Evening star., 1928-04-10
BALL GAME TODAY
WILL co OVER AIR
The Star to Sponsor Broad
casting From Griffith
Stadium.

The outstanding event in the realm
of sports today also viii be radios prin-
cipal attraction.
IF the weather permits, Washington
and Boston are TO participate in the
formal opening of the major league
base bali season A play-by play ac-
count of the initial clash, with its at
ten1ant ceremonies. will be broadcast
direct from the Griffith Stadium by
Thornton Fisher, radio sports announc-
er Of The star
The hroadcaSting Of the opening
game will be sponsored by The Star.
and incidentally it will be the first
contest for the Nationals on their
home grounds aside from the world
series, that has gone out over the air.
Starts at $3.50 PM
Fisher is scheduled to begin his de-
scription OF the preliminary events
about $50 O'Clock, half an hour pre-
ce6fag the start Of the game. With
his mlcrophone, he will occupy a seat
II the upper stands where he will be
Sble to set an excellent view.
~ Then later in the evening Fisher
again will face a microphone in the
studio Of WRC for an intimate chat
on base ball hroadcaSting.
The Everea1 1y Hour, WRC's chief
attraction tonight, viii feature Comdr.
Richard E, Byrd. The program an
nounced under the alluring title of
Skywar6' has been arranged so that
the American public may hear for the
ErSt time directly from Comdr. ByrCi's
own lips the details Of his coming air
expedition into the Antarctic with a
picked crew. In addition TO his plans
for the Antarctic flight. Comdr. Byrd
Also VIII relate experiences of his flights
70 the North Pole and 10 France both
OF which established landmarks in avia-
ton. tone poem. ''Skyward, dedi-
Gated to the famous naval flyer. has
been specially written for the occasion
hy Nathaniel Shilkret and will be played
hy the Eveready Orchestra.
Voters Program.
Campaign issues as seen by bJSi-
ness man. a farmer and 1.-THE man on
TIE street" viii be the subject presented
IN the weekly Voters Service" program
through WRC at o'clock. Senator
Capper Of Kansas, Merley Thorpe edi-
tor Of Nations Business, and Bruce
Bliven. an editor of the New Republic.
are scheduled speakers for this program.
which is directed by the National
League of Women Voters.
Ern1a Calvert and Kin Carroll will
present the W. B. & A. hour at O'Clock.
They open their program singing I'm
the Moonlight followed by stay Out
Of the South
The principal musical attraction TO
&c on the air tonight viii be the fourth
concert Of Latin American Music which
vii be broadcast from the Hall of the
Americas Of the Pan-American Union
hy kAA. The program viii be pre-
sented by the United Service Orchestra
and a group of Latin American artists.
including Kita de Ull1oa Canto. Bra
Elian pianist. and Rodolfo Hoyos. Mex
icsn baritone.
One Of the featured selections will be
symphonic poem La Isla de los
Ceibos. composed by F. Eduardo Fabini
OF Uruguay. which has never before
been played In Washington: ENRIQUE
Caroselli Of Uruguay viii conduct the
United Service Orchestra during its
playing Of this number.
A musical revue Rio Romance.g viii
be presented during the weekly radio
movie club program which WMALs will
broadcast tonight as its headline attrac-
ttc1. This revue includes cycle Of
SeEth American songs by the Tam
poulipas Troubadours.
Among WAfAIss other attractions will
be talk for home gardeners by T. II.
White, specialist in vegetable gardening
Of the University of MARYLAND.
A l1aif-hoar program by Geor Skad-
cling OF his CongrcssioaaIs Dance Or
chestra and special musical program
make up the evening schedule of wRHF.
These features viii be b~oa icaSt be-
fNeen 6 and z O'Clock