Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-13
RADIO NEWS

Since the advent of radio broadcast
| ing Washington's 10000 listeners-in
have not enjoyed an ether entertain
! inent more than the ringside descrip-
ton Of the Willard Firpo fight last
night at Boyle's Thirty Acres, in Jer-
| sey City, as broadcasted by WCAP.
the new C. & P. Telephone Company
station, If the comment of a few of
| the fans today can be taken as a
criterion.
The radio bugs" who called the
radio editor by telephone and his Of
| Ace associates who tuned in on
WCAP were unanimously agreed that
the transmission of the flstic battle
between the Kansas giant and 1.-THE
Wild Bull Of the Pampas," was per-
feet.
Radio parties were held all over
their friends sat around the house
and quaffed lemonade and other COOL
ing drinks, whils listening to the re-
turns. In several sections of the Dis
trict owners Of radio sets placed am
plifying horns in the windows OF
their home and gave their neighbors
an opportunity to listen-in on the
big battle.
One of the most enthusiastic radio
parties was held on the ninth floor
of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company building. Here
Charles G. Clagett, District manager.
entertained an informal party gath
cred around a table on which was
placed a receiving set complete with
power amplifier and magnifier. The
returns as given by the announcer,
the responses of the crowd to the &C
lions of the fighters and the gonss
were all clearly audible. In the
party were Joshua Evans. 1r.; Arthur
erts and Robert Some.
At the Radio Sales Studio, 14th
street and Park road, large crowd
assembled listening to the returns.
pairman, amplified the returns in his
studio. The Spanish-American res
taurant was the scene of another
group of interested listeners.
WCAP broadcasted the big event
simultaneously with WEAF. in New
York city, both stations receiving the
account by telephone from the ring
side. It was the first time the re-
turns of an important prize fight
have been heard clearly in the Dis
trict. WCAP deserves congratula-
tions.
More than $50 newspapers through
out the country have requested pro-
14th street and Park road. which is
expected to begin operations on or
before August 1. This is indicative
of the enthusiasm aroused through
is to have another new and powerful
brodacasting station. WCA Is the call
letter assigned to this station
The following letter was received
from J. G. Massey, the New Berne
apartment, at 18th street and Mas
sachusetts avenue:
Radio Editor: Referring to item
in The Star Of yesterday regarding
the difficulty of William Roberts
in tuning out Arlington with his
crystal set, will say that I have
three-tube set, but find 1t almost
impossible to tune out NAA after
10 pm. when trying to get other
stations sending on wave length
anywhere near that used by NAA.
tions send on 429 meters. That
is so close to the wave length used
by Arlington (435) that 1t Is prac-
tically impossible to separate the
matters greatly II the wave length
used by MAJ were altogether out
of the wave-length band used In
general broadcasting.
Can you or any Of the fans en-
tighten me on the following7 Last
l
o'clock, I picked up. family. as
though coming from quite some
distance, the weather report being
broadcast by some station follow
| ing a program. The time Of sign
ing of was gives. as HAS PM,
which was eastern 6ne, of course.
| Schenectady had long since signed
OF, 1 believe. as well as Memphis,
and nothing was scheduled from
| Pittsburgh at that hour. did not
lAtter4
| station. The only one listed In
| your radio column as giving a late
| weather report following q pro-
| gram was one of the Chicago sta
tons, but If it were one Of these,
| am unable to understand the use
/ of eastern time. II you or any of
the fans can give me the name of
the station referred to I shall be
obliged.