New-York tribune., 1922-10-01
The Tribune's Sporting Elk.
pert to Address Great
est Audience That Ever
Heard One Man Speak
Wire Firms Aid in Plan
Hearty Cooperation of Sew
eral Companies Makes
Great Project Possible
BY Jack Binns

/ SameFlta NATIONAL game the world q
series will be brosdcasted over the
radiophone direct from the playins
| ground. The story Of each game will
| be tol din graphic detail by Grantland
! Rice, The Tribune's nationally known
sport expert. He will talk to the great
est audience ever assembled to listen
to one man, as tits expected that more
than 100000 persons will hear his
voice.
This epoch making event has been
made possible by the corporation with
| The Tribune Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company,
the Radio Corporation of America and
the officials Of the two New York base
| pail clubs. Another important factor
assuring success to the undertaking Is
Ethe consent given by the other broad
casting stations in the metropolitan
area to forego their own schedules in
order that the series may be sent out.
The actual broadcast ting will be from
the Westinghouse Radio Corporation
station WIZ, at Newark, N. J., and
the voice of Grant" Rice will be car
r1ad there by two specially arranged
wires OF the Western Union Company,
direct from the Polo Grounds.
VIII Hear Crowd, Too
Not only will the vast audience of
radio fans be able to follow the game
play by play--through the eyes of
Mr.. Rice, but they will be able to hear
the cheering Of the crowd and. occa-
stonally, in the tense moments Of the
game may actually hear the impact Of
some players bat against the bali
when a hit Is made. They will also
get q pictured description Of the vnst
crowd which attends the game as only
Ihe Iribune's sport expert can give it,.
This story will be heard over q radius
OF at least 300 miles from New ork
City. and will be picked up by ships
at sea as well
The engineering problems connected
with the undertaking have alreadv
been solved in the successful broad
casting of two Leonard fights this
year, os we'll as when the sympbony
concerts were broadcast from the sta-
|dIfin ofvthe College Of the Gify q
New ork.
Slightly different problous exist in
sne present case, however, and the en-
gineers Of the Western Union. and
! Westinghouse companies are now en-
gagged in measures successfully to cope
with them.
The project Of broadcasting the
series was made possible through the
hearty cooperation of j. G.. Williver,
first vice president of the Western
Union Company, whose organization
has sole rights in the playing grounds.
Mr.. Williver readily gave his consent
in order to meet Shc wishes of the
radio fans throughout the Eastern sec
tion of the country, and also because
he Is desirous OF. learning how success
fully the concerted voices of such a
vest concourse Of people can be broad
cast. He also realized the Importance
of the service that would be given in
the detailed story of the games direct
from the grounds.
His company has released two spe-
cial wires for this service between the
Polo Grounds and Newark, and the en-
gineers are now busily al work In
gtaliing the appartus to carry the voice
with Sufficient power to actuate the
radio transmitting equipment at WIZ.
This work Is being done under the
supervision of E. R. Shute, operating
engineer; ] J. Welch, general super
intendent of traffic, and 6. w. Fleming,
general supervisor of press service.
WIZ is OverhauieG
The station at WIZ is also receiving
special attention for the undertaking,
and will be pressed to the last unit of
efficiency. 1t is expected as result
of this general overhauling that tour
times its normal distance will be COW
cred during the series, and there Is
every prospect that Mr. Rice's voice
will be heard as far as the Mississippi,
while there is no doubt that he will be
heard Throughout the entire eastern
section of the country.
The detail work of connecting UP the
telegraph wires with the radio appa-
ratus Is being attended to under the
supervision of C.. w. Horn, superin-
tendent of RADIO operations, and j. G.
Fraser, chief telephone engineer, of the
Westinghouse Company, who came here
from Pittsburgh for that purpose.
The actual operating details when
the games commence will be in tho
( hands of Charles B. Popenoe, who has
charge of WIZ, and II. E. Hitler, radio
operotor there. The other details will
be taken care of by William H. Easton,
of the Westinghouse Company.
The entire Tribune sporting staff
will cooperate with Mr.. Rice in the
broadcasting, and are aiding in per-
fecting the details covering the prof.
ect.
Yesterday afternoon engineers of the
Western Union company tested the
wires from the Polo Grounds to the
Walker Street station for the purpose
of picking out the pair best suited to
carrying the voice for broadcasting.
Monday, the fist clear test to WIZ
will be made on these two wires, and
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