Interesting Item: FIRST TELEVISED BB GAME? (1934 World Series)

[JustinD]

That theatre was about a couple seconds walk from my office -

http://www.historicdetroit.org/build...yette-theatre/

All I saw as reference was a small advertisement in the Oct.4, 1934 Free Press right below that Tiger character (sorry I do not have a better pic, didn't want to pay for it.)

[ramram]

If that handbill is 1934 then that "television" had to be some kind of hokey reenactment of the game probably based off of the audio feed.

Rob M

Edited to add: Still very cool item especially since it was just at the time when television was in its infancy.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by ramram

If that handbill is 1934 then that "television" had to be some kind of hokey reenactment of the game probably based off of the audio feed.

Rob M

That's the most likely explanation. A theatre could probably reproduce a game using pre- filmed segments of film, and showing the appropriate ones as the game accounts came in over the radio.

There was actual television at the time, but it wasn't sensitive enough for outdoor use until 1937 (UK) or 39 (US) Most of the television in the 30's was mechanically scanned and while there were regular broadcasts they were all licensed as experimental.


Steve B

[drcy]

I'm thinking some sort of stock slide show with the radio playing.

[cardswin53]

shortly after the 1934 world series, movie theaters showed a short film "Dizzy and Daffy" which had various clips from the 1934 world series. The film also starred Moe Howard of 3 Stooges fame. It portrayed the fictional story of the Dean Brothers and Moe's character playing for a local team and being signed by the Cardinals in time for the pennant push and world series. It is available in some Stooges compilation videos.
It is possible, that the theater had actual game film and inning by inning would show it at the theater,

[rhettyeakley]

What you guys are saying is what I thought initially as well but it talks about it being an "invention" and how it shows each play as it is made on the field and then states "moving pictures reproduce the plays instantaneously" being shown on a 30-foot screen.

Then is states "No announcements made" and you see every play.

Really not sure what to make of it all.

[Butch7999]

Very likely this, or some such similar thing:

[bbcard1]

According to Wiki, the first game televised was in 1939.