The Washington times., 1927-07-21
FLIERSCONPET
WITH FIGHT

Twenty to thirty millions Of
radiotics, from Maine to California,
will have opportunity this evening
at o'clock to hear Graham Nc.
Nance and Phillips Carlin tell all
about what Is happening to Demp-
sey or Sharkey at the Yankee sta.
dunn, through broadcasts from WRC
and more than IS Of the nations
most powerful broadcasting sta
tions. The most elaborate broad
cast since the Lindbergh Washing.
ton rece )tion!
Just how many fans can tune
WMAL at 7:45 and listen to a pro.
gram that will end with Lieut.. Les
ter Maitland and Lieut.. Albert r,
Hegenberger tell how they flew an
airplane from Oakland, Calf, to
Honolulu and arrived an hour ahead
OF time. we'd be interested in know
ing because we also broadcast
program from WMAL and have
never been able to check up on the
number of listeners. At any rate
WMAL uses 100 watts power for
its broadcast.
We can sympathize rather deeply
with the perfectly human nantes.
tation which makes a widespread
broadcast demanded of the Demp.
sey-Sharkey activities and a rather
restricted circulation available for
recitation of the episode of risking
a couple Of lives in journeying half
way across the Pacific in an air.
plane. What happened to Maitland
and Hegenberger we all know in a
WI
some time ago and is just as his.
toric fact, and as well understood
and appreciated as the fact of
Columbus discovery Of America or
the flight of the Israelites out of
Egypt.
SYMPHONY MAY
SUBSTITUTE FOR FIGHT
What is going to happen to either
Mr.. Sharkey or Mr.. Dempsey this
evening in the Yankee Stadium is
not only a matter OF great conjec-
ture, but Is a thing that is going
to happen tonight, and most of us
want to be within at least ear-range
OF It when it happens. It's part of
the same urge that makes he-men
and she'women fly across oceans that
Will send most Of those on the
American continent to the loud
speakers or earphones this evening
to listen to the stadium exercises.
Incidentally-and here's a real
laugh for the philosophers and
moralists, il they ever laugh-in
case of rain the fight-hunting lis
teners will be RECALLED with a con-
cert by the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra from the great hall of the
College of the City of New York,
where a program of Beethoven,
Bach, Brahms or some composer
with an equal punch will substitute
for the hard-hitting prize ring
heavyweights.
There is to be quite a collection
OF good tuning material within
dialing distance during the course
OF the evening. The Kilt hour
from WRC will present the Bel
Canto Trio in an hour of music at
6:15, and one OF the early Gilbert
and Sullivan operas, The Sor-
cerer," will be heard from the same
station and many others at z. The
synthetic EskimoS are to perform
at 8 for their well-known circuit
and there will be dance music for
the last WRC broadcast hour.
Banjo duets by Sophocles Papas
and Raymond Donohue will start
activities at WMAL, and the Column
bia Guitar and Ukulele Club will
end them. The Hampton Institute
Quartet is to be heard from WIZ
at 1880 with its unusual program Of
negro spirituals. Our old friend.
Lord Calvert. will present a concert
from WIP, Philadelphia, at 8, and
at $50 both Quebec and Ottawa.
from CNRQ and CNRO, will star
Canadian music in a joint broad
cast. The Crosley Cossacks ride
the wave lengths after the Sharkey-
Dempsey affair. from WLW. with
one OF their unique musical pro-
grams.