Variety (Mar 1946)

36 WtHliioMlay, March 13, 1946 ICitiiir)-, Siist:iiiiln$' WABC-CBS, N. Y. ■ jp'ir Ptfiuitliiti) neiftlibo.i's sent clojviv ail intcrfKtiiis; piosjram Fi-ym tlw tiicMicHv iiorlli l.ist Thiiisdiiy (7) Ifh onl.v ii shii'iio that it was siJOiletl h\< bad i-Poe))tiijn. Sliow, titled '"ilie Ne\\ Canada." iind despatched' .by till' C'.iii.idiiiM Broiulfa.stin!? Ci)Vp. Ho n Us Toronto lioadquarters. wa> •TRUE nETKCTIVK MYSTERIES" "TIIK NKW CANADA* Vitl( Manny Kruner. Jolmoy With AUce ICobey, John Tfiainas: Adrian Bayan, t'oiiwielo »'ho,r» ■ LemHe, Sid Ravmond, James VVftci; Listfi Sinclair Boles, Bill WyaCt,. Dicli Krith; i f lodiiecr: Andrew Allan t'iiet Kincsbury, music: Hujh ; :i« Mins^ Thurs. (7) 5 p.m JameSi. uniwnneer Writev-Pr»daee»-Director: Murray ■ ■■Burnett"'-. ■ SU Mins.: Sun.. 4:3a |>.in. WILLIAMSON CANDY CO. V.'OR. Mutual, N. Y. '•Tvu4 -t)etectiTfe Myst?rk-i>," is an c\-collci'.t example ol the ua.% out- side ioterfurcnce on eon'ineivials can spoil a good tlirilier pioi^ra'n Cei-tainl.v the boniir: here: caii't be. tlie lault of a progvam-wise dn-e.- t.ii: 11 niiust be the obtuseiie-ss ol a!ieiu'\ 01- sponsor. An>-ivay, liere is a" nusterv which starts oft witiiout I'anliuc. simply and dramaUca.lv. in a scene o[ a stickup and iniirdei', w itli Hie punman iimniiui i)fl a.-- the victim's wife yells for the police--- and biina. the si.ispen.se- pe.teS;? oii^ complelel.v as an, announcer bar.?es in to describe the succulence ol an O'Henrv baf. In the same way, .iiist before the program's end, «-hen U\e denouement is about to be disclosed, in comes the comraercial .siili'lai'ly- to spoil the interest and eflect, Jusf a little matter of spacing—-puttin.!; commercials where the.v lielons, be- fore and aitor tlie thriller, instead of sandwiched between—would im "lEFTY" With Jai'k Alltertaoii, Joan .Vex- ander, Maxine Stuart, Babe Rnih. sucst: otl^n's ' IVrllcr: Robert i. Mann Pr<i«lucer-Ulrer.tor: Howard G-.. : ' .Barnes- . .- 3* Mins.; Men., 10:30 pM. Sdiitaiiiins WABC-CBS, N. y. This is Effort No. 2 in the »mbi- 1 Kills CBS programming liypo tur- rentlv under way. Like Etlort No. 1 itlie NTG show from Hollyvooti i, it would iippeiii' from the initial bi-oad- easl iliat in the molding of thi.s sat-a 1 bvisht, original production, tellini; „|, j, southpaw pitcher the netvvoilt the U. S. just a little ot what ilprosrammmt! boys were caui-'ht nap i«/iHlieihv niiigbboi'..is liKe - reclmi; anfl,-.- Goi'-, quUe a 'Tc'w- TOronsi. iijipl'ei!- sions, Diseiis.siDM Was sugarcosvted. SP asreeably. in such an hitei-e-sting slyltv ol music, naiiative and commentaiy, to make it as palatable and inoITen- sive as it wa.s educational. Facts ol climate, population, two- languiiges; cultuve and Redyraphy were dished up Ujihtly. throusih proar pins off base- "L««.Y" is tabbed a coinedV. but Robert J. Mann's .scniit- ine job sounded like somethini; has- tily thrown together. The fact that the-te>t>olV presentation was short on c-omc-dv. howeveV,. was of less vital eoncei'n than the tact that the show IS virHtally bereft of any character ilolincation. This is the type o£ .show that could lolksons, swing, nitery sequences, etc. I i^.ji^ to Colorful trealmeul in Opeiuna bit, travesty on the "Tne , ^y^^, -^-^^^ Lavdner tradition. IJilonday "Mounted .Always Gets Their Man, i ^^oh^'g (H) premiere, however, uas to ilhistrate thai there are other i ^|.,Tip,jp(j qh .,ny of the ess'entials that Canadas besides the halfbreed-out- I \^.^^^^\^ ma\<i6 for good situation com- law-police story-Canadii, wns lypjcal I ol the bright approach and set the 1 pi og] am's Dace Music and talent on I progi-am were h.igh-gi-iHie,,: but ..whiit: stood out was the sood-humored, intelligent handling of a smart .script prove the picture completely. | by producer Andrew For tne program otherwise isn't . draoia supci visor. b<id. Stories based on, real, exciting , ^ incidents from the magazine are dramatized m simple, straight-tor- wai'd dialog and incident, with no ornate Iringe-work, to mount in in-' tere.st and hold one's attention throughout. Sunday's (101 chapter told tlie yarn of a-, medical -student bumming his, way ea.st, who runs into a murderer-yegg on the lam. and his courage and resourcetulness in getting out of: tlie jam and get Allan, CBC's Broil. •CRIME or SYLVESTBE BONNARB" With Wilms Herbert, Wan Plaits, Beryl Vauelian, Morray Forbes. Vivton Bues, Wiley Hancock, Oer- aJdine Kay. Boris Aplon, Bob Brown, iumonncer Producer-Director: Homer Heck . Aditptation: Gordon .%nchineloes Orcfacsti-B: Joe Gwlliclii* ling the gunman apprehended. Some | Special Mmie: Emll Soderstrom of the talk as well as story sounded mins.. Friday, H:SO p.. m. a littlfe improbable—-but true stories do. Acting was first-rate, and direc- tion good. If only O'Henry had used l>etter timing in his entrances. ..--■■>:■--■.. - Broil. "QUESTIONS FOR AMERICA" Willi Don BoHenbeck, ciucee; Ar- thur Feldnnin, Robert Meyer, Edd Jotansony Fred : Onier, Bl»ir FrivMr, Sen. Janie» M. Bunnell; , Robert Waldrop- snn^iunerr, Producer-Direetor: John- Madiean 30 iVIinsi,. Men., 10:30 p.m. Sustainlnar WJZ-ABC, N, Y. ABC's national news editor. John Madigan, has found a format but ■ lost a torndula. . Intent of "Question far America". is ta give continuity to net's foreign^ eorresiftMideats . by having them all talk on one specific subject. Bol-stered by the opinion • of an e\perl in the U. S. A., and all ot tlicm summarized by emcee Uon Hollenbeck, the show then. ask.s the listenina audience to vote '-yes or n ." on the question of the week. A.s heard on the teeofT (11); the format worked. But the forum technique iirmlieit in the request for a ''ves or no" haUot had lost the fairnes.s formii!:,. London's Arthur Feldman talked about Russians beins Asiatics; Rob- eit Meyer from Rome was as disi- li-u.stiul of RiLssia as he could lie: Fred Opper came across from Shanghai with blood and thunder, againsi the Russian.s; Blair Fras-pi- from Ottawa ^yas concerned, about Canada's dropping habeas corpu.s tradition, but welcomed a Churchill type of Anglo-'American alliance. Only Edd Johlison from Berlin asked for, understanding ol our foimer allies. And Senator James M, Tunnell .said hi eftect, ''a plague on both your houses." If thai'.s (6 be tukeii by radio audiences, as fair fonim formula, then.- maybe the cyiiics are right aoout audience I.Q^ e<lv The southpaw might .iust i»S s\oll have been an office clvrk. The c;vsting lob didn't particuliirlv en- hance matters any^ either. True. J.ick Albcrtson as "Lefty" iuid Joan Alexander a^ a society repoi-ter were obviously hemmed in by a routine script, But they failed to lend any distinctiveness or individuality to I he roles. Maxine Stuart >vas only slightly more successful in her pt r- trayal of "Lefty's" secretary. Bat»e Ruth guested on the first show. U will be rememibc»ed as a masterpiece, of monosyllabic dialog- Rose. Transcription Reviews ",TiIE--VETERAN -FACES'.- *»E TIRE" ■■ With Bill Burns, eWceej exwrfci c„ ..i„i„- ''•««* Veterans A*»lnistration; -,hj„,.„. Bill Fender, annooucer WMAQ-NBC thuaxo Director: Kerbv Cnshlnj Net switch has brought "Worlds Ui«j,iP^.>T«l r»tt Greatest Novels" to Ch. origination, ^Ti" Ka> Reed " with the adaptat.on ot the Anatole j France novei as first effort. With story mateinal already limited by Mfj('j^:|(^ Y the "Novel" title, smart scripting ' .' ' „ tu.,t .,i,„,,i,i i,, will be neces.sarv to keep this shovv "ere s a P^opatn that should n- al peak mteresi. That this shot was i'f-'T"' ''""^ 1^^^ "^i^J^^ lM^^ only fair story stuft' can be blamed ,S °*te amon- on the choice of novel. thCL subtleties <=ke" ^^""i". ^^J? Thrnuah eo- nf Frances writin.«s are not easily '"P„,.'*'^?:^'' iw . L'""wnFW N Y > made to conform to the average "^^^'^^ !^\«a„"s Tdmmistra.ion! audience s ta.ste for blatant adven- "he entire half-hour is given over to ture in drammer sho«.s. ^\,nck q. & a. about a lot of prob- Plot here was built, around narra- lems facing the cx-GI and the mccoy lion by an old proles.sor of the story about the solutions' to those prob- 01 hi.s only crime, with the monolivg lems. pegging into straight drama. Crime ghow takes for granted that the ' , ,.^''?''' kidnapping ot an or gal wearing that new blue early-mh-century bobby-soxer from se,ge ^uit is an intelligent human B French orphanage to save her from being who doesn't have to h:ivc the na.sty superintendents. Her sub- corny "dramatization" of fancy corn- sequent marr.,iae to one of the prof's piexes. Problems are stated simply: students is only inc.dental to the will' the gal taking a GI course as a "i""':?- I atenotypi.st bt> able to keep the ina- Thosping in this program was | thine given to her by the Govern- better than average, high standard I ment tor practice purpcseaT Will dialectmg being held throughout I the guy with the artificial leg have Wilms Herbert, playing tlie professor \ that log serviced (or him by the "Bonnard " both young and old. top- ped the cast, with Alma Plaits as the scheming ■'Mme. Prefre" a very close second. Limning of Murray For'oes as "Master Moiiche" a shade wcaltcr tlian the rest. Tonlm. "THIS IS YOUR COl'NTKY" Wi'h Army Air Forces ,Band, t'a|it. Crtjorgc S.: Howard, conductor: K-arl Bales, narrator Writer; I.t, Dorothy Davis Producers: Capt. Robert Keim, Pit. Arnold Wol£ SO Mins,; Wed., 4;no p. m. Sustaining WOK^Mulual, N; \ "ICADIO REPERTORY" "I'hank Tou> Edmuitdo" With MarShoub. Robert Gaodtev, Gerald Rowan, .Albert Miller, Nor- man Taivis.<>, Rudy Stoeckel Writer: Shoiib Pradncer-Oirecter: Rupert Caplan , Music: .'%Ian ijiclver .'.9 Mins., Thurs., g .p.m. Sustiiinin$' CBC-C'BiW, Montreal There's no doubt that w.th production, both MacShoub Rlipcrt Caplan have topped thing they've done belore. they've done some . mtgh'ty ■ things Heie is radio drama in this alld any- aiid fine -the truest scjnSe of the teriti; The scripl- ing: actors', projection, .scoring, and the inixing of all component parts ,add, tip to smash air ttiesping. Canadiai) radift. as, manifested- j„ this groLip.>ha,s not only graduated,-, .but has; i-eaehed , the adult... sta Sufric;on;tly to teach -dt: or two. :. - . Government, and for how long'* In each cr-'sc, the answer is given by a Vet Administration expert who is actually in charge of. the desk handling such a problem. Result is that the answer is authentic, realis- tic— and no fancy dream by a do- goodcr. .Trouble with the teeolT, (l.T"* was that -some oE the professional ad- visier,* got themselves tangled at times in professional verbiage. Ex- Sat. Bill Burns, as emcee, did a aaod job pulling them opt pf ver- bosity and, at times, translating then- technical answers into plain E' vglish. But, these men and'women who give the an.swers are there not as radio actors, but as exoerts. They ad lib like lay people, and are natu- ral. With more nraetice, thev will Ibc able to plane down some of tlieir own rough soots. And thev'ie de- clHertlv worthv of airing for their knowledge and sinceritv,' Cum. RADIO TIlEAtRE OF FAMOUS CLASSICS \V>li> weekly chanced catsli Eddie Baker, oriran Writers: Stanley Wolf, Lillian Srhoen Director: Ray Green !!0 Mins,: Once-a-'week Co-op 43 Stations (Kei'»ii(-Rai/T»ond Prod«clioii,"i) Along the highbrow side, but def- initely good radio, are the.'-e adapta- tions from the cla.ssics and neaiv cltussics in the book world. Ibsen's 'DoH's House" and "Ma.ster Build- ers;" Guv de Maupa.ssant's "The Inn" and "Artist:" R L. Stevenson's "Sui- cide Club" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr, llvde;" Dumas' "Camille;" ^Tilde's "Importance of Being Earnest"— these form the scries' mainstay. Dished tip in good adaptation.s, done with drama and ,suspen.se, with com- petent acting and directing, scries clicks, Such a platter as "The Inn." tor in.stance, seemed highly profes- sional, with good diction as well a.s drams the standout. Pi'Ogram, on about a year, has es- timated $1,100 cost. Broil. Mll/r IIERTII TRIO With Ilerth. King Johnson, Moity Jacobs,, Ed Cooper ' ■ Writer:; Patricia Burns , PrOdneei': :R. J. Scott , SALEBNO-MEGOWEN BISCUIT CO. J Stations , (Sc)iim'miner t Scott) Packaged by Schwimmer & Scott for Salerno-Mogowan Biscuits to re- place the bankroUer's former live airer. "Songs You Remember," Milt llcrlh Trio's bow in the transcription field IS a satLsiying one. Combos doings with organ piano and drums are lively and plenty tuneful, though tienced in a bit with an overdose of Ed Cooper's commercials. Makers of Salerrid Saltine Crackers can be happy they've snagged the outfit, but those long plugs are taxing.^ Herth on organ. King Johnson on skins and Morty Jacobs on piano are, as always, outstanding in swingeroo versions of such standards as "Pale Moon," "The Swan" and "Lullaby ot th e Rain," with accent on Hovlh's flying digits. .'i : It's a strong entry. MiJ.e, One . thing afeoni Shoub - seripfs: ttifr, yet he The Army:Ait.Fbree is graeefullvf^ - , . saluting the men and states that ! tran'^WnXd hv ' /'''''^-^ make up this nation with the neu I meni n? .^J ^^<^-S''intling (a tre- piM,gram inaugurated Wetl i(;i I '"^ "'■•luevos a.ston new , ; Keep- ing m touch virith Main Sti'eot (and keeping Main Street aware of tlie AAF I. they're presenting the impos- ing AAF band of Boiling Field, D C in iv'ell-organized music programs, full or nostalgia and flavor. Pio-lol gram'- highlight music, while pay- ing tiibiitc to the states in a ruiuiinc commeintary-; • - Wednesday's opener appiopri:itelv .jDotlighted Ihe state of Mis-oun ishing j'eSLilts, .. And with ■ -thank You, -Edmuildo,'-, Shoiib ha.s bh-- viously ,,toun.cl,, hi.s metier, i.e.. he tell.s the , story, . projects emotionai- liilT. bu:t avoidsVthe lioktim. :-■ - Theme is simple: Teooil", ha.s--'group happy-go-luoky ,Italians, ,begin. "i'lf^W - plow their: field; This is 1 -TAKE THESE NOTES" I With Sylvan Levin and orctt; Ger- I aldinc Bcilnel; Frank Wsildevkcr, 1 announcer g 1 Producer: Frank Waldeekcr a thing i Wins.: Fri., I0:l.'i pjm. , Suslainini* I W-0-R'-Mutu.il, N. Y. j AsS, another in its ,string of miisit' ; programs cl,evqloping its new jiUlie.v j of mo-re music and less talk, and dt^maj Mutual offers this plea.sant .11'i-minute diversion of pop claries I dressed up a little diflerentiy.,Si- i vies has,Sylvan Levin, WOR'.s mtisi-' eal director, conducting an; all-Sti-ihg |-ni'ehe.stra and annotating each; num- , her with a tew comments abciut the 1 music. Levin ha.s a gojjd radio with clear. Howard, AAF hand's conductor, ded K-ated to the President: Ferde Grole'.s Hiiek Finn," and. of course, the li«.iied •Ali.-.souri Waltz." Second Lt Dorotliy Davis' interjiosed narrat \e eulogized Mi.ssonri, its birUi and growth, in frank, senHmerial f;i-,h. ion, suited to the program's appeal. Bi'oii. . ] ypice. with cleai\ uhafftcted enuil- j after- the liberation. Sooii they and his .simole. :Uiias,silmini; :e&.,ie' afrrofs a cross; w'iicrc fl^ (2an- "nates."; or facts, about ,; the' ,mttsic adiaii .soldier is buried, ■The,yduiig- i hei'ihtens its appeal, Thb- -iiTusic-is' inal composition b/C^^^lVor^:| SCrl..;;arr:?h trin-J'Tl^e^ ^tU'l^ t since It is a cliojce between food a'i'd i, respecting tl-ie dead -Canadian,;, they gO ; to ,,see; a ;;:priest; who ' deci,de'.s a.ga]n.si EdmulTdo, In last mohichts oMhe play, there,is a: (Oiiching .scene; where, the dead Canadian'si voice, is heard siayihg. ."Thank You; Ed- i muijdo- to.r. ; ti'yipj?;.":t(i : ,saV(>'.'the* |-_g!:oimriv,;,-...:. ;- -..ita.^tt;';;.. semblc is- superior. Airangenient.s. however, are a little florid'and or- nate, in the Kostelanetz tradition. Friday's (H) program offered f.evin's arrangements of "Symphony" and "Smoke Gets in 'Vour Eyes"—inter- esting but a little heavy. Geraldino Beitzcl expertly, mimicked the orac- ticing coloratura in David Ro.se's amusing "Soprano's Nightmare," Oi'ch', sounded fine, and wOll led. Broa. "THE WOMAN" With I.orna Farrell. John Reed Klnic, Henry Sylvern, Barry Elders, Syl- via' LeiBb, Bryna Raeborn,; Rita Aseat,,-irnestars ,- Writer: Lillian Schoen Director: ,Ray-Green,;,;;,'-,- 30 Mins,; Onee-a-week ,Co-op - - 12 Stations (J'(erriut-Roi^»(Otid Prodi(Ction,<i) Halt hour variety series, . largely based on articles from The; Woman mag which arc dramatized, shoula have definite appeal for femnie- audi* en CCS. Program has original switches, with mag's editor Lornsr Fari'eU, in- "SHOPPERS SPECIAL" With Roy Hanson, Jim Garrett. Jean Chesley, Otto NenbaUer orch. Bin La Duke . 1^0 Mim., Man.-S»t., 7-0 a.m. Co-sponsnred WDRC. Hartford As its contribution toward the lo- cal four-.station fight for supremacy of Central Connecticut early morO' ing air time, WDRC ha.s expanded its standby electrical transcription show. "Shoppers Special," into a two-hour hodge-podge of divertisse- ment. Contain.s almost ..everything but the kitchen sink, and "would probably include that utility if it could; be telovused. Currentlv WTIC, WTHT, WDRC and WHTD are, engaged in a running air battle to control the early morning field, which until recently had been, the sole property of WTIC. News reports, a di.sk jockey; ,stu- dio-buiid w ittv vocalist, home intQ}-- views, etc. are hurled into this bi eakla.st show, Jockey. Roy Han-^ .son emcees in adequate fashion, with the Otto Neubauer band spotted ml requently for clVectlve presentation,s. Le.'-'-s cross-fire patter between band mdmbbrs and cmoce would allow more time for ■ music and help saleability of show. Canary Bill La Duke favorably dis- penses hi', wares. News .shots are broken into five-minute .summaries. Tlieie 1.-, one l.'i-mituitc news slot that tags oh; the'tail of .a. five-mihiltc one. Very poor programming here. One feature of this show deserv- ing accolade lor its effective mer- chandising , is the home interview bit lagged "The Market Basket." To station manager Walter Haa.se goes commendation lor originating it. On two diltejent occasions during the show, a mobile unit with two aif nouncers is seiit out to difTerenl un- scheduled neighliorhoods. Announ- cers Jim Garrett and Jean Chesley give a running account ot events leading to interview, and then of question and answer period. They climax their bit by giving -away meichandi,'-e fiom a" market' basket, with commentary on each ileni- Merchandis'e is that of .show's .spoh- ,soi.s, Originrillv this liit was gi\en once each ayem. 0\erwei';ht' with : (Continued on pa{je;48) lervicwing guestprs like Hildcgardc<, Fiorello LaGuardia, Victor l5oi-go Tc>d Collins, Milton Bei'le, etc! DramatiKatioiLs , are in Miirch-ol-^ Tinie' format, with news uppronch, with sulTiclent variety brought about through comedy, drama or interna- tional events slants. Sample platter caught dramatized a mother and soldier son inter-': change: offered comment by Kath- arine ; Brush on masculine thought proce.sses; and included interview by Miss Farrell with both Hildegarde and her manager Anna Soscnko, an in-person intimate talk that discussed singer's career and had her, singing several numbers. Program seems oC tap calibre. On about four months, its cost is e.stitnated at $1,750. Spoils sors arc largely retail apparel, jew- elry, etc., stores. Bro7i. "DISTINGUISHED GUEST HOUR" With Siiiter Elizabeth Kenny, Ethel Barrymore' Colt, Jan Strutber; Burton Holmes, Norman Thomas; Will Dnrant. Ely Culbertson, Wal- ter Dnrnnty; Mrs. Carveth WcIIk and "Raffles,". Dr. Stephen S. Wise, W. A. S. DouKlas, Marjorle Moflfett. Osa Johnson, Father Flanr agan, MM., Mark; Clark, others Producer-Director: Dan Ryan lit Mins. Co-Op 13 Stations (Cri(erio)il Smith, Bcn.son & McClurc ad agency, Chi, has been di,sking the live "airer, "Di-stingnished Guest Hour," for the pa.st three year.s oft WGN. w here the Sunday .show s were sponsored by Carson, Piric, Scot! & Co, Chi department store. Ad peo- ple are now peddling them around the couliti v through Criterion Radio Features, transcription agency, minus the CPS&C plugs. Long-range plan- ning, through which only a few ot the gue.stars dealt with spot news stories, has resulted in alnio,sl SOO quarter-hour .shows covering many subjects, and all mouthed by special- ists who have had a good deal of public-spenking expericnctV That isn't to say that a lot of the Shows don't have a contemporary spark. For instance: Sister Elizabeth Kenny's stories about polio victims, Mariorie MofTott's yarns about the elTeet of living in America on Brit- i.-h children brought to this country during the war, and Father Flana- gan's piteh re lads turned out b.v Boys' Town; arc all good for a ride at any time. Ethel Barrymore Coil's thealiical experiences, Burton Holmes' moseyings around the world, etc . arc "tcuture articles" that are less newsy but every bit a.s in- teresting as the others. There's" a lot ot lightweight cntor- lainment in the serie,<!, too. * F^spo- eiallv interesting arc Mrs. Carveth- Wells and her talking inynah. "Raf- fles": John Charles Gilbert's takcofl on Gilbert &; Sullivan operettas; the Pev, Guv Howard, "walkin" preacher of the Oz.arks": Irene Bcwelv's mon- okiaiies on Smoky Mountain folk- lor~ Bill Douglas' jaunty expenciiees as a war "correspondent for the Chi Sun: and so on, ^ With an all-star cast like thai, who could mi.ss'.' Mi/.-e. •SPORT FAN FARE" With Tom Carr Writer: Carr, Pi oducer-Direclor: Harry Sv Cooilr , man - ,, , .1 Mins.: ,3-a-Wcek Co-on. ■ - VI Stations • AHavry Coodnmii) Shaped primarily for sports ad- dicts, but conceivably of interest to ot'-ers also because ot the' intoresl-, iiig stories told bv Tom <^irr, sports- sDieler tor CBS and Paramount Newsreels, this package ot liiti live- niiniite capsules stacks up as easy to lake. Can's delivery is good, and ' the three shows heard went like ! "Sacrifice and Fame"—about a I driver in Ihe 1915 Memorial D;iy • auto race at Indianapolis who threw away his chance to win by driving into'the briek retaining wall in or- dOM- to avoid a moppet who ran across the track. In World War II the same guy—Eddie Rickenbacker —.spent 34 days on <. raft in the Pa-; eiflc Later, when he n,et Fred MacMurrav while the latter was making "Captain Eddie" lor 20lh- Fox, he learned the moppet who eosi him that race back in liMii was MacMurray. "Flying Bottles"—about "Steam- boat" Johnson, colorful Southern f.League umpire and the loudest; voietv I in baseball, who presents every Ian who accuses him of being blind willi a certificate from an optometrist proving his eyes are okay. "Fixed Race"r--in which word gi ls around the track where Steve Dona- hue and Earle Sande topjliglit I British and U. S, .lockeys. rcspee- itively, are running against each i other that the race is Hxed because I thev were seen talking to eacli otlwi I while wait-ing for the (starting gun. I But. of cour.'-e, the race v\as on tlie I level .' Soinc; of tlie yaiMis^that; ;nieken> ! biu'kcr-MacMurray one, for instnnce I —are hard to KwallOw. Bi.il they're ' fun lo listen to. Mike.