The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-22

All radio listeners missed of the
assault and battery exhibition in
the Yankee Stadium last evening
was the sunshine of Mr.. Dempseys
smile as he greeted Mrs. Dempsey
through the microphone after the
historic seventh round. thus Vio-
lating one of the most rigid rules
of radio broadcasting by using it for
personal business. Likewise the
fans missed the beaning of Graham
McNamee by one OF the stray hat
casters. But Philips Carlin told 'em
all about that later. Between the
efforts Of McNamee and Carlin there
were few things that happened in
the prize ring after Sharkey and
Dempsey started toward it from
their dressing rooms, that were not
faithfully reported.
If anyone wants to know the
secret of the success OF these two
gentlemen as microphonists, just
mediate on the enthusiasm and
vitality of their exhibition last
evening. They put listeners right
at the ringside by their complete
abandonment to the occasion of their
job. In fact it wasn't a job at ALL
They were two exuberant. highly
excited boys, refining in their
enthusiasm sufficiently to make
very coherent story of what was
happening each second as it hap
pened. and yet never getting out
of the atmosphere of excitement
the sight of flying fists create
where ever and however they might
be flying.
1t was a great bit of reporting
and all of the ladies and gentleman
in the vast audience of some
$4,000 900 to 10000, 900 people scat
tered over the North American con-
tinent and the seas and inland
waters touching on and appertain-
ing thereto owe them a vote of
thanks. The vote is unanimous.
LADY LUCK
DESERTS WMAL
Plain hard luck. with no ex.
tenuating circumstances, attended
the efforts of WMAL to distribute
hither and yon the glad welcome
of Lieutenants Lester Maitland and
Albert Hegenberger from Hawaii bv
a distinguished group of army and
Hotel last eVening-and all of us
sympathize deeply with Director
VIII Pierson and his station crew,
The station transmitter simply gave
up the ghost just before the May
flower festivities started and all the
efforts of all the experts available
couldn't make it go.
When Expert Milt Baker finally
told the machine what he thought
Of it in short, crisp terms, late in
the evening, 1t sputtered. rolled
over. clicked a few times and
started in transmitting again.
But the banquet al the Mayflower
was all over the speeches of Gen
eral Pershing and SECRETARY Wilbur
and Assistant Secretary Davidson
had been made. Only a ul1elele
club was left to lend anything
Hawaiian to the atmosphere for
the evening, and under Sophocles
Papas' direction, the club did it's
job WE'LL
The early evening broadcast in
the Washington area was a tale of
hard luck all the way through. The
extended efforts OF certain gentle
men in st. Louis to play baseball
were so extended that the Kit hour
of music became a broadcast of re.
sounding base hits that were after.
ward stricken from the record.
Most of the continent heard an
orchestra play IN New York and
listened to the light opera company
sing Gilbert and Sullivans ''The
Sorcerer"-but only as light exer-
else and receiving set practice for
the big event of the evening, which
cut into the antics of the synthetic
Eskimos and put the whole nation,
IN a manner o. speaking, in the
Yankee Stadium. After Mr.. DENIM.
sey's left connected for the last
time with Mr.. Sharkey's Jaw loud
speaking became general every
where, and the instrument designed
for the purpose was left silent and
alone.