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Show IIS GET 1ST 1918 SIM GlflS ' American League Season . Opens April 15 and Closes October 5. CHICAGO. Feb. 14. As usual, 154 games will be played in the, American ' lea gitc In the coming season, according to the official schedule announced tonight. The season will open in the east April 5, one day prior to the opening in the west. Ir, the initial ga nies. Philadelphia will meet Boston at Fenway park, while New York will meet Washington in the ca p-Ital p-Ital city. The western openings the next day will see St. Ixniis in Chicago against t be wor Ill's champions, while Pet roll Is scheduled io play in Cleveland. The season sea-son will close October 5. There will be only three conflicting da tes Tvith the Na liona 1 lea gue and a M the.se will he in Chicago. Cleveland will N1 the opponent of the world's champions i on all three occasions June 25, August i ol and September 1. i Cleveland has been awarded the great- j est number of. Sunday games fourteen. Chicago, St. Bonis, Philadelphia and Boston Bos-ton have been given thirteen Saturdays each. Independence, day ga mes will be played in Chicago, Cleveland. Washington a r.d Philadelphia. The Labor day- pro-gramme, pro-gramme, calls for games in St. Louis. Detroit. De-troit. Washington and New York, while on Memorial day there, will be games at Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Boston. Bos-ton. New York will play two games at Boston Bos-ton on "patriots' " day. April 19. The. follow ing table shows the number of games each club will play n, Saturdays, Satur-days, Sundays and holidays, both at home and w h i 1 e ab roa d. At home Abroad Club. Sat. Sun. IIoL Sat. Sun. Hoi. Chicago ... .1" i;i 1 12 5 2 SI. Ixmis ...13 12 1 12 a 2 Detroit 12 12 2 r, 5 1 Cleveland ...12 14 2 15 6 i 'Washington .12 '2' 13 S 1 Philadelphia. .13 I 12 7 2 New York ...12 .. 2 12 S 2 Boston 1-1 . . 2 12 7 2 |