New Britain herald., 1926-10-09

things in store for members of the radio audience. Everything from plays 10 prize fights; from football games 10 talks, and from band con- certs to dance music will be offered, and that portion of the public, that remain on the listening end of radio should glory.
 Heavyweight Bout Scheduled.
 Followers of fights and fighters will welcome the news that the heavyweight tilt between Harry Wills of New York and Jack Shark ey of Boston, to be staged at Eb- bets Field, Brooklyn, on Columbus Day, October 12, at S:15 ?. m., will be broadcast directly from the ring side by WNYC, New York, which operates on 526 meters, The descrip- ton will be of the blow-b by-blow va riety and will be handled by a capable sports announcer who will also give an account of the prelim- inaries as they occur. A minute and detailed report of the exhibitions will feature the broadcast.
 % Piece Dance Band.
 What is believed to be the biggest dance orchestra to be heard over the air, will make it's debut from WFBII, New York, in the near flu ture, when Tommy Christian and his two Trianon orchcstras will merge to form a 25 piece combination 10 be broadcast by the Hotel Majestic station for one hour each night in the week. Three microphoncs will be required to broadcast the programs of this combination. Two will be hanging mikes placed in front of the group, while a third will be placed in the midst of the band.
 Will Broadcast "Elcctric Night"
 October q will be observed by 50 broadcasting stations in the United States, Hawaii South Africa, Porto Rico, Cuba, Argentine, Italy, Eng land and Japan, as Electric Night, the filth anniversary of tho invention of the incandescent lamy by Thomas A. Edison. A large number of sta tions in this country will offer fea- ture programs, to which many lead CTS in the electrical industry will contribute.
 To Hear Stage Stars.
 The testimonial dinner which the Friars' club will tender Joe Laurie, Jr., star of the current comedy If ] Was Rich" tomorrow evening, will be broadcast by VICES, New York, beginning at 9:30 o'clock. Willie Collier, veteran comedian, will be toastmaster and master of cerc- monies for the occasion. In addition, many other prominent people con- nccted with the theatrical world, will participate in the entertainment program during and after the din- ner. The program will emanate from the Friars' Monastery, West 4Stn street, New York city.
 TO Broadcast Big Games. WEAF, New York, makes an an- nouncomcnt guaranteed to please those thousands Of lovers Of the "pigskin," who relish touchdoWns field goals and forward passes, but who may not be fortunate enough to obtain tickets to the big college football games. The announcement is to the effect that the station vii broadcast the proceedings of scvera of these games during the coming weeks. The tentative schedule an nounced by WEAF, covering the games it expects to be able to fur nish to the radio audience, is a' | follows: October 16, Dartmouth a | Yale; October 23. Chicago at Penn | sylvania; October 30, Army at Yale ] November 6, Princeton at Harvard l November IS, Yale at Princeton; No vember %, Harvard at Yale; No ycmber 20, Cornell at Pennsylvania It is probable that WTIC will hool up for several of these broadcasts. Metropolitan stars in Program.
 Two stars of the Metropolitan Opera company. who have never be fore been heard over the radio, vii broadcast a program tomorrow eve ming from WEAF, New York, an a chain of IS stations. These singers Louise Hunter, soprano, and Clar READ HERALD CLASSIFIED AID
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