The Washington times., 1925-06-05
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fans for q long time. When Wan
ninRer went down for the third out
in the last half OF the ninth inning
Yesterday afternoon II ended a ge.
ries OF broadcasts which for the
amount OF entertainment PROVIDED
has probably never been rivaled
locally.
For more than a month now,
WRC has been broadcasting an ac-
count Of all ball games played away
from washington direct from The
washington Times studio. the
stories OF the games have been told
over the air by William M. tBilD
Sweets as reported to him over
telegraph wire by Louis A. Dougner
or Roddy Thomas at the ball parks.
When the broadcasting began
there was some doubt as TO Wnetner
the audience was large enough 70
warrant the effort. An immediate
Response Of hundreds OF letters rep
resenting thousa1d5 Of listeners
showed definitely that there was no
dirth of listeners. I.
The response also showed the ball
games were among the most pOpu-
lar events ever put onto the air in
this city. The public recognized
that Sweets was doing good Job
at announcing and showed their ap.
preciation. One OF the most real
compliments to his announcing was
the great number Of telephone calls
and letters asking whether he was
doing the announcing from the ball
parks or from Washington, In spite
OF the fact that the announcement
was made several times daily that
he was In washington.
Among the most enthusiastic lis
teners to Bill Sweets announcing,
are the families Of the bali players,
most Of whom do not follow the
team. For the stay at homes, the
brOadcasting makes 1t possible to
follow the games more closely than
ever before.
Joe Judges two little girls are
among those who sit at home every
afternoon to listen to their fathers
part in the game. Before the broad
casting started the two Catherine,
nine and Anita, six could only
watch Daddy" when he was at
home. But they were always at
the BAH park here. Whenever
Joe came to bat little Anita would
shout, DO you stuff Daddy, do
you SLQ1A. e
Now when she is listening into
the game over the air, and hears
Bill Sweets announce that Joe
Judge is coming up to bat'' she
runs around the house and shouts
to her mother Joe Judge. is coming
up to bat. Joe Judge. Is coming up
to bat
Mrs. Judge says she could hardly
hold either Of the girls in when
Joe made that second homer yes
terday. They almost went wild.
With the conclusion Of the series
of broadcasts 1t is interesting to
note few facts concerning the
series.
OF the twenty-three games broad
cast, Washington mas won twelve
and lost eleven, which Is a near to
$3.50 as it could possibly be. rhe
Chicago series was split even
Washington won in st. Louis and
sCleveland. and lost in Detroit and
Philadelphia, the series ending with
an even split in New York.
Not a single game was postponed
because of rain, ana only one
astrous one in Philadelphia. Only
one game went over time, the game
Wednesday in New York.
The Marimba Band. concert over
WRC last night was one OF the
most pleasant musical features we
have listened to for some time. The
band seemed much better, over the
air than the week before. Probably
it was the placement of the micro.
phones or perhaps the change from
the patio to the garden at the Pan
American building.
The Marine Band, which is TAX.
ing up so much time on the air
nowadays, seemed unusually good
last night, too. Considering that
during the summer time every sta.
ton has q great deal Of repetition
in its programs, Washington is
fortunate to have the Marine Band
to do the repeating.