Evening star., 1950-07-30
Bob WOIff:s
DUGOUT CHATTER
Presented by
GEORGES.
TIMEs-HAvE-cHAkGEp DEPARTMENT
RADIO AND TELEVlSION co.

Four ago when televson first appeared locally,
spirited bidding among the local network stations for
sports events such those staged at Une Arena hoisted
promoters hopes and in the rights In
those days before heavy network programming local sta
attraction.
notch music, comedy variety and mystery shows of
New York Chicago and Hollywood backed by who
quenty local time is difficult to find; the bidding
for local rights is seriously curtailed.
that there's problem to deal with now They must
consider not only how much they'll get they put their
events TV but how to get their events TV at ALL
Last year for example Uline Arena officials cut out
Ty III b they felt 1 hurt
The lack of stimulus of the visual medium might have
been major factor. At any rate, this year the
is thinking about going back to TV again But the
problem is can they get back on?
According to my reports NBC and CHS lining up
starstudded variety shows for network consumption on
Saturday nights when the Caps play. DuMont will send
outlets and has the popular roller derby
means that local sport promoters may gradually be
their minds to meet this challenge and do something
about it. Many erswhe sports fans may be entced to
many other topfght entertainers while local sports
Critics of ~ have said that sports on Tv is threat
to the boxoffice But it's becoming apparent that
sports off of Tv someday the greatest threat
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AL Schoendienst lived up to his in the recent
Al-Star when his home-run the game for the
National Leasuers The name sehoendiens in trans
In Washington the name Georges means fine service"
has concentrated seeing that each the
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ngOnan through their continued patronage wit
messed the growth of Georges Radio Teevson Co. to its
esteemed position today the leader in its field
and of leadership is just added reason why
of the Georges stores
THE OLD BAwL GAME
Not-in- -box-scor department: In the recent
Cooperstown Hall of Fame game little boy about 2z
old baed for Walt Dropo turn at bat
Andy Hansen on the mound for the Giants at the time
came in off the mound to lob the ball plaewards under
The excited youngster finally connected and with
mighty swing propelled the ball foot in front of
home plate The lad allowed to toddle this poke
for infed hit, given cheer, pat the back,
and then asked to retire from the game
Here, however unexpected problem enSued The little
boy didn't want to leave first base and with loud wangs
resisted all efforts to remove him. In this crisis fahery
ments weknown to grandfathers genial Red sox
manager queed the youngser and led him gently back to
+ Last year at coGperstown when the Senators beat
watching the umpires The plate umpire engaged the
occasion had commercial printed in flaming letters
to dust home plate there always visual pause for
"a word from the sponsor"
LINE DRIVES
F1rst-out town visitors to see Ted Williams in the
hospital Larry Dolby and Luke Easter Hitting was
the big topic of conversation.
Chatter program he limited that might soon take the
league lead the vital statistics department He and Eddie
Joos tied at present Each has children They're
both considerably behind the majoreague leader
however. He's rghthander Larry Jansen of the Giants
with five girls and boy
With all this talk about the rabbit" ball. it's interest
ing to note that the Official Baseball Rules make
mention at all of what the baseballs shall be
covered with AS Minor League President George Trautman
says Under our rules we could use solid rubber ball
provided conformed to the size and weight requirements
Custom, guess, dictates that the ball Shall have lot
of yarn in it and be covered with horsehide"
And then there's the about who called
the Sports Editor the telephone complaining
should have had hit than the paper credited him
with in the score.
Sorry" said the Sports Editor. know what you're
referring to and that typographical error"
Typographical error heck" barled the batter. "That
was a clean hit If ever / one!"
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