New Britain herald., 1926-11-17

From WGBX we went over to WTIC where the we'll known Yale band was working out. Of course, this organization had an advantage over the Main aggregation. since it was broadcasting from station nearer to our set. Due to the fact that the organization had several &C., complished soloists there was more variation in the program, but the en- semble work, as we said before, was no better than that of the Maine boys Second Connecticut Regiment March," that old favorite, was pre- sented in stirring style, as was American Patrol" Then we heard two popular numbers, Bye, Bye Blackbird" and Roses Remind Me of You" featuring the Yale band quintet, a saxophone organization which really did justice to the num- bers, presenting a chorus of each in soft, dreamy tones. A flute soloist also presented two numbers, but we have forgotten the names of them. This musician was an accomplished | lad, however.
 WBz opened the hockey season last evening and we were right there when the opening gun was fired. For those who enjoy hockey there's no better station to hook Up with on winter evenings, than WBZ, where the doughty Frank Ryan, in his able and pleasant tones, describes the contests on the ice.
 | Last evening the Boston Bruins had as their opponents the Canadi- ans. Of course, Frank lives in Bos- ton and naturally the balance of his favor lies with the Bruins. He does his best to be impartial, but he's only human and time and again he lets slip some little remark tending to show that he Is a Rabid Bruin Fan. A feature of last evenings pre- 1 game ceremonies was the presenta- tion to the manager of the Bruins Of two cub bears as mascots,
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 | Everyone knows Franks billty to describe hockey games, not a cinch to be sure. They're much harder to follow than football games ever thought of being, since the action is much quicker and there's no chance to figure out what the next play is going to be. If you start figuring you'll find that F plays have been consummated and that the game is over and that everybody is going home. Well, anyway, the faster the action is the better Frank seems to like it. He carries his own excite ment 10 the listener and causes the latter to start biting his finger-nails, regardless of whether or not he knows anything about hockey. If he doesn't know the game, he will be- fore many games have been played. because Frank includes education in his broadcasts and describes in words of one syllable the plays like ly 10 confuse the novice. From that you might get the idea that we think Frank is a pretty good an nouncer Well, you're right. We do,
 VEAL, Baltimore, came through with it's customary pep. We heard the station at about o'clock in the afternoon, too. Well, the Jubilee Singers offered ''Listen to The Lambs" a spiritual, and then the Municipal band broke out with music galore, selections from The Fortune Teller" being on the pro- gram. That group is beginning to get our goat, Everybody plays it up on the slightest provocation.
 We also listened to WORD, Bar tavia; WIZ, New York, and KYW, Chicago. Chicago stations came through loud, as did WGY, KDkA, WPG, and several others. And we don't feel like writing any more We employ the touch system on the typewriter and the tips of our fingers are sore. both of them.
 That's all for today, thanks,
 P. E. l..