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SPORTS. THE EVENING STAB. WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 1S». 17 Shires Has Become Prodigy ofSportdom | PATH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS BROADCASTS ’ SPECIAL YULETIDE Banquet Is Planned to Honor [/ m, \(I PROGRAMS ON 1 OFFERS fWOAOCAgT/«g>H GeWHAWYV I y MADE ART t LOST \[\ ic:4S *w to i«s*m. JOHNSON IS _ Bach’s Oratorio, Interna- St-. Celtic Base Bailers ('broadcast mow Holland ) Mary’s i _____ 1 i : i j:j;:j;; w*—l itnoon to it:so pm. ; tional Christmas Carols and $lOO,l England) EXCEED Va.. December 24. rines, Potomac Yard All-Stars, Burk & TO TECH QUINTET (Tbpoapcast rtoM —£¦& [1 • being of f-'fA ¦ —Plans are made here to- Co. Richmond. Wilkes-Barre Barons * ** Midnight day for a banquet which will of the New York-Penn League. Fred- i:so 3 > Mass Features. "v” STAT)OM S Fighting Bail Player May be held Monday night in honor ericksburg Elks, Reading International Be ALEXANDRIA.of the St. Mary’s Celtics base League. Naval Hospital and Mount Capable Forward Must Make chVlm*?o.S% n». ball team, rated one of the strongest Rainier were the only teams to defeat Radio will herald the coming ol SsSS SHOOT WAVK — Celtics. *Sca i n Holland p Christmas tonight Late Joining Chisox, if teams to hold forth in this city since the Up School Work—Central, ; ii’i, rcccivino station i v\^ with a variety of the old-time Dreadnaughts. who ranked Leading sluggers of the Celtics were at wvmhcao.l.,. special Yuletide programs, the out- Dreifus, .495; station in MS? V He Reports at All. with the best semi-professional nines Riley. .490: Langford, Play k°cn V standing features of which will be anywhere in the country seven years 407: Lemerice. .400; Kidwell, .312; Zim- Eastern Grads. broadcast by WftC and WMAL. ago. merman, .302; Brenner, .304; Hicks, .300, Three noteworthy Christmas pro- and Hamilton, .300. diagram grams BY FRANCIS J. POWERS. Charles Corbett, manager of the Cel- The shows the short-wave stations on both sides of the Atlantic which are to relay special radio programs are scheduled by WRC—the in- Johnson, dependable for- tomorrow between the United States, Holland, as ternational tics, is in charge of arrangements for Del Ray A. C. is seeking senior and England, Germany and as well the time of the broadcasts. These pro- Christmas carol sing In December 24. —The the feast, which is to take place at ward, has been lost to the Tech grams will be rebroadrast in each country. An extensive network of National Broadcasting System stations, in which WRC New York, in which 15,000 singers will unlimited class basket ball games with basket ball team, at least for is to be a link, will distribute prodigy of the sports world is either the Lyceum Hall or at Hurshy’s \ speedy teams. games phone the foreign programs in this country. participate, Bach's Christmas oratorio Charles Arthur Shires, base Salon. Corbett has not prepared the For Man- most of the public high school to be sung by a ager Ted Miller at Alexander 726 be- EDGAR series, it was an especially trained CHICAGO,ball player by avocation and a program, but was expected to obtain 6 and 7 p.m. championship chorus of 50 voices in the Eveready tween prize fighter by predilection. the talent today. learned today. hour and the midnight mass at the Johnson, who was being counted on With no knowledge of the sour science Among the players who performed on Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Wash- Lester McMenamin, former Alexan- again as a first-stringer, has fallen ington. and apparently little aptitude for other the team were Capt. Bill Langford, loss may Today on the Radio a Shires dria High School basket ball star, who down scholastically, and his FOREIGN WMAL’sprincipal than rough and tumble fight. “Ike" Dreifus, Leon Riley, Joe Hamil- PROGRAMS contribution will be ‘ not a little is in receipt of offers that would arouse Brenner, Buddy now is playing center for William and' ' hamper the McKinley team a dramatization of Dickens' “A Christ- ton. Bussy Zimmerman. Mary a fight retain the championship. the envy of many well known and clever Buck Freeman. Ralph Hamilton, Art Collegians, will lead strong ag- in its to PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929. mas Carol” to be broadcast from 11 to boxers. Ludlow. Russell Kid well. Cur- gregation of tossers against the St. call 12 o’clock. Virtually all of its regular Vincent Mary’s Celtics teams to oppose the regular fMeters on left of letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m. unless He entered the ring in a spirit of tis. Rip Hicks, Jim Bradley. Ellett here Thursday night at Alumni otherwise indicated.) attractions drawn from the Columbia purse. He Armory Hall. Play will start at 9 o’clock Central High School combinations in ON network, bravado and to recoup a flat Cabell, Charles Horne, Dave Bayliss. CHRISTMAS DAY however, are flavored with the matches was thought to be through when beaten with a fast preliminary. basket ball, swimming and rifle holiday spirit. Kermit Smith, Douglas Hewitt. Buck Included in McMenamin’s Year Day will be selected to- and winded by George Trafton, another Struder, Walter Beall, Gerard Edwards line-un, New gridiron. But which will play under the name of trie morrow by the “C” Club. LOCAL STATIONS. International Carol Sing. novice recruited from the and Player-Coach Brownie Lemerice. Burgess, Clyde Romig and Attempt ring career coming to a Washing- William and Mary Collegians, will be Forest N. B. C. Will to Relay The international Christmas instead of his That aggregation won the McMenamin, Jake Goldblatt, Dick Castell, at George Washing- 315—WRC—950. 475.9—WMAL—630. carol ludicrous end it to be only in a ton-Alexandria lost former now (National Co.) sing will come direct from Madison seems championship, but Washington Tech star; ton, are expected to be among those Broadcasting (Washington Radio Forum.) robust infancy. by drop- “Babe” Clark, Broadcasts and Square Garden in New York. The t out for South Atlantic honors George now in the alumni basket ball line-up. Just Transmit 2:3o—Children’s Chistmas carol eerv- 3:00—Columbia The truculent Texan has received ping to Mount Rainier in the titular former Mason star playing Ensemble. groups to take part include the Police 100 for William and Mary Freshmen; Gor- who will make up the graduate swim- of more than offers to show his manly game. 6 to 4. Included in the team’s the rifle gems. 3:30-For your information. Glee Club 75 mpmbers. the ttolice shoulders in American prize rings and don and Marshall Smith, former Alex- ming team is uncertain but Twice Abroad. 3:3o—Classic band of 75 pieces, victories were triumphs over Catholic High flash picked from A. 4:oo—“Short Story * ; oo—United States Army the Edna White purses offered Steel, andria who is performing at combination will be Writing,” by H. A. Band. Brass the total more than University, Hagerstown. Bethlehem Thomas, Central captain, 1927-28; Quartet and choirs and soloists SIOO,OOO. has ambi- forward for Richmond University. N. •_ s ; oo—The Rhythm Kings. from 1.100 churches The great man an Washington Jimplicutes, Washington Frazier, captain, 1926-27, _Jsellar. in Greater New $250,000 quick W. T. H. Radio engineers widely separated ®’ York Carols of tion to salt down in Red Sox. Union Printers, Naval Hos- Knight’s Store Five, resting through Sehorn, and captain University in Guidance,” the 3o Brunswick hour of music. all denominations are order, and, only $245,000 1924-26 s:oo—“Vocational by included in this program, since he is pital (five-game series), Georgetown A. the early Christmas holidays, will swing of Maryland this season, Leo Kas- quarters of the globe are bending every Kiwanis Club. 6:oo—Correct time. which is to short of his goal, will continue to box—- C„ St. Joseph’s, Bond Breadmen. Fort be sent to foreign countries through back into action Friday night. Central chagen, captain 1926 and Carnegie effort to assure the success of the nota- melodics. 6:ol—Flashes from The Evening the or attempt to box—so long as the cash Humphreys, Kennedy A. C., Alexandria. High School will be played * . Star. short-wave station of the General Elec- here at 8:30 1927 and F. H. Marshall, s:3o—“The Lady Next Door.” ... „ . Tech captain, ~ experiment f , ' is forthcoming & ble Christmas day in which 6 15 pri tric Co. at Schenectady. 2 Barcroft Washington Rapid Transit p.m. on the Armory Hall court with the 1926-27. the s:4s—National Community Christmas ' ’ nces of old Co.; Cherrydale A. C.. Fredericksburg Knight’s Store Buddies National Broadcasting Co. will at- tlme troupera Arthur Bodanzky, famous conductor, _ Will Go on Tour. appearing in a Plans for organization of the alumni tempt to relay In one day three tree program from Sherman ’ Elks (three-game series), Ma- preliminary foreign 6:3o—Popular piano syncopator. will direct the Bach Christmas oratorio. week White Sox rebel Quantico contest. teams were discussed at the annual broadcasts from Holland, Germany and Square—Address by Secretary The Within the the of the “C” Club Wilbur; by chorus which will sing the great Will start an eye-punching tour that Christmas meeting England and transmit twice abroad. of Interior music 6:4s—Dinner symphony. oratorio is the famous choir held last night at the Racquet Club. 1 l of th-» So- Will take him into some of the great “Only the forces of nature,” said C.