The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-09

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 Oracle Allen. she'll be Ion the { stations are taking over the broad casts in their territories and instead of one or two key voices airing the big games this fall you are going to find nearly a hundred breathless commentators in the football radio boxes"
 But Hen Still Air Games
 So what's Husing going to do about itp Retire to his Broadway and take his football on the loud- speaker end of broadcasting2 Hard- ly, for Ted will still be on the air each Saturday with the weeks maj or grid clash for any stations that want to relay 1t. He figures that his broadcasts will be carried by 50 stations throughout the country this year. It used to be l00
 It will be much more subdued Husing that you will hear from the sidelines this season. Ted figures that with the new crop of football lToadcasters there will be lot of wild hysteria emanating from the mike on Saturday afternoons. So to be individual, Husing plans to slow down his mike pace, discard the prepared material he used to use as filler on his broadcasts and offer a sane and intelligibie broad- cast of what the g men on the field are doing.
 Husing Is entering his 18th year as Q network football reporter. His first grid broadcast was the Penn. Cornell game of 1925. The 1913 Metre Dame-Ohio State breath-tak- CT of 1885 he recalls aS the most thrilling game of his career as na- tional observer. Ted used to take c two-week swing around the major grid camps before each season. He's cutting that out this year, but still has two scouts on the road.
 First Game Sept. 25
 And when the opening whistle blows-for Ted 1t will be at the Ohio State-Texas Christian game Sept. 25-he will have material on 1900 different players of the squads he'll see in action this season. Jin- my Dolan will be his chief assist ant again this year. Dolan, like Les Quailey whom he succeeded, Is boyhood pal of Husing. They're the only ones you can trust. he, contends.
 Not enough radio sportscasters have reportorial background, acc cording to Ted. They also don't realize that what they are broad casting Is still parlor entertain- ment and must be handled the same as any other show in that category. Husing doesn't look for much broadcasting of professional foot ball this season. because he still doesn't think there Is Q great pub- lie interest in 1t.
 Although Husing Is one of ra- dio's outstanding personalities, he gets very little fan mail. Sports fans don't seem to be as interested in writing in after broadcast. Most of the fall nlissives he does receive are confined to rebukes for mispro- nunciations. He has only been mobbed once. That was ct the Har- yard Stadium the year after his fa- nous "putrid" slip on the air. A few excited Harvardites attempted to get him. He hasn't broadcast the World Series since Judge Lan- dis benched him four years ago, but he may be reinStated for the base- ball classic this fall.
 Bill Stern, Fort Pearson and Hal- sey Hall will handle NBC's football microphones this fall. Like Colum- bia, NEG will open It's grid sched- ule with the Ohio State- e-Texas Christian game. The Notre Danne- Drake, Minnesota Nebraska, Notre Dame.Navy, Notre Dame-Pitt, Arrny-Navy and Notre Dame- Southern California games have also been scheduled.
 Benny's Return
 For New Air Show
 Jack Benny's customs declar- ation included everything but some new comedy gags when he returned on the Normandie from his Euro pean vacation. The airwaves lead- ing laugh-maker was greeted by c bowling crowd of fans and auto graph seekers when he landed, but Mary Livingstone left him ct the dock holding the keys to their trunks while she sped home.
 The Benny's gained weight dur ing their European holiday, Mary coming home 10 pounds heavier. They spent most of their time at Cannes in Southern France, bought c French doll for their daughter, saw c television broadcast of the Wimbledon tennis matches in Eng land and immediately departed for Hollywood, where they return to the air Oct. 3.
 
 Burns and Allen
 To Get Mike Holiday
 George Burns and his 0racie- Wacie Allen are going to vacation