Show THE USE OF THE MEGAPHONE it Is I 1 an invaluable adjunct to crew trainers and other the reports arts of the rowing contests have all aoi contained d reference to the me megaphone through which the various coaches coach mu muni caeto with the brewa ani accounts from the training boad headquarters quarterS had bad similar references says bays tue the new york tribune the simple instrument Is found to be so valuable as a that it is now of f communication m means 0 1 I 1 1 looked oo 00 k e d upon as a part of the necessary paraphernalia pher her nalia in a rowing contest the mesa phone Is simply a large larae cone from thirty to forty eight inches inclines long made of water waterproof proof fiber or light metal the rue voice olce v of ft a person speaking into the small end Is carried easily a distance of a mile while a loud call when neither wind nor nar obstructions interfere may be heard on the water in open country or along the he shore a distance of two miles the instrument Is often used as a xe receiver celver also the small end Is placed at the ear and sound from a distance which would would otherwise be inaudible can be heard distinctly ly the instrument la is usually held in the hands bands of the person who uses it like a speaking trumpet but it Is constructed so that it can an be timed to a tripod or a swivel and the person using it may remain seated and direct it to any point by means of the megaphone the audiences at vearly nearly all ope open a i air athletic meetings are informed as to the winners and at those places as well as in the rowing world it has become an invaluable instrument |