NBC Transmitter (Mar-Oct 1941)

2 NBC TRANSMITTER NBC ATHLETIC SEAWANE, June 18. The NBC Athletic Association held its fifth and largest outing this date at the Seawane Country Club, Hewlett, Long Island. Buses left the 50th Street NBC Studio entrance. Radio City, at 9:15 AM and 9:45 AM. NBC cabs met Long Island RR trains at Hewlett station on schedule from 10:30 AM until 6:01 at night. Private cars found markers on the Grand Central Parkway, Southern State, the new Belt Parkway and other main roads leading to Hewlett. In fact, only the Transmitter staff couldn’t find the way. Mr. I. E. “Chick” Showerman, in a statement to the Transmitter, said, “It’s the biggest outing we’ve ever had and it gets bigger every year. The A. A. Outing is for the ranks. The executives are welcome, but it’s essentially for the NBC employee and it’s for fun. Last year we broke all records in tennis and golf. This year exceeded even those records.” The chairman of the social committee, responsible for the splendid organization of the Outing, was lovely Marian Ayer. Her assistants at making things happen were Mary Coyne, Helen M. (M for Mm-m-mm) Korday, Frances Barbour, Al Protzman and Al (Hi-ya!) Walker. The Outing began with 9:00 AM Coif and finished with 1 :00 AM Dancing to Irving Miller’s orchestra, minus a celeste, but all very melodic nonetheleste. It was the 22nd Golf Tournament for NBC. The Seawane course is 6500 yards, with a par of 72 and a lot of water out by the 1 6th hole. The number one golfers of the day found Bill Johnson of Sales Service out in front with a low gross of 77-81-158. Runner-up was a guest. Jack Purcell, with a low gross of 80-87-167. Henry Meyer of Engineering took the Men’s Handicap with a score of 99, a handicap of 33, giving him a net of 66. Lathrop Mack of News and Special Events was runner-up and close, with a score of 99, handicap of 32 and a net of 67. Hugh Seiler took the Members’ Consolation Round. Dorothy Miller of Blue Sales played 36 holes to take the women’s championship with Helen Winter of the Treasurer’s office runner-up. Ray Kelly of the rain-making machine and other sound effects drove, from an approach drive, to four feet of the 8th hole, winning a prize. A leather traveling bag it was. Notice we’ve given up listing scores? That’s because we stand in awe of Jim McConnell. The McConnell of Spot and Local Sales managed a 96 for the first nine holes. Just to prove that he could do it again, Jim up and scored exactly 96 for the remaining nine holes, bringing the grand total to 192. At 10:00 AM, 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM, D. B. Van Houtan led horseback riders on three 2 hour rides. Nineteen horses were at the disposal of NBC equestrians and, at the conclusion of the 3:30 ride, games were held. The first event was a potato race on horseback. Dick Berrian won, with Mathew Boylan and Ed Weille placing second and third. The second riding event had to do with nightshirts. The riders dashed to the far end of the field, dismounted, donned a nightshirt and then galloped furiously for the finish line. Selma Wickers of Program Supervision got into her nightshirt first, but Al Patkocy, on the mad dash for the finishing line, passed her and on the left side, too. The tennis courts were crowded to capacity as the largest turnout ever responded to Chairman Bob Fine’s efforts. Helen Korday of Personnel came away with the honors in the Women’s Singles. Bob Fine scored over Paul Rittenhouse to take the Men’s Singles after a superb exhibition of tennis. Both Fine and Rittenhouse placed their shots with championship accuracy and in the cool afternoon, their match was something to see. Dorothy Schutt accepted the sil ver softball statuette for her team, defeating a fighting ten led by Miss Ashmead. Claude Barrer of International Short Wave made a clean sweep of the swimming honors winning both events for men. An obstacle race was the most amusing. Old Guest Relation uniforms were worn and then discarded in the water, which is a good trick if you can do it. Even out of water. The second race was something with a spoon and a ping pong ball which Dorothy Lewis of General Service won in the women’s division. Lucille Lizotte, a desk away from Dorothy, took the obstacle contest, C.R. uniform and all. SEEN GOLFING: Vice President Strotz of Program; C. Lloyd Egner, Vice President in charge of Radio Recording; Vice President Mark Woods; Colonel Davis of R.C.A. Program Manager Phillips Carlin; Television Program Manager Tom Hutchinson; Clarence Menser. National Production Director; I. E. Showerman of Red Sales; Keith Kiggins of Blue Sales. Wilfred Roberts, New York production head; George Milne of Engineering; Ray Kelly of Sound Effects; Bob Close of Air Conditioning; Bill McClancy of Traffic; Irving Miller, Scrappy Lambert, Burke Crotty and Jean Caval. “Bud” Barry was on the course. That man from Washington played 16 holes of golf. Didn’t finish the other two because he’d already taken 4 hours and 1 5 minutes, and besides, wasn’t there a creek at the 16th hole? Birger Hagarth and Bill Carden of Tours, both sliced so far to the right they began playing on the 18th green instead of the first. Herb Wind stepped up, reset the tee a foot to the left, then drove straight down the fairway, which proves plenty. A thundershower, one of the threatening sort, threatened too much and caught Evelyn White,