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Game Likely to Be Played at Night Under Floodlight Aug. 30 «■ — —Foxx Sure to FlayGrove and Earnshaw to Appear in Uniform but Youngster Will PitchThe Philadelphia Athlellcs. who remain oue o? baseball's most colorful clubs despite the fact that Washington Rucl New York have forced ahead of them in the 1933 pennant race of the American, league. aTC scheduled to visit Syracuse Wednesday, An5. 30.A tentative agreement has been Cached vlih Connie Mack by Asher hiorbion wheieby the Athletics will oppose his Markon nine at long Bianch. The stop h»r«* will be tnnde when the Athletics ore enroute home after the invasion oi the west wliicnbegins Monday.Accepting the date tentatively, Mack has agreed to send oiHcI.nl confirmation within a few days.Agreeing to como to Syracuse where •he will renew acquaintance with Jliurny Walsh, who played four years lor him at Fhllatfriphln. Mack has promised that his regular infield and outfield, with Jimmy Foxx »t first base, will play la the game and he has r.lso agreed to havo Lefty Grnvo, George Earnshaw and other tegular pitchers In unilonn although ha intends to u*e one of his younger twlrlcrs an the mound for the contest.Long Branch, of the contest, is elnted to be fitted with electric flood lights during the next ten days and if Mack will agree it- is likely that the Athletic* will play the Marlisons Rt night.The flood light congest between the HcusQ of; David nnd the ChappJe Johnson hcRror-s Wednesday proves j that Long Branch field is well adup-. ted to night baseball and the park's directors are alteady discussing terras with the owners of a lighting eyst-m that Is listed capable of meeting the requirements.
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1933
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