• It was the last Sunday of the season, so no baseball in Philadelphia

• Connie Mack was lobbying the league to bring the Tigers to town for a double header on the 26th

• The A's were two and a half games back of the Tigers for third place and the teams had had four of their games rained out

• The scheme, which would also involve disruption of the Brewers' and Senators' schedules, was thought to have little chance of approval

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