New-York tribune., 1922-10-04
.Tribune's Radio
"Clear as a Bell''
|ForCaneTo-day
Crack of Bat and Ball Heard
Over Entire WIZ Field
in Final Tests; CrantIand
Rice To Be on Job Early
Will Describe Crowds
Fans Get Play by Play
From Time First Batter
Steps to Plate at 2 r. M.

The worlds series games between
the Giants and Yankees will broadcast
by radiophone direct from the Polo
Grounds to-day by The Tribune in CO.
operation with the Western Union
Telegraph Company, the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
and the Radio Corporation Of America.
This epoch-making event was def
nitely assured yesterday when the final
preliminary tests were made from the
playing fields over the Radio Corpora
tion Westinghouse station WIZ, at
Newark, N. ]. The tests were COM
plete success, the speech being clearly
and distinctly radiated over the vast
range of WE.
Observers stationed at Montauk Point,
L. l., and Torrington, Conn, reported
Immediately by telephone that clear
reception was obtained from C. w.
Horn and ]. C. Frazier, the Westing-
house engineers who did the talking In
the preliminary tests. The first of
these tests took place at 1880 o'clock,
and the second between 4 and 4:15 in
the afternoon. Both were completely
successful.
Wires Are All In
Early this morning. the location of
the microphone, through which Grant
land Rice, The TTibune's famous sport
expert, will describe the games for the
invisible audience. will be definitely de-
clded. Charles A. Stoneham, president.
and James Tierney, secretary of the
Giants, together with Colonel Jacob
Rupert, of the Yankees, will 90 over
the ground with the engineers. Two
locations are being considered, but the
decision will not be made until this
morning.
Installing the microphone will take
but few minutes, as the engineers of
the Western Union and Westinghouse
Company have completed all their ar
rangements. The wires from the Polo
Grounds to Newark have been put into
perfect condition for telephone trans
mission. This work was ACCOMPLISHED
in remarkably short time. especially
when it is taken into consideration that
telegraph wires are not suited norm ally
for telephone duty. In the short space
of two days the engineers of the two
companies have successfully smoothec
out all Of the inherent minor Difficult
ties which do not affect telegraph com
|
| speech transmission.
1t is expected that the first broadcas
test, with Grantland Rice in person
will be made around 1O:90 this morn
ing. This will be in the nature of
test to discover how we'll his voice Il
being radiated from WIZ. Mr.. Ric,
will be on the field early, and shortl,
afterward will begin his first descrip
tion Of the crowd
Crack of Bat Heard
One Of the interesting phases Of tn
tests made yesterday was the attemp
to discover whether the microphon
would pick up and successfully trans
NIT the impact Of bat with baseball
1t was realized that if this could b.
done it would add realistic touch t.
the whole enterprise. The trial wa
made during the noon test period ant
the crash Of the bat against the bal
was distinctly and clearly heard
If the location finally decided upol
is favorable, it is hoped that arrange
ments can be made to have the umpire
make the battery announcements owe
the radiophone to the million and
half silent listeners.
In addition to this it is also planne,
to have all the notable parsonage
address the radio audience. Judg
X. M. Landis, supreme arbiter Of base
ball, is keenly interested in the project
and if conditions permit will addres
the audience. 1t is hoped, too, that tn
| owners of the two teams and the man
ayers will also be able to give shor
addresses during the series.
/ The ether about New York will b.