Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17
AMERICAS ATHLETES
TO STAR IN MOVIES
v. L. S. e. Soon to Issue Series
Of Athletic Films Picturing
Sport Stars

Realizing that there is big market In
the smaller cities ana towns for a series
OF athletic films In single reels, the selig
Polysoope Company mas announced It's in
tention of releasing pictures showing the
worlds greatest stars In all Fields Of ath-
letic endeavor, through the V-1-S-E organ
lzation.
The first release of the Athletic and
Feature Film series will show Mike Glib
bons, champion OF all middleweight boxers
In glove contest that will prove revela-
tlon TO lovers Of the fistio arena. In addi-
tion, Gibbons shows the methods he uses
to condition himself for his ring battles
The next event is billiard contest be-
tween Kojl Yamada, the Japanese exponent
Of the cue, and Albert Cutler. the Yankee
champion, OF Boston. In addition TO the
billiard match each expert presents num-
ber OF marvellous exhibition shots.
The final event in the FIRST release OF
the Athletic Film Is q wrestling match to
a finish between DR.. d. r. Roller, one OF
the greatest of wrestlers, ana Frank Del-
kus, the Lithuanian champion Bvery
move can be plainly seen from the time
these two famous wrestlers enter the ring
until the referee declares Roller the WIN
ner.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
has granted permission to the paragon
Film Corporation, allowing Gail Kane ana
a cast of supporting players to travel on
hoard one of the dreadnoughts during the
sprinR nnaneuyers off Hampton Roads, Va
The picture being made is "Reparation,
and the players will leave New York on
board the warship and remain on board
until the maneuvers are complete. In addi-
tion to staging scenes on deck, the company
will be allowed to work on the deck or
torpedoboa destroyer and in the interior of
n submerged submarine.
Gail Kane is bustly engaged taking anti
seasck lessons on board the Staten Island
ferry.
Lewis s. Stone, the well-known stage
star who did such fine work in Essanay's
feature play, THE Havoc" has completed
his work in another feature, According to
the Code" and has returned to New York
city for the time being Mr.. Stone takes the
lead in According to the Code civil
War drama, which will be released by Es-
sanay shortly.
One sunny afternoon last week Danny
Crlmmins, of Crimmns and Gore, working
in an episode of George Klelne's THE Mis-
haps of Musty Suffer" was told by Director
Myll to make spectacular fall from q
rapidly moving automobile. Danny tried
the fall but fell outside the camera lines.
Director Myll expostulated.
you're outside of the lines Danny. Do
1t again, and don't move after you fall"
Danny dd--wth tine same result. The
third time the driver. for some unknown
reason, accelerated the movement of the
car and Danny performed spread-eagle
on the street, striking violently on the back
OF his head. The knot OF spectators gasped.
Danny lay quite stin. The pale-faced
director rushed UP to hhm, and Danny
murmured between set teeth. Dammit, am
l out?" .....
81 guess he's out. all right, poor devil"
said the tender-hearted director to the
group OF spectators.
"Whaddaya mean out !" beloved Danny,
sitting up, II mean outside the camera
lines"