White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
FANS GET WORLD SERIES
RETURNS BY RADIO

The John Dover Lumber company
store in White Bluffs was mecca for
the baseball fans along around the
noon hour this week getting the re-
turns of the world series over the
radio. Mr.. Van Hoy was using FIVE
tube A. c. Dayton receiving set and
barring few times, and these always
seemed to be the most critical times
too, the reports came in, play by'play.
clear and distinct, through the loud
speaker. Most of the disturbance ap-
parently came from leahy trans
former somewhere in the vicinity or
when some other set was trying to
tune in. These reports came from
KGW, Portland and were on the air
minute after each play was made
back in Washington or Pittsburgh.
Most of the fans here were pulling
for Washington to win, principally
because of the great Walter Johnson
and the fact that the Senators line
up has not few men who are getting
along in years and this may be their
last chance at world series.
The following interesting talk given
over KGO, Oakland, recently by
Harold E. Swisher, Pacific coast
manager of the United Press, tells
just how the way the world series
games, play by play, was brought
across the continent to the eager and
waiting fans from Forbes Field,
Pittsburgh and Washington, D. c.
"The United Press, and other news
gathering organizations which sped
the report Of the games to all parts of
the world, had gone over every pos
sible detail to be assured that nothing
would Interfere with rapid transmits
sion of the story Of the games.
Necessary telegraph loops were in
stalled, wires tested out, relays man
ned with experienced operators and
verything checked to make certain the
transmission to United Press news
papers and KGO would be practically
instantaneous.
"When the veteran Walter Johnson
took his place in the pitchers box,
watching him from the press box
above was Henry L. Farrell, sports
editor Of the United Press.
"Bes:de Farrell was a telegraph
operator, experienced, cool and base
ball expert himself. AS Johnson whip
ped the ball down the line Farrell
watched him and watched the umpire,
debating the decision to his telegraph,
operator.
"A few clicks of the telegraph
sounder, and before the catcher has
arisen from his launches to return the
ball. the announcer here in KGO
read the play into the microphone and
radio listeners knew whether it was a
bali, Strike, or a hit.
That's speed, the fastest devised
by man, made possible only by a CO.
ordination Of keen-witted men, tele-
graphy and the even more rapid radio
transmission.
'Not more than one relay was used
in telegraphing the running descrip-
ton of the games across the contin-
emit, and it was what telegraphers
term visible play.
'This visible relay was established in
Kansas City.
The operator sending the descrip-
ton west to us folk on the coast took
position beside the operator copying
the flashes as they came through from
the playing field. And the west wire
operator read over the eastern opera
tors shoulder, or often-tirnes listened
to the clicks of the telegraph sounder
and, with his hand at the key, rushed
the plays on to the coast.
AT KGO another United Press
operator near the rnicrophone receiv-
ed the incoming flashes, with the an
nouncer reading over his shoulder the
plays, description and progress of the
game.
Before a home run swat could be
returned to the inield listeners knew
about 1t, no matter where they were.
as long as they were in tune with
kGO. Before the umpire finished the
swing OF his emphatic arm as he
gzowled, 'Yor out radio fans heard
the decision repeated, and before the
crowd in the ball park had arisen to
cheer a spectacular play, radio fans
knew what that play was"
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THE PASCO STYLE SHOP.
/ c. II. Pierson, Mrs. H. H. Smith
and Mrs. w. ]. Jenkins drove to Yaki-
ma in the Jenkins car last Sunday to
spend the day with Mr.. Jenkins, who
/ is convalescing from an opera
ton. Mr.. Jenkins condition has i'm
! proved to such an extent that he has
Teen moved to private home and ex-
poets to return home next Sunday.
Mrs. Smith had an interesting visit
with nurse in the hospital who came
from the same part of England that
she did.
INFkhTlLE PARALYSIS