The New York herald., 1922-10-06
Report of World Series Is
Flashed to All America,
Canada and Cuba.
JUST LIKE SEEING GAME
Crowds in Public Squares Get
Elaborate Word Picture
of Battle.

Congratulations continue to pour In
on the success of THE New YORK HER
AIDS radio report of the world series
games as broadcast yesterday and
the day before by William y. NC
Geehan. sporting editor. While most
of the wired greetings and thanks
have come from towns in the Eastern
States, there have been messages from
radio fans in Canada, and one OF espe-
cial interest from Cuba, where. accord
ing to word from the managing editor
of the Havana Life, the detailed story
of the baseball classic was heard with
great c,earness.
With the WGY station at Scheneo-
! tady from which the news is being sent
! covering so wide a range, it Is not
( guessing wildly to estimate that more
than a million persons enjoyed the
/ radio treat In many cities, newspaper
offices equipped with radio sets had
their amplifiers opening on public
squares where hundreds gathered to get
an elaborate word picture of the battle
that was being fought out hundreds of
miles away.
As Good as Being Present.
.Just as good as being present was
the way one telegram from a radio
fan expressed it and others pass the
same verdict In other words. COM
munication from the boys or Engine
Company No. of Amsterdam. n. T.,
| \, ,ff,ar Na I1Qa
plainly here that we thought we were
Mt the Polo Grounds. We greatly ap-
preciate your service in broadcasting
the series. Your announcer was very
distinct and certainly delivered the
goods o. X. The only thing we missed
was the sight of Christopher Mathew
son and Jack Dempsey. but we felt as
he announced it that we could picture
them sitting there. We could nearly
hear that aeroplane soaring overhead"
Big Hit with Cubans.
The cablegram from Cuba. wnlch tells
of the wide interest in tho HERALD's en-
terprise. reads:
"Havona Life to-day published front
page story whicn In part states The
broadcasting Of the world series games
by THE New YORK HERALD. the leading
newspaper OF the world. has made great
hit in Cuba. 1t was heard distinctly
throughout the republic, according to re-
ports received by Rdvdnd Life, the only
radio newspaper published on the island.
| our managing editor, Fred VI. dc
stefano, heard the report from the re-
ceiving station OF Cecil J. Dale at Mari
anao near the Oriental Park race track
Radio fans here through Hdvdnu Life
thank THE HERALD for its great service
rendered +. w. Borton, president or
the Electrical Equipment Company OF
Cuba. leading radio fan. pays a great
compliment 10 THE HERALD on the clear
ness with which the report was received
here"
Particular pains were taken by Mr..
Mcclellan yesterday TO fash every pos
sible detail TO the listeners-in. There
was scarcely an idle moment from the
time the teams took the field for prac-
tice until the game was called on account
~ darkness It was a continuous radio
performance OF more than three hours
duration, a colorful word story that left
no incident humorous or otherwise. un-
mentioned.
owners OF radio sets are instructed to
tune their sets to 400 meter wave
length 10 receive the report beginning at
40 p. NJ. daily. A direct wire connects
THE NEW York HERALD press box at
the BOlO NrTOunuS WIN eiiN FfN oNAetS'
and not an instant is lost in broadcasting
the report TO the radio world. This after
noon Walter Trumbull, sporting critic
whose column in THE New YORK HERALD
has won him nationwide reputation.
will take a turn at broadcasting the story
OF the third game.
Messages Are Enthusiastic.
Here are some Of the messages that
have reached THE HERALD office:
MINEvILLE. N. Y-Report of yesterdays
and to-days games came through perfect on
radio. CHARLES ii. CLONAN.
DALTON, Mass-I don't see how Il could
be better, unless I were there on the grounds
caught every word you said and wrote all
OF II out by long hand, besides keeping the
score a player board I congratulate you,
the General Electric and McGraw
WALTER l.. TOWER,
Tower Genealogical Society.
ROME, N. Y-Report OF Wednesday and
Thursday world series games both satisfac-
tory, returns very clear and complete En-
ioyed by large audience at Rome State
schools. EMPLOYEES CLUB.
YOUNGSTOWN. NJ Y.--Tsxcelieut results
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