New-York tribune., 1922-10-05
lu'li'on Hear the Fans Cheer
as Tribune Expert Radios
Came Deer 3DO-Mile Aron
Fans Far Out at Sea
Listen In as Crantiar,d
Rice Pictures Giant
Victory. Play by Play
By Jack Binns
Radio Editor of The Tribune

the New York Giants defeat the Yan.
KEGS In the thrilling battle at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. Every phase in
she opening clash of this years worlds
series was broadcast direct from the
POLO Grounds through the ether over q
radius Of 800 miles with complete sue
cess by radio.
This epe h-making event was made
possil ~ The Tribune, with the CO.
operation of the Western Union Tele-
graph Colapany, the Westinghouse
Electric end Manufacturing Company
and the If the two New YorI
| baseball t.,H
Throus At t.. ntire Eastern Sec
I sion OF the count y and far out at sea
hundreds of thousands of listeners
heard Grant',nd Rice, The Tribune's
sport expert, describe every play In
the great game. They heard, too. the
frenzied cries of the crowd in the
| dramatic moments, and especially the
thunderous roar that broke loose in
the eighth inning when the Giants fell
upon the offerings of Joe Bush with
vigor that could not be- stemmed.
Even Peanut Venders Heard
Gut over the ether there came even
the cries of the peanut venders with a
surprising clarity that added a touch
OF realism to the most remarkable
project ever undertaken in the annals
OF communication. Not single detail
| OF the game was missed.
The remarkable success which
crowned The Tribune's enterprise is
attested by the tremendous number of
long distance telephone calls received
at the Radio Corporation We stinghouse
radiophone station WIZ, at Newark,
N. j., while the game was in progress.
| One of these calls came from Syracuse.
N. Y, the speaker declaring the recep-
tion was so good that he did not want
to lose any time in reporting the fact.
Practically every radio store in the
city had loud speaker in operation,
to listen. In Newark the situation be-
came so bad in the streets that traffic
was congested and the police were on
the verge Of clearing the crowds from
the streets.
One man in Hackensack called up
and said there were more than two
thousand persons listening to his loud
speaker. Other reports came from
| Bridgeport, Conn; Greenwood Lake, n.
magnificent distances that were being
obtained with Ioud-speakiug apparatus.
| One of the interesting features of
the enterprise was the situation at the
clubhouse of the Ninth Avenue Ele-
waited Railroad employees just outside
| the Polo Grounds. The roof Of this
building was jammed with spectators
/ who could see every detail of the game
on the playing field below. Over their
| heads was the aerial of the receiving
set which regularly gives them enter
tainment. Yesterday they were in the
unique position not only Of seeing the
describe every play they saw SIM
ultaneously, despite the fact that Mr..
Rice's voice was carried to Newark by
two Of the Western Union wires before
it was radiated through the ether from
WIZ.
How It Was Done
The transmitting microphone, which
carried such realistic message to it's
million listeners, was located behind the
| field box next to the visiting players
dug-out Alongside the three stage
amplifier sat "OHN," the famous an
! nouncer known to WIZ fans, and next
/ to him was j. c. Frazier, of the West
inghouse company. Grantland Rice was
on the outside of these two.
The first transmission began at 1890
| ".
and bleachers were filled. Nick Altrock
the baseball comedian, was doing his
stuff in slow motion in the middle of
the diamond, and Mr.. Rice told his
hearers just what was happening.
The first real thrill came when the
Giants cantered on to the playing field
and the crowd sent up a rousing cheer
This was repeated shortly afterward
when the Yankees came on.
Then came the entry of Judge, K. M.
Landis, General Pershing, Christy Mat
/ bles, and their arrival was immedi
ately made known to the unseen audi
| ence.
Perhaps the most realistic thing
broadcast was the announcement of the
batteries for the day, which was clearly
picked up by the sensitive microphone.
| From that moment onward the air was
| busy every second.
| One radio fan, who called up VIZ
and reported his success in receiving
The Tribunes broadcast of the game,
! sad
at was in a way too realistic.
would hear the crowd let out ter
rife roar, and it seemed ages before
/ knew whether it was single or three
i Dagger that had been made or whether
!! the side had been retired. OF course
it was only matter of seconds before
we got the announcement, but the
interest was so intense that it seemed
longer. Another thing: we were always
in doubt about the cheering, as both
the Yankee and Giant cheers were
about equal in volume SO we didn't
know whether it was n hit or the batter
retired ON spectacular play until we
got Mr. Rice's voice. 1t was wonder
fully successful broadcast!
The widespread interest in The
Tribune's project extended even to the
fcontInusd On paas eIeyen'