Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

- voice that said Don't say that!"
when had climbed into the ring
WIN my mlcrophone after the foul that
disabled Der Make.
A good many people have wondered
II had prompter with me on that
occasion or If there was a little fight
going on that didn't describe for the
radio listeners
AS a matter of fact, it was neither
1t was protest from one of Schmel-
ing's seconds who, out of loyalty to
his principal, objected to a statement
of mine to the effect that Schmeling
had had the worst of it all the way
through.
Here's what I said, according to a
stenographic report made at the stu
dios: Certainly it couldn't have been
an intentional foul, because he had hit
the German-Jack had hit Schmeling-
about five or six times to every time
that Schmeling hit him"
AT that time we were all in the ring,
and Jimmy Crowley, the referee, who
hadn't been able to see the blow that
put Schmeling out, was talking with
Charles Madison and Harold Barnes,
the judges. The decision hadn't been
announced, and 1 suppose Something's
second, who protested SO loudly that it
went over the air, thought anything
decision. 1t wouldn't have, of course,
but in the excitement of the moment 1t
is easy to understand his agitation.
don't know just who 1t was that made
that remark. by the way All Ifcaught
out. Of the corner of my eye was that
he, was wearing onesof Schmeling's I'M
fofgetable sweaters.S :,
At boxing .nlatches no one helps me
when 1 am actually on the air, some of
you may be interested to know. At
foot ball games, however, all of us have
men from each Of the competing col
leges at our elbows to help identify the
players quickly. Men who can call the
names of horses just by a glimpse of
their ears usually are on hand to help
with the identification at races. But
In boxing. it's really lone game.
4
Milt Cross Is trying these days to
explain away a letter from woman In
Fall River, Mass. The letter complained
bitterly about Irritation Milt was sup
posed to be carrying on over the air
with a singer-unnsmed-in Roxy's
Gang. 1t was addressed to one of the
officers of the company. After de-
scribing how the two of them we're
supposed to be sending each other very
sugarly messages, hidden in the words
Of announcements and songs, the writer
of the letter declared that steps should
be taken" The offlcer of the company,
with his tongue in his cheek imagine,
referred the letter to an oficial OF the
program department with a note to
tell Milt to lay of the hot stuff. In
turn it was referred to Milt, who wrote
"a reply explaining that the woman was
crank who had been writing him very
gooey letters for more than year and
that he imagined she was angry be-
cause he hadn't, paid any attention
to them Furthermore, he added the
type of none of the programs on which
he appears would allow him to go in
for any sentiment and. even II he were
so inclined he'd address 1t to his little
family listening at home.
The story of the letter has leaked
about the. studios, however, and every.
| one professes to take it seriously AS
a matter of fact it is only the newest
of the men who take such letters sert-
ously and they need have, no fear that
they will put them In a bad light Before,
the powers that be. More than million
and quarter letters came to our studios
last year and that meant there were
hundreds of"crank letters among them.
IT'S always easy to tell when there
is a real basis for complaint. II
there is, there won't be just one letter
on the subject, there, will be- dozens. at.
least. AlTi1ost.all TIE announces save
their crank letters as souvenirs. have
one from a man who demanded $500
because he. had fixed 1t up with the
police to get me cut.sof a mtrder he
said I had committed in Spain.
haven't been to Spain and 50 I am
in $780,.
What to wear before the microphone
during the Summer is the talk Of the
studios these days. Custom prescr1bes
dinner jackets for announcers and pro-
duction men during. the evening hours
and practically all performers on
elaborate programs dress for their
appearances, ;too, " - -;
1t is custom OF long standing ana
on some programs the orchestra musl-
clans are ALSO required to dress. Even
when guests are not present during the
broadcast the mere dressing for the
occasion tones one up, after day that
may have been spent in long rehearsalS
That goes, / think, even among sing
ers who "clear for action" before they
60 on the air. I have seen Werren-
rath, Chaliapan and a. dozen others shed
coat and collar just before the croao-
cast (when guests weren't present. OF
ceurse), but the stiff shirt and dress
| waistcoat remaining seemed to be
enough to impart the lift" that goes
With an important occasion. :
But now that hot weather is on the
bill, it's, different matter. refrlg-,
Grafton plant keeps the studios at
very comfortable temperature, no mat
| ter how hot it may be outside. but one
can't dress in a studio nor Is 1t pos
sible to remain within refrigerated
boundS'alT evening" -. =
A hurried conference over q last
minute change in a program, usually
| taking place In the hottest corner lof
| the building, can be counted on to de-
| feat even the starchiest Of shirts and
collars. Several of the men have put
| In good words for non-redecting rub
Der collars for Summer use, but they
aren't in general favor.
There is much agitation for white
| flannel trousers, blue coats and soft
white shirts, but our ranks are divided
White flannels have their disadvantages
| ifr a place where you might suddenly
| have to help move piano. I don't
| think. we'll really go in for the blue
and white NeeI Enslen more or less
settled the matter when he said such
Summer outfit would be perfectly sat-
isfactory to himNif some one would pro-
vide him with a yacht to go with it.
It looked like a tough rehearsal for
Josef Pasternak'S musicians when the
conductors assistant came into the stu
dio the other day with whole bundle
LOT batoris. = ,RappinR the desk sharply
with the baton Is the regular manner
of stopping an orchestra when a mis-
| take Is made in rehearsal, and a fire.
| eater SJInh q