NBC Transmitter (Mar-Oct 1941)

MARCH. 1941 9 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASEBALL The NBC baseball team, disregarding the recent heavy snowfall, issued plans this past week for the coming diamond campaign. "The prospects of a championship nine this Summer is no longer a mere possibility”, according to Jack Wahlstrom, playing-manager for the past few years. "With such returning veteran stars as Connie Nicholas and George Flood, former Villanova College battery mates. Bill Little, Manhattan College infielder for the past four years, and those reliable NBC campaigners Frank Crowley, Jack Garland, Eddie Nathan, Dorm Albert and the hard hitting Pete Bonardi returning once again to the diamond wars, our outlook seems the best in recent years.” Again this year NBC will enter the race for the New York Film League crown. The league includes our friendly rivals. Rockefeller Center, and the other usually strong clubs. Paramount Pictures, MCM, Consolidated Film, Simplex and Skouras. Arrangements will also be made to play our brothers, the strong RCA Camden team in a home-and-home series. Although at present handicapped by bad weather, the boys are shaking off that Winter lethargy in gyms around the city. And from all indications they are getting themselves into condition for NBC’s biggest year on the diamond. BOWLING From 75 to 80 people have been bowling regularly every Thursday night. Over 100 are registered. The bowlers are proud of their record, feel that they are truly the most active 100% AA group, since you have to be a member of AA to join. There are twelve teams, representing nine departments. All are men except one team of ladies who, at this point, have won exactly as many games as they have lost in competition with the men —33. The season ends April 10, and plans are being made for the annual dinner which will probably be held April 17, at which time prizes will be awarded. New bowlers are always welcome. Get in touch with the Captain of your departmental team or call George Milne in Engineering— Ext. 371. Mr. McElrath, Engineering No. 2, Room 517; Mr. Nicol, Auditing, Room 600; Mr. Lowell, General Service No. 1 , Room 317; Mr. Burholt, Sales Research, Room 300; Miss Michel, Ladies Team, Room 560; Mr. Mack, Program, Room 400; Mr. Kost, Sales, Room 412; Mr. Berrien, Guest Relations, Room 573; Mr. Hayes, General Service No. 2, Room 317; Mr. Mathew, Traffic, Room 560; Mr. Facer, Artists Service, Room 500. DANCING Mary Coyne says that dancing classes at Arthur Murray’s Studios begin their new series on Wednesday March 1 , from 6 to 7 P.M. The vote so far is very heavy on the rhumba, conga side. Anyone still interested in coming call her on Ext. 561. $5.00 for the ten lessons. Excellent chance to brush up for the NBC AA Spring Dance. RIDING When we asked Mr. Van Houten for news he revealed that the NBC Riding Club had been readying a "spring announcement" about the second week in March when You Know What happened. Although it postponed the notice, it did not prevent those of the group well stocked with capsule vitamins A, B, Bl, C, D86, and V69 from digging out and enjoying their regular Saturday afternoon jaunt in Jersey. For, disbelieve it if you will, many of the boys and girls have been in the saddle all winter. While continuing the regular Saturday afternoon ride, there are possibilities that a beginners group will be started to bring the neophytes up to the old liners proficiency. Daylight Saving Time may make practicable a long evening ride and if there are enough insatiables the afternoon group may continue unabated. Under the new Athletic Association arrangement, AA members will have part of their riding expenses defrayed. Present rates are a dollar an hour, but Mr. Showerman has assured Mr. Van Houten that within a very short time the new arrangement will be in effect. SOFT BALL Attempting to formulate plans for Spring season right now. Would like to have anyone who is interested write Steere Mathew in room 560 or call him on extension 695. Last year enough men were interested to form two good teams, from which one very good team was chosen. They beat the picked WCY Schenectady boys at the outing and journeyed to Schenectady where they were beaten in turn. This year Mr. Mathew would like to have at least four teams so that the men could get in some League competition. Also he would like to arrange for the games to be played nearer the RCA base, and will start working on it as soon as he knows how many are interested. SKATING Since the last issue of the Transmitter there have been eight ice skating parties arranged by Mary Zostant of the Research Division, one of which was a combination ice skating, dining and dancing party. Mary Zostant says that among the regular skaters, a great improvement has been noticed; most of them having abandoned the "Figure Eleven” for the "Figure Eight”. All this great enthusiasm for fancy figures is no doubt due to an envy for the perfect form of J. L. Hathaway of Engineering. He flies into space — comes down on his feet We can’t help admit he’s graceful and fleet. To see him you think of a bird on the wing. To watch the others, oh well, why say anything? Since the season is fast drawing to a close, we would like to urge everyone to take advantage of the last few parties being arranged for their pleasure and to come out and skate with their NBC friends.