer. and the
other seven will be with the Yankees.
who may be the best the league will
present desipte the loss of such stars
as Joe Di Maggie, Phil Rizzuto and
Red Ruf1ng.
The Athletics, who have finished
In the basement six out of the last
eight years-climbing to the COM
parative heaven of seventh place on
the other two occasions-again ap-
parently will come up with one of
their unlmpressive teams. The AS
are likely to test the Mats possibil-
tiles, for if Washington doesn't han
die them roughly the indication
seemingly would be the Mats aren't
destined to rise this season.
Start Appears Easier.
That schedule for the first two
weeks Is tremendous break for the
Mats, who Are accustomed to tangling
with the normally strong Red Sox
and Yankees almost exclusively in
the early going. In 194l, for in
stance, the Mats met New York and
Boston in II Of their first IA games
and last season Washington tangled
with the Yankees and Red Sox in
IL OF their first is games. On both
occasions the Mats got off to dis
astrous starts and never recovered,
The American Leagues more COM
pact schedule, which gears itself to
wartime conditions by eliminating
one tour OF the circuit, will have the
Mats playing five 5-game series. De-
trolt, Boston and ST. Louis will play
s-eame series here. while the Mats
Will play 5-game series at Boston
and Cleveland.
Opening at Grifith Stadium
against the Athletics on April 20,
the Mats will close their season at
the same site against Detroit on
october 3. The schedule calls for
the usual 154 games.
Away for Long Stretch.
Washington will appear at Griffith
Stadium for only three games be-
tween August and September IA,
when the Mats will open their final
home stand. The Mats will take
an extended Western trip starting
August 4, return to Griffith Stadium
Tor a single game with the Athletics
on August % and a double header
on August %, then journey to New
York, Philadelphia and Boston.
The Mats will play % night games
and one twilight affair, which will
be included as part of a twilight
hight double-header with the Tigers
here on July o. Twerty-one of the
Mats night tiffs will be played at
Griffith Stadium with two each to
be played at Chicago, ST. Louis.
Cleveland and Philadelphia. 49,.
Only holiday double-header slated
for Griffith. Stadium is on Decora
ton Day, when the White Sox will
INVADE. There will be no scarcity
OF twin. bills. here for the Mats. i,
though, for altogether they will play
IA double-headers, here and Is on |
the read. - -..... |
Double Headers Numerous.
The Mats will play successive dou-
ble-headers July and at st. Louis |
and Detroit, respectively, and will |
be at Boston for twin bill on Labor
Day. OF the Mats IL SUNDAYS at
home, II will feature double head |
ers, two each with Chicago. Phila-
oelphia, New York and Boston and
one each with st. Louis, Detroit and
Cleveland.
Washington's first home night
game will pit the Mats against the
Red Sox on May 7. On June l, 2.
3 and the Mats will play successive
night games here, meeting Cleve-
land twice and Detroit twice.
The annual All-Star game will be
played Tuesday. July 13, at Shibe
Park. Philadelphia