The Washington times., 1930-08-30

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Here is another big.time broad.
casting announced by the NB.C
Nine American cities from Maine
to California win be linked in a
record breaking broadcast the
night Of September 18 in pro
gram dedicated to the American
Legion by the RCA-Victor Cor.
poration and broadcast through a
coast-to-coast network Of the Ma
tional BroadcaSting Company.
The program will begin at 8
o'clock standard time). and will
last 80 minutes. In that time lis
teners will hear addresses by Gov
ernors Of eight States, the ma
tional commander Of the Ameri-
can Legion and the Mayor Of
Boston. American Legion bands
from each city included in the
program will also take part.
In addition to the public Off
cialS who will be heard, some Of
radios outstanding stars are ex-
pected to add brief bits to the un-
usual program.
In Boston, pickup points will
include historic Fanueil Hall and
the tower of the Old North
Church. The entire program will
be controlled from Boston, where
the intricate switching from city
to city will be supervised by Phil
lips Carlin. Other points from
which the program will be picked
up include Portland. Me-, and
Portland, Oreg.: New York city.
Washington, Jacksonville, Fla;
Dallas, Tex; Chicago and San
Francisco.
Four Navy and three Army
games are included in the list Of
football games which station
WRC has tentatively decided to
broadcast during the coming sea-
son.
The National Broadcasting Com
pany has announced it will broad
cast 81 games during the season.
with Graham McNamee and viii
liam Munday announcing. OF
this number WRC will broadcast
ii games.
The tentative football schedule
Of WRC follows:
October II, Navy-Notre Dame,
from Notre Dame, with McNamee;
18, Harvard-Army, from Cam
bridge. with McNamee: 25, Army
Yale, from New Haven, with Nc
Nance.
November /, Princeton Chicago,
from Chicago, with Munday: 3,
Harvard-Michigan, from Cam
bridge, with McNamee; IS, Navy
Southern Methodist, from Balti-
more, with Munday; %, Navy
Maryland, from Annapolis, with
Munday; 27, Cornell-P pennsylvania,
from Philadelphia, with Nc
Nance; 20, Army-Notre Dame,
from Chicago, with McNamee.
December 6, avy-University of
Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia.
with McNamee.
January /, Rose Bowl game
from Hollywood. California. .,
The leaders of both the Brit
ish and American polo teams
which will play for the inter
national challenge trophy at
Meadowbrook Club next month
will be heard on the air in two
special programs next week over
WMAL and the Columbia Broad
casting network as preliminary
to the first match. The first
program dedicated to the British
team will 60 on the air from
7:45 to 8 p. M, E. S. T., Tues
day. September 2. Capt. Charles
Tremaine, the nonplaying leader
and C. T. I. Pat Roark. the
playing captain. will be the
principal speakers.
At z p. m. e. S. T, the fol-
lowing Thursday. September 4,
American polo will be presented
by Thomas Hitchcock, Junior cap
tain of the American team, and
Charles Schwartz, a member of
the defense committee for the
United States Polo Association.
They will speak to the radio
audience about the forthcoming
international matches.
Highlights on today's radio
program are:
p. M.
WRC-A mixed chorus of Is
voices suggest domestic ties in
1.-THE Hills of Home" by Fox.
which they will feature in the
Pop concert to be directed by
Cesare Sodero over an NB.C. net
work.
The women'S octet will sing
wagner's Dreams" and the male
chorus will present the "Cossack
War Song" written by Parker.
SP. M.
WMAL-"The Midnight Alarm, +"