The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-31
INTERNAL IONAL
BOAT RACES
ON AIR

An early start In the sporting
broadcasts comes with the Inter.
national Boat Races at Detroit, to
be heard by Columbia System lis
teners and locally over WMAL at
o'clock today.
The races, which occupy q place
in the marine field comparable to
that hefd ~ the international polo
races, VIII be described in full by
the commodore Of the Detroit Yacht
Club.
A running description Of the va.
rious heats during which the fore.
most racers In America and Europe
will contest for the worlds title In
the power boat field, will form the
essential part Of the broadcasts.
Verbal portraits Of the racers and
their craft given from the Lake
Michigan course win be q colorful
moment in the afr story.
Although the music 10 generally
the most attractive item on the
radio schedule Of q Saturday, 1t
looks well for the several talks to
be broadcast over our local stations
tonight.
One of the vitality interesting
subjects, that Of the Policemen
Firemen baseball game and the
Firemen's parade Of 1929, win be
discussed by DIR. Frank q. Gibson,
Of the arrangements committee,
over WMAL at 6:25 o'clock.
Ross II. johnson, of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, viii be on the
air at 6:45 o'clock in a brief talk
on Building Industries organiza.
tions and What It Means To Wash
inSton." This program will also
come over WMAL.
Secretary OF Labor James J.
Davis will be heard at 9 o'clock
at the local CHS station in a dis.
cussion of Labor Problems"
At WRC. Lyle c. Wilson and
John NJ. Morris, newspaper cor
respondents, will present the vitaI!y
interesting Facts About the
Chinese. Russian Situation" at 6:45
o'clock.
Musical Features
As for the music, there is q
goodly lot Of entertainment in that
field. Our estimable organ masters
Lew White and Jesse Crawford will
be presented at their usual hours.
French and Spanish modern com.
positions such as Debussy's "Danse"
in the Ravel arrangement and
Honegger's thrilling musical pic
ture of a locomotive Pacific 221"
will be featured on the General Elec.
trio program of music to be broad
cast over NBC stations at o'clock.
Under the direction OF Nathaniel
Shilkret the concert orchestra will
present several of the Ioveliest COM
positions Of all time.
Compositions by Sousa and waR.
ner will comprise the musical por.
ton OF the Babson Finance period
over CHS stations at 7:S0 o'clock.
Two favorite tenor solos by
Michael Tito, director of the Sorrento
Serenaders will feature the musical
by that group over WMAL at 7
o'clock. santa Lucia" and "Siente
MARI to be sung by Guiseppi de
Vita will also be heard on this
program of typically Latin pieces.
At S o'clock WMAL will broad.
cast the International Boat races at
Detroit. This Ia an event of real
iaterest to many radio fans and
| the program will undoubtedly prove
colorful and generally exciting.
With the familiar strains Here
We Are" the Piano Twins, Lester
Place and Robert Pascocello will
| open their sos o'clock broadcast
over NBC stations. Assisted by
HowarA Phillips they will offer se.
lections from Gorney's THE Sketch
Book" That's Where I Learned to
Love YOU" "Tr1e Blue LOU" why
Cant Your" and zone Sweet Kiss. !"
Dance music finds It's way into
the regular schedule in a perfectly
delightful manner, so that one feels
no scrupples at staying home on
the big night" Both the local
chain stations viii bring their pro.