Evening star., 1927-04-13
BASE BALL RADIO
SEASON IS OPENED
PIay-by-PIay Account of
Game From Star Corre-
Spondents Is Put on Air.

for Washington fans yesterday after
noon when the opening game between
! the Nationals and the Red Sox was
broadcast on the basis of play-by-play
descriptions furnished by The Star
correspondents at the ball park.
Denman Thompson and Jack Keller
of The Star sports staff telegraphed
the play-by.play description to the
office, where it was amplified with
clever line of running chatter by
Thornton Fisher, well known sports
writer and cartoonist.
Mr. Fisher will broadcast all games
| PLAYED by the Washington team out
Of the city through the Summer. his
services having been engaged by
| Charles Schwartz & Son, jewellers.
The Star will continue to furnish the
| play-by-play accounts of the games
| from its correspondents.
Radio Entertainer Sings.
An additional attraction for the
radio fans yesterday afternoon was
! Wendell Hall. the we'll known radio
! entertainer. who sang several selec-
! tions, including his characteristic
! song, "It Amt Going to Rain no
| More"
Mr.. Fisher is no novice at the micro
| phone. For more than two years he
| gave sports talks five nights q week
over station WEAF. The perform
ance yesterday gave Washington fans
the assurance that they will have the |
games dished out to them through the |
ether this Summer in snappy, inter |
esting. accurate style.
The radio announcer must be quick |
witted and q clever improvisor in or. |
der to All in the gaps between plays |
and innings and hold the fans at their |
receivers.
Interested In Sport
Frankly. I have never seen a city |
in the world as interested in sports |
az Washington and l am not saying |
that to be NICE Mr.. Fisher said, at
the start of his work yesterday.
Then he started on the base ball |
prospects of the year not alone for |
the Washington team, but for the
other teams in the American League.
He said
There is something that I want
to bring to your attention, though,
and that is this outfleld of the Wash
ington team. / must mention that. ]
do not believe really there is q better
outfield in the country today, either in
the American or the National League.
We have Rice, Speaker and Goslin,
almost perfect defense out there.
$50 far as our pitching staff Is con-
cerned--well, as the boys say, it is
not so good. cannot get very terribly
excited over it. We have got Mar
berry. q good pinch man. and Barney
Johnson is out Unfortunately he is
unable to start today and Coveleskie
will start.
Predicts Improvement.
"But, the recruits from the Southern
League cannot be expected to do so
much now. OF course, they may be
good after they have had an oppor-
tunity.
THE situation reminds me of a
young fellow that went to John Nc
Graw. John told me this story him.
self, so I suppose it is true. This
young recruit went to him and said,
Mr.. McGraw, i am n great fielder,
and a great hitter-good on the of
fense and good on the defense. | want
a job"
John said, well, what do you play?'
'' He said, right field
$50. you play right field?'
"He said i am a riot in right field
"John McGraw said, well, / will tell
you what / will do. / will give you
little chance to do your stuff. Sup
pose you go right out there in the
right field at the Polo Grounds and
let me see what you can do.
1.-The boy looked out there for few
minutes and finally he said. Mr.. Nc
Graw, which is right field out here?'
Now, those are things we have got
to contend with this year in both
leagues. We have got things pretty
badly mixed up because Of these
shake.ups. They are wore than a
shake-up in a police department. Ed
die Rousch. Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb,
iris Speaker and Eddie Collins, have
all been shifted around. AS a matter
Of fact, Eddie Collins, you might say,
is a man who came back-came back
to Philadelphia.
That great infeld--do you remem-
ber it? You remember that great
infeld back in 1911? | am go
ing to refer to that just a mo-
ment here, because / think some
of you may remember some of the
names OF those fellows back in 1911,
when the Philadelphia Athletics de-
feated the Giants in the world series.
That was in 1911, as | say, and If
you do not remember the figures, l
have got them here. The total num-
ber of runs made by Philadelphia
was II, as against 13 for the Giants.
Il wonder how many OF you folks
can remember the players on that
old famous team, Philadelphia ATM
letics of 1911 We're: Baker, 3b;
Barry, ss.; Murphy, rf; Collins, 2b'
Lapp. c.; Combs, p. Davis, lb.;
Oldring. cf. Lord. IT,; Bender, p;
Eddie Plank, p, and Stuffy Mclnnis.
McInnis Still Going.
"SuHy McTnnis is still going and
Eddie Collins has gone back to Phil
adelphia.
THE Giants were: Ames, p;
Crandan.: D.; Larry Doyle, 2b.
Chief Meyers, c.; Christy Mathewson,
D.; Herzog 3b.; Josh Devore, IT,;
Fred Merkle. H.; Fletcher, S.; Mur-
ray, r.; Rube Marquard p" ana
Wiltse, p.
How that gang was broken up:
My, YOU cannot recognize any OF
these teams any more at all.
Has Lived With Players.
Mr.. Fisher has lived with ball play
eTs and he has a wealth OF anecdotes
concerning notable figures in the game
which will enliven his broadcast'nS
this Summer. These anecdotes are
necessary and colorful to fill in the
intersticas Take, for example, The
following just before the game started:
II might tell you a little story about
Herb PennoCk. Herb PennocE, as ~"
most Of YOU know, is a Quaker. lie
lived at kensington Square, in Penn
sylvania. and at night the teams
! travel in a Pullman. and, Of course,
each man has his own Pullman berth,
and on their way. on the road, the
boys will sit around and play cards
and some of them will read. l remerl.
| Der that Christy Mathewson liked
very much TO read essays. Christy
was fellow who would hang back
! good deal.
"One night we were all sitting