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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-29

the international Olympic Committee
by Professor w. NJ. Sloane, Allison v
Armour and Judge Barlow S. Weeks
testants are looked after by the Amer
lean Olympic Committee, including
representatives of these organizations:
The Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States; The Amateur Fencers'
Association of America: The American
Trapshooting Association; The Inter
collegiate Conference A. A.; National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen; The
National Cycling Association; The Ma
tional Rife Association: The United
States Football Association: The Unit
ed States Golf Association; The United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton; The United States Revolver AS
sociation; The United States Army and
The United States Navy.
Most Events In August
Most of the events will be held dur
ing August. The skating contests were
held late in April. and brought disap-
pointment to the Americans in that
Miss Therese Weld, of Boston, Mass,
the American competitor in the wom-
ems skating competition, was awarded
third place, although she was second
in the total number of points scored.
The United States was the only COM
peting nation in this set Of competi-
tions that did not have a Judge.
Olympic Team Sails
Large group photograph shows U. S.
representative athletes who sailed for
Antwerp on the Princess Matoika to
participate in the Olympic games.
Among them were our best field
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to 81; team shooting, July "a to 81;
shooting with hunting weapons, July
20 to 81; archery, August 3 to s; cy-
cling, August to 70; track and field
events, August 10 to %; ancient penra-
thlon, August 16; decathlon, August
20 and 21; lawn tennis, August Is to
23; boxing, August 20 to 23.
Fencing, August 10 to 23; Graeco-
Roman wrestling, August 16 to 10;
swimming, individuals and teams, men
and women. August % to 29; archery,
August 22 to 29; gymnastics, individ-
uals and teams, men and women. Au-
gust 22 to 20; weight lifting, August
23 to 2S modern pentathlon. August
"a to 27; rowing. August 27 to 2e;
catch -catch-can wrestling, August
"a to 81; Association football, August
29 to September 5; Rugby football.
August 80 to September s; grass
hockey, September to S; equestrian
games. September to u; golf. uncer-
tain.
In each event, three prizes are
awarded and commemorative medal
is given to all who take part in the
games.
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ing entrances. at diagonally opposite
corners On either side of the main
public entrance, comfortable dressing
rooms and bathing facilities for the
contestants are located. Dlagonally
opposite the public entrance. an i'm
posing royal arch. sixty feet in height.
is located in the concrete structure.
This is the point Of entry for the King
OF the Belgans and other members
of the royal family.
In addition to the regular grand
stand seats there are forty-eight boxes.
each seating eight people. and a spe-
cial row of eight boxes of honor. with
the royal box and the diplomatic box
IN the center of this bank. An cleo
trio scoreboard is to be placed above
the triumphal arch. in full view of all
spectators in the amphitheatre, to
fash the results of the events as fast
as they occur
American Records Watched
Sport experts the world over have
been keeping a close watch on Amer
lean athletes, in an effort to "get the
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the North. He established a studio In
Augusta, Maine, and went into the
heart of the woods in that State for
his eXterlors.
First in the dead of winter, with
snow covering the ground to the depth
of several feet, and now in the summer
when the woods are at their loveliness,
Miss Sperl worked as the co-star with
Mr.. Jones, swimming. canoeing, hunt
ing, shooting rapids. riding RATS along
untracked rivers and wandering in
motor car along unknown trails. She
made a decided hit in her first pie
lures, and will soon appear in two new
dramas, "The Devil Brew" and "Rlder
Of the King Log" adapted from the
novel by Holman Day.
Theodore Roberts
Theodore Roberts, whose char
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and then go away and interpret his
frightened gurgles into seven para
graphs of awful rot which ruins his
reputation.
"Ah' yes, It is a thankless job being
moving picture hero-but 1t pays
WE'LL"
Edna May Spcrl
Born and bred in the metropolis,
EdrU May Sperl, who IL being CO.
starred with Edgar Jones in series
of Big Woods photo-dramas, promises
to become known principally as
star of the great out-of-doors. 1t was
Miss Sperl's good fortune last year TO
become associated with Mr.. Jones nj n
time when he was planning a series
OF photopays adapted from stories
and novels dealing with raw-boned,
passionate men OF the frontiers, the
lumber camps and the woodlands OF
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acterlzations in many Of Cecil b. De-
Miles special productions and other
paramount Pictures have made him
one OF the most loved figures on the
motion picture screen, is a native of
san francisco. Before he entered the
picture field he had already had a
remarkable career on the speaking
stage, playing leading parts with Rob-
son and Crane, Fanny Davenport and
other famous stars. His best known
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screen parts have been in "Old Wives
For New" Male and Female"
M 'liss," Believe Me, Xantippe."
Hawthorne of the U. s. A." and "The
Roaring Road" He is soon to be seen
as the father in Cecil B. DeNIille's
Something to Think About" a role
which Is said to offer him the greatest
opportunity of his varied career.
Marguerite DE LIN Motto
Marguerite De La Motte' who Is fea-
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tured in Trumpet Island" a Vita
graph special, appears in one part OF
the photoplay as gifted social leader.
She plays the harp and sets the mode.
Then later she Is thrown onto a desert
island where clothes and harps are
unknown. But Marguerite kept on de-
signing costumes and we defy the
world to say that the result was any
thing but charming.
Two Romping Children
In Goldwyns Edgar series Johnny
Jones and Lucille Rickson are romping
children who make the comedies de-
lightfully and humanity enjoyable
sparkling pieces of natural fun and
impishness. They are neither very bad
nor very good---you know from expert
ence what such children can do, and
every bit Of that fun flashes from the
screen. .I . -. . p. ..
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athletes, swimmers, boxers. wrestlers
and fencers Another photo is a close
up of four champions. Left to right:
Bob lie Gendre, Of Georgetown Col
lege' an all round athlete James j.
Connolly, Georgetown College, a run
ner; Dick Landon, Yale College, pole
vaulter, and Earl Eby, University of
pennsylvania, the one-half mile run
ner
Olympic Swimmers Give Final
Exhibition
At Manhattan Beach. New York.
Left to right: Eleanor Uhl, of Phila-
delph!a; Margaret Woodbridge. of De-
troit; Helen Moses. of Honolulu; C.
Boyle, of New York: Helen Vain
wright, of New York; F. Carroll
Scroth, of California;; E. Bleibtrey, of
New York City, and Irene Guest, of
Philadelphia.
The list of events remains subject TO
change due to emergency, but the fol-
lowing is summary of the official list
of coming events and dates in the big
meet:
Yachting. July to 10; polo. August
"a to 81; individual shooting, July "a
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dope on just how big a showing this
country is going to make. That the
| showing will be a tremendous one is
everywhere acknowledged An inn
portant feature is the elaborate prep
arations being made by the United
States Army and Navy authorities 10
help the youth of the country TO pre-
pare for the Olympiad.
All United States Army athletes re-
ceived every opportunity to qualify for
places on the American team. and a
program of preliminary tryouts was
adopted to select the pick of the
American Army in track and field
athletics' boxing, wrestling. swimming.
fencing, rife and pistol shooting and
horsemanship.
The problem of taking the American
athletes to Antwerp and caring for
them while in attendance at the games
was solved in part by the Navy De-
partment announcement that an ar
mored cruiser would be provided for
officers and men of the Navy and the
Naval Reserve who qualified for places
on the American team. The Naval
Reserve includes many of the nations
foremost athletes, not now in active
service.
Premier Athletic Exhibition
Sport experts agree that this years
olympic games will prove the biggest
athletic exhibition ever staged. The
United States is only one of forty-one
nations who will have representatives
in the contests. 1t Is understood that
we will have competitors in practical
ly all of the events. While there are
some forms of athletics, such as the
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amazingly quick with a come back.
preparations for Olympic games of the
past, particularly at Stockholm and at
Athens, were made over a period of
years prior to the contests Antwerp
got ready in hardly more than six
months.
The honor Of acting as host for the
great seventh Olympad was awarded
by the International Olympic Commit
tee to the Belgian delegates when the
committee met in due time after the
armistice, but with some misglvings
as to the ability of the Begians TO
make as complete preparations for the
big contest as might be desired.
Whether Antwerp has provided the
necessary mise-en-scene for this sum-
mer's world athletic carnival is elo-
quently answered by comparison of
the dimensions of the recently COM
pleted stadium in Belgium with those
or the Stockholm amphitheatre. where
the last Olympiad was staged in 1912.
The Stadium
The new arena is 100 yards long
seyenty-four yards greater than the
one at Stockholm. The width IS 102
yards-twenty-fve more than that of
Stockholm. There is seating capacity
Tor more than ten thousand spectators,
nd standing room space that brings
the possible total number of spectators
up to thirty thousand.
The Olympic stadium covers about
ten square acres. 1t is just outside the
notifications of Antwerp, in the suburb
V0f Beerschot-Kiel. It has two impos-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
ROBLEY D. ROANE WEDS
MISS RUTH f. DUL|N

Midst the quiet surroundings of the
bungalow-residence of Rev Walter ID.
McNeal, former pastor of First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, of Annapolis,
on the bay shore. near Eastport, the
wedding Of Walter d. Roane, OF An
napolis, formerly of Tidewater, Va,
and Miss Ruth +. Dulin. also OF An
napolis. formerly of Preston, Md, was
celebrated at $50 O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon. Rev. DR.. McNeal perform
ing the ceremony.
The wedding was witnessed only by
immediate relatives mad friends OF the
young couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Roane
left the city Monday on an automo-
bile tour for Virginia Beach, Ocean
View, and they will spend some time
with the bridegroom's parents before
returning to Annapolis the early part
of next week. They will be at home
after July 15, at 2O3 Hanover street.
The bridegroom has for some time
been employed by the Meredith-H -Healy
Lumber Company. He is a veteran of
the Forty-Second (Rainbow) Division
that saw active service on the battle
fields of France. The bride is a regis
tered nurse, having graduated from
the Nurses Training School of Anna
polls Emergency Hospital about a
year ago.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
DIR. BURGAN HAD FIVE
HOLIDAY WEDDINGS

Fourth of July was busy time with
Cupid, for there was one clergyman in
town who was kept busy tying knots
This particular minister, the Rev
H. w. Burgan, d. d., pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church, had
five weddings during the holidays. one
of them was double wedding, that OF
two Army officers.
DR.. Burgan performed the marriage
ceremony for the following couples:
George T. Kirk, of Kansas City, Mo,
and May M. Hare, of Baltimore
Joseph ID. Rebier and Ruth Weis,
both of Baltimore.
Thomas w Miller, of Weoms Greek,
and Elizabeth NJ. Carr. of Davidson
vile, this county.
The parties to the double wedding
were: Fred l.. Duford, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Ruth Gessner, of Balti-
more; cambridge A. Griffin, of Beaz-
ley, Va. and Eva M Kicker, of Balti-
more. These officers are connected
with the Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
EASTPORT FIREMEN
GIVE DEMONSTRATION

On Saturday afternoon members or
the Eastport Volunteer Fire Company
motored to Arundel-on-the-Bay with
their new fire truck, and gave splen-
did demonstration.
Coming rather early in the after
noon there were not SO many of the
summer bayside colonists to witness
the demonstration, as there would
have been later on, and as many OF
them live in Washington, they were
not apprised through the medium OF
the Annapolis press of the coming
demonstration.
However, those who did witness the
demonstration were highly pleased at
the result The engine pumped a
stream of water from point 200 feet
distant over one of the longest piers
at the bayside colony, and gave g
highly satisfactory demonstration OF
what the apparatus can do in case OF
fire there.
The Eastport firemen are TO be con-
graduated on the great success OF
the demonstration, which was mosi
satisfactory.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
TO REPEAT CARNIVAL
ON THURSDAY NIGHT

White it had been given out that the
Firemen's carnival would close on
Saturday night, it has been decided to
hold ii one night this week for the
benefit of the Emergency Hospital.
Great crowds attended the carnival
Saturday night, which had been in
progress for the week past under the
auspices of the members of Indopend-
ent Fire Company, No. 2. Indeed Sat
urday was a banner night. Nothing
was drawn for, as announced previ-
ously, but will be drawn for on Thurs
day night, when the carnival will
again be resumed, for one night only,
for the benefit of the Emergency
Hospital
1t is hoped and expected to make
Thursday nights carnival the grand
climax, and everybody is asked to help
swell the fund on Hospital Night" for
the hospital benefit.
All attractions of the past week will
be running in full swing on Thursday
night and a gala time is assured all
patrons anoF sa
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
MAJOR MARSTON, M. c.,
DETACHED TO QUANT|CO

Major John Marston, United States
Marine Corps, for several years at
tached to duty here, and now in COM
mand of Marines at the Naval Acad-
emy. has received orders detaehing
him from this post, to duty at the
Marine Corps Training Station at
uantico, Va. Major Alexander NJ.
Watson, now on duty at the Marine
Barracks, Washington. will relieve
Major Marston on July 10.
Major Marston has made a host of
friends since his assignment here. He
was among the first of the younger
officers of the Marine Corps to grad
uate from the school of Application,
one time an adjunct of the Marine
Barracks. where officers and men for
the soldier-sailor arm of the service
we're trained. He married into an
Annapolis family. His wife was for
merly Miss Elizabeth Worthington,
youngest daughter of Mrs. Worthing-
ton, of Annapolis, and the late
Eugene Worthington.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
OLYMPIC CANDIDATES
IN FINAL WORKOUTS

The Navy's candidates for Olympic
honors as boxers, who have been
training at Great Lakes Station, Chi
cago. have been spending week at
the Naval Academy putting on the
finishing touches for the tryouts in
New York July 1913. They are
coached by Joe Bateman, of Wash
ington, and Spike" Webb. the Naval
Academy instructor. The only officer
in the squad is Ensign Edwin w.
Schell, who captained the academy
boxing team during the season just
passed. Schell is a middleweight.
The other members of the team are
George Etzel, bantamweght; Clark
McMullen, Jack Perry and William
Day, featherweights; Francis Duarte
lightweight; Charles Hendricks anG
Edward Morganwick. welterweights;
George Weiss and Steve Niche, mid
dleweights, and Bob Grant, heavy
weight. Etzel and Quarts are cham
mons of the central division, Amateur
Athletic Union, and Grant is former
fleet champion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
CHILEAN NAVAL MEN
VISIT NAVAL ACADEMY

A party of FIVE officers of the Chill
can Navy, assigned to duty aboard a
transport ship now at anchor in
Hampton Roads, Va. visited the Ma
val Academy yesterday. The party
headed by Lieut. H. Mira. the Naval
Attache. of the Chilean Embassy at
Washington, where they have been
spending the last few days. Included
in the party was the young Lieuten-
ant of the Aviation Service of Chile,
who attained fame by flying over the
Andes Mountains. The visiting Off
GERS came to Annapolis by automobile.
were informally received by Superin-
tendent Scales, and other officers at
tached to the naval station. who es-
corted them on a tour of the local
institution. Coming when the observ-
ance of the Nations holiday was in
full swing. the officers from the Latin
American Republic. did not see much
by way of real activities at Uncle
Sans great naval school.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
4TH. OF JULY REGATTA
AT SHERWOOD FOREST

A series of yacht and duckboat
races were held yesterday afternoon
at Round Bay by the Sherwood Forest
Club. under the, auspices of the Chosa-
poake Bay Yacht Racing Association
and the Delaware Bay Yacht Racing
Association. The events were open to
all. and many clubs from the vicinity
of Baltimore, Washington and Phila-
delphia competed.
Or. Dudley Williams. of the Balti-
more Yacht Club, won the principal
race of the evening in his yacht Dia-
mond Back. Porter Houston, in the
Slider. was second and Andrew Cook,
in the Powhatan. third.
The first OF the duckboat races
staged at the club during the current
season was won by Jimmy Brooks in
the Decoy. Roy Sexton came second
in the Baldpate and George Shubert
was third. Miss Daisy Woods also
sailed one of the boats and finished in
sixth place.
A number of prizes were awarded to
winners of events. and a challenge
was also issued by the Baltimore
Yacht Club for an interclub duckboat
race to be held some time in the near
future for a permanent challenge cup.
which has been offered to the winner
of the event
Winners in the aquatic events were
as follows: 50-yard dash (senior),
Jack Archer; 5O-Yard dash (Junior),
Charles Miller; relay race, Millard,
Roberts. Creighton and Shoifenacker:
fancy diving. Sheffenacker.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
YOUNG WET" OF WAR
LOSES LIFE IN RIVER
Charles Sisco, Who Later Joined
Marine Corps, Stricken BY
Cramps, Goes Down
HE LIVED IN OKLAHOMA

The waters about Annapolis claim
ed the sixth tathing victim or the
season late Saturday afternoon when
Charles c. Sisco, private of the
United States Marine Corps. formerly
OF the United States Army. was
drowned in Severn river while swim
ming from the docks of hte Naval
rifle range at the site of old Fort
Madison.
Sisco had been swimming about for
half an hour, it is stated, when it is
supposed he was seized by an attack
Of cramps, as he sank suddenly
The body was recovered by meaps
of grapplings about an hour later, and
every means at resuscitation were
employed, but with no avail.
Young Siscos home was in Car
tersville, Okla, and word from his
parents is awaited, as to the DISPOSE
ton of the Iody. Sisco saw active
service throughout the world war
Receiving his honorable discharge, he
then began to turn his attention to
the fighting Marines" and finally de-
cided to enlist in that arm of the
military service. He had heen MEM
ber of the Marine Garrison attached
to the academy for the last four
months. Sisco was only 19 years old,
and was popular among his fellows.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
SOUTH RIVER CLUB
ENJOYS JULY Dinner

The regular July dinner of the old,
historic South River Club was held at
the club house yesterday afternoon,
with DR.. Francis r. Hagner, OF
Washington. as the serving member.
DR.. Hagner was recently elected 10
succeed the late Judge Hagner, who
was for many years the clubs hon
ored president. He had as his guests
Messrs. ]. B. Townsend, of PhiIadel-
phia; Blanchard Randall, Jr., and
Norman James, of Baltimore; E. Z.
Prussing. Morris Hacker. Frederick
Faust and Dr. John Thomas, of
Washington.
The club members present included
Messrs. Nevett Steele. Samuel Brooke,
Frank A. Munroe. Benjamin Watkins,
Allen Bowie Howard. Eugene W.
IgIehart. Blanchard Randall, Beale
Worthington. j. Noble Stockett,
Franklin Weems. Alexander Murray
and William Murray. a most tempt
ing menu was served.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
SIX MAKE ESCAPE
FROM CAMP MEADE

Two men, believed to have been
members of the group of six who es-
capped from the guard house at Camp
Meade late Sunday night, were seen
making their way toward Baltimore
about $50 o'clock yesterday morning.
A farmer living near the camp saw
the two men and communicated with
Lieut.. John Pierson, chief of the mill
tary police at Camp Meade. No trace
has been found of the other four men.
but it is thought they too tried to
make their way to Baltimore.
The escape was effected by cutting
through the wire at tho 12-foot stock
ade Fifty short-term prisoners were
confined in the guard house at the
time, but there was no attempt at a
wholesale delivery The guard did
not see the men break away.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
MARKING PAPERS OF
WOULD-BE MIDDIES

All of the papers of candidates for
admissiin to the Naval Academy az
midshipmen, who took the third or
special mental tests conducted un-
der civil service regulations at varf-
Gus places throughout the country,
have been received at the Academy,
and are now being marked by instruc-
tors of the several academic depart
ments.
AS soon as the markings are com
pieted the list OF those found qualified
will be made public. This will not be
before a week or ten days or more,
however. Still another examination
has been arranged for in August, be-
cause the authorities wish to have as
full complement in the new class as
possible. The number of vacancies
existing this year is. approximately
900.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-06
MINISTER'S MOTHER
-yryrfgF is OPERATED UPON

{ Mrs Frank S. Burgan, mother OF
DR. Harry Wilson Burgan. pastor OF
the First Methodist Episcopal Church,
is to be subject to an operation today
at a Baltimore hospital. and for this
reason DR.. Burgan will spend most
of the week in Baltimore to be near
his mothers bedside
The operation, while a major one,
is thought not to be dangerous, as
the patient is in good health and fine
physical condition barring the trou-
BILE. DR.. Burgan will return to CON
duct his prayer meeting tomorrow
night, but will not be able to. keep
other important Annapolis engage
ments this week. owing to his moth
er's operation.