The Washington times., 1925-06-13
WRC OFFERS AL WASHING TON PROGRAM
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Moe. Baer, one Of Irving BOer1aA
stems best musicians, who used %
be, a. great radio favoPite when lie
played from WRC, Id now leading
an organization which bids fair to
become q still greater faXCfite in
It's concerts from WCAP.
Baer Is directing the Wardnaan
Park String Quartet, which dlffetp
q weekly concert Of classical music
from WCAP Ia place Of the winter.
time WArdman Park dance music.
We heard the quartet last night
for the first time and found It 90
delightful as anything the air has
carried for many . Day. ST ~
The Washington Opera Company
and the Washington eCollegs /, Ct
Mugic also put on concerts last
night from they downtown. station
that were well. worth listepin& %.
Some unusually good soloibtB, both
instrumental and vocal, were pre-
scented n the two events.
one OF the most. important sport
ing events Of the year will Be
broadcast the night Of June III,
whom WGBS, New York. WGY,
schenectady and probably chain
81 other stations viii broadcast the
prize fights to be staged ct the
Polo Grounds, New York, under
the auspices Of the Italian MIX
Fund.
The star bout /. 81 the evening II
Acheduled TO be . handicap cham.
pioriship of fifteen rounds between
Mickey walker, welterWeight cham
plOn and Harry Greb. middlewesght
champion. If this bout comes of
as Acheduled, IL should b one Of
the best Of the year and e real
prize for radio listeners. There -
some doubt ct present az TO whetlI.
or 1t will be staged because of an
injury to Walker.
The first fight of the evening
win begin at 7:3O o'clock, and viii
be9a four-round match between Joe
Lynch ana Jack Sharkey. bantam
weights. Next Is the match be-
tween King solomon and Jack
Renault, the latter one Of DeTnp.
seyss most persistent chaIlengers.
The evening will also see the
last stand Of Harry Wills, the col
ored idol, who will fight Charley
Weinert In the third bout oE the
evening. Weinert beat Firpo worse
than Wills and this should be al
most - good a. the Walkerstireb
get.togetlIer.
sigmnnd spaeth. WGRs sport
announcer, and Paul q. Calico
sporting writer. Will alternate on
telling Of the fights.
wGBs and WGY, are schSduling
some Of the best pvografna pfs the
year to pass the hot EVEllgleF
nights. Both Of them ART plahhtNk
some big events Tor the next aeyes
weeks. including opeyes, dramas
sports and plain muatc4l programs;
Local stations could DO worse
than follow the example set By
these two stations. y
Beginning with sunday. June n.
the regular Skinner organ con-
certs on Sunday evenings win be
replaced by concerts by the GOld-
man Band Of sNeW York:
WEAF OF New York, hass FreeelT-
ed permission to install mlcr9-
phones around the beHdatand on
tho campus Of New York Univpr-
0ity, near the Hall OF F4TIie; where
the sumer series q 20 1 begin. BY
means OF long distance t$lephotse
lines the programs Of this well.
known concert organization will ,ke
transmitted TO II WCAF, WAR,
WEEP. WSAI, WWJs and others.
While oadeasting. OF the con.
certs viii be done throughout the
week in addition 10 every SlaEday
evening, arrangements have not
vet been completed for the detailed
schedule and an announcement y
expected shortly. 4.
I Roxy will stimulate the atnsoS.
phere OF the open spaces on he
stage Of the Capitol Theater to.
morrow night. 4At the SeashoEe1
is the name given to AN elaborate
presentation Of light summer mum.
bers. The popular group. of Capitol
artists Will be represepted' by Lot.
tice, Howell, /. Marjorie EdarcuAn,
Hazel SiInonson, Lila sailing. Frank
Moillan, Lieutenant ;Gitz Rice,
Sigurd Nilsson, Arthur Lang. joseph
Wetzel. James Parker CoonIbs. and
Jack Abbott. 81 ~
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