New Britain herald., 1925-10-02
Series BROADCASTS
TO SATURATE ether
Baseball Classic Will Be Sent by
A. P. Through Many Stations

world series in the history OF base
ball, the ether this year will be sat
urated as never before In the history
of radio with instantaneous word
pictures OF the play, which will he
broadcast by members of The Asso-
ciated Press.
No matter whether a radio "listen-
err" lives on the eastern seaboard or
the west coast, on the Canadian Dor
der or the shores OF the Gulf Of
Florida: no matter whether he Is in
a great city or a hamlet, whether he
has access to a humble one tube set
or a majestic specially built IL tube
one; this year he can see" every
play Of the series. exactly as 1t hap
pens and at the very moment that It
takes place, without leaving his own
parlor.
In one OF the most ambitious pro-
Jects ever undertaken In the report
ing of a sporting event, the world
series report Of The Associated Press
for the first time in the history OF
that organization will be put on the
air" when Washington and Pitts
burgh clash in the annual baseball
classic next week.
BY special arrangement IS news
papers scattered throughout almost
every state IN the union will broad
cast the play by play story Of the
games as reported by a picked staff
| OF Associated Press sportsmen on the
| field. So thoroughly do these news
papers blanket the country that
even the simplest home made set, nc
matter what corner Of the country II
is in, will be easily able to pick UT
| the nearest station.
Every detail has been planned tc
assure speed in soaking the ethe,
with the complete story of the gamel
| Just as fast as 1t Is enacted on the
diamond. AS each ball is pitched The
fact will be told by specially trained
sports writer's to photographers who
have made regulations for speed anC
will be shot across the country OF
word by word from the telegraph
wires In the newspaper offices wher,
the broadcasting is to be done 1t will
be repeated into microphones ant
thus simultaneously made audbl
to radio fans everywhere. So care
fully has the project been plannet
that 1t is estimated that a radio lis
tener in San Antonio or New York o
a camp in the Rockies will know
that a line drive has been made be
fore the bail chunks into the GLOW
Of the outf1elder or sails over tn
fence.
When Walter johnson sends
slow one floating over a corner o
the plate to the confusion OF a de
termined and ambitious slugger
when Bucky Harris scoops a hot on
off the sod and makes possible
lightning double play: when Cuyle
pounds his batting average eve
higher than II Is now Cor let's
crash under HIND; or when g. thou
sand other possible thrilling pla!
occur: IS Associated Press "radi
mouths" will be already open t
shout the news to uncounted million
of straining ears without a second
delay
The Associated Press will have A.
experienced sports writers fror
their staff constantly on the field c
battle during the series. They vi
cover" the hotels where the team
are staying: they will sit in" on tn
conferences, they will wander anon
the crowds as they begin to gathe
at the park, finding out what impor
tant personagse are attending, gath
ering atmosphere" absorbing tn
feeling" Of the fans; they will b
on the field hours before play begin.
dropping In at the dugouts for tn
latest dope" recording last minut
changes In lineups and officials, see
ing parades OF the teams onto tn
field and scanning the warming u
activities of the stars In the baseba
firma ment.
And from the first ball pitche
every important movement on. III
field will be Immediately record ed
Each ball and strike will be fasre
out for the waiting millions VIII
could not make" the game, and tn
name of the victor and the score wi
resound in ear phones and throug
loud speakers before the player
have had time 10 start trotting bac
to the clubhouse.
The newspa pers which will broad
cast the world series report of TIL
Associated Press are as follows:
Birmingham. News. WBRC; Pho'
nix, Arizona, Gazette, KFAD; Lon
Beach, Press-Telegram kFON; LIZ
Angeles, Examiner, XII; Los Al
geles, Express, xxx: Los Angelo
Times, XIII; Oakland, Tribun
XIX: San Francisco, Chronicl
KPO; Stockton, Daily Recor
KWG; Jacksonville, Times-Unio
VIDAL: Tampa, Times, WDAE: A
lanta, journal, WsB; Chicago. Jou'
nal, WMBB; Chicago, Post, WIS
Decatur, Review, WJBL; Joliet, He,
ald-News. WCLS; Evansville, Cou
Ter, WGBF; Indianapolis. New
WFBM; South Bend, Tribun
VISIT; Cedar Rapids, Gazett
WAN: Des Moines, Capital, WIZ