Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-28

put 1t in an envelope and mail
lit.
II icas the only ballplGyer at
the funeral. You'd haze thought
the club Mould hare sent some-
body" End of play. wow
y \ 4
Comment: Baseball purists
will doubtless object to some Of
the details. but by and large,
the locker room and dugout
scenes had the ring Of au-
thentlcity. The manager and
the club owner were minor roles
sharply etched. But even some
of the ballplayers with fieeting
lines emerged as real people.
The script, distinguished by
crisp. honest dialogue, boldly
outlined the pressures of the
game. If it wasn't the best base
ball story I've seen yet, certainly
1t was the best acted and per-
formed. 1t was right over the
plate. The heart of it.
4
Visual Variety: Arthur Cod
frey introduced the "new look"
for Wednesday night (WToP-
81, and pleasant one it is. !.
There wasn't anything startling,
but the fact that the show is
now being beamed from a studio
designed for Tv-and not a
theater-wtll give idea man.
Charlie Andrews, an opportunity
to enhance the song numbers.
And enhance them he does.
Arthur. incidentally, pointed out
that Jan Davis is now producing
Talent Scouts" on Monday. The
Iredhead's fans-the former red
head-will probably also take to-
the finale, in which he'll chat
about anything that crosses his
mind. He could be making news
any given Wednesday in that
capacity. Gle must have given
color set manufacturers heart
failure with his opening remarks
about how his sets only func-
toned with the help of an engi-
neer. but he retrieved the dam
age by shows end by saying they
were old sets and the new ones
were much better.)
/ + +*
On the Run:
\ Recommended for Sunday:
Wide. Wide Worlds look at
Hollywood. 4 pm. WRC-4.
The Pulse ratings for July
August made WWDC very
happy. -. The station was No. 2
in the overall rating (behind
WTOP) and, for the first time
in its history, No. / from 6 am.
to 6 pm.
j WMAL-radio revamps its pro-
Igramming Monday, by giving
more time to Jerry and Jimma
Strong, Bill Malone and Felix
Grant. And another radio
bulletin from WINK, reveals that
the station will be a popular
music station from sunrise to
midnight. effective Monday.
Morrie Siegeps fans still tDdnt
him back as a sportscdster. not
la commercial man, but halt a
bottle OF beer is better than none.
|. ). He'll return to TV Monday
1.-THE WTTG-5 fights, Tuesday
4 fWTOP-9 Celebrity Pldyhouse)
and Thursday fWTTG-5 tDrest-
Iling.J
The West Point story win be
told In a new series on WTOP-9
next Friday, which makes the
next announcement almost in
eyitable. xiv reports it is film
ing a series called Men of An
napolis," for release next Spring.
4 Local stations and Potential
Sponsors Please Note: The cham
pionship Italian bridge team has
been invited to Washington to
meet the city's best (which in
cludes top-rated Alvin Roth.
The contest should be a natural
for local TV. And also note that
similar matches have been spon-
sored-by Selfridge's department
store in London. by U. S. Playing
Card company in New York. If
interested, contact w. M. Ling
ley. president of the Washington
Bridge League, or me.
Les Sand (WGMSl has me
down as one Of his guests on his
11:O5 sports show tonight. !.
Maybe we can talk about the
play, huh?