Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-17


ing picture as she sailed through
the air after leaving the take off.
The two boys, Homer Gregory and
Clarence OlesOn were also favorites
because Of the fact that although
but i. years of age, they can jump
with the best Of them and show re-
markable skill in this exhilirating
sport Young Oleson shows even bet
ter form than he did last year and
with a few more years pratcise will
no doubt rank with the foremost OF
the country.
Olaf Oleson showed to much better
advantake this year than last, as he
was forced to jump easily and care
fully when he was here before be
cause of having some cracked ribs.
This wear he was not bothered by any
injury Of this sort and he proved
that those in middle life may safely
and easily take up this sport. His
cousin, Adolph Of Portland. who is
well known to many through being
instructor in skiing and skating at
the Poland Spring House. and who
has been in numerous contests In the
New England states. placing among
the winners in all events, showed
rare form and Judgement in making
his Jumps. Miss Evelyn Oleson. al
though but a youngish young lady
and jumping for the first time upon
Jump which was not familiar 10
her. made a very favorable impress
sion upon those watching.
Fancy Skating by Russ Jones
Russ Jones, VINO gave such fne
display Of fancy skating at the hoe
key rink Thursday night. gave an
other demonstration of his remark
able skill. Friday afternoon at the
pond in Ganneston Park. Outside
edges. and inside edges seem moth
the spectators dizzy is pie for this
skater who has been called the
Douglas Fairbanks of the ice"
Acrobatic feats Of no mean skill.
if performed on terra firma. he
makes seem surprisingly easy upon
the frozen surface of the pond.
Jumping over seven orange boxes
laid side by side. or even piled three
deep is just healthy exercise to him.
In most graceful manner he
swings about the ice. making sur
prising revolutions. forward and
backward, around and around until
with a final swoop, he comes sud-
denly to stop on the points Of his
skates
Skee Skate Relay Race
In this race a new idea In VIM
ter sports was introduced to the
citizens of the city. With the new
skee skates, furnished for the occa-
sion by the Kennebec journal. four
teams of two boys each raced in the
lanes provided for the ski joring
The boys made fine time up hill as
we'll as down and one of those who
did not win declared that the reas-
on was because his skee skate came
on. and although this did not put
MN out Of the running. he found the
travelling harder without the Skee
skate than with il. Two boys. Ell
wood Nelson and Atwood Lapham
came in first in this event, winning
the cups which had also been award
ed by the kennebec Journal. and
two others. stiles and Hanscom.
took second. being awarded a pair
or the skee skates apiece as second
prizes.
The Audiophone Service at the Park
one of the most helpful accessories
AT the Park was the audiophone sys-
tenn which King William has had in
Stale Inc apparatus consists of a
series OF loud speakers placed about
the grounds, connected with n micro
phone and monograph. so that they
may be used TO broadcast either the
announcements or music as desired.
How TINS Is done is A mystery to the
reporter. because although it was OK
planned TO him by e. Van Hale. sales
and service engineer of the Bristol
Company, which manufactures this
apparatus. 1t must be confessed that
while 1T was English he employed in
the description, it meant nothing to
one not familiar with electricity.
However, it may be said that this
apparatus is so effective that the
very same one was used in one of the
Boston railroad stations recently as
a demonstration, and there is very
good chance that one will be installed
10 broadcast train announcements
1t is portable, having been used at the
State House Thursday evening and
then transported to the hockey rink,
where within a half hour it was in
working order. Friday morning it
was taken to Ganeston Park and in
stalled and will be used there this
forenoon also.
Summary of the Friday Afternoon
Ski-jumping for boys under 1G
years of age on the big jump at
Ganeston Park ranked for both dis
lance and form, form being judged
by one of the professional skiiers
who were present.: Earl Baker first,
with sd points; David Baker second
with as points, and Allan Morton
third with As points. Zach contestan
made three jumps. their distances
being:
Earle Baker sS #. 6; 50 it. 5; 80
it 2.
David Baker % IT 6; 80 # S; 80 IT. |
Allan Morton 80 IT. 6; 80 #. 1; &c
IT. 10.
Ski kjoring-Lloyd G.. Hay of Uni-
versity Of Maine, first; A. u. Page
of Waterville, second.
Skating races-Quarter mile, won
by Latin Of Brunswick; Provost of
Skowhegan second. Mile, won by
Latin, with Turner of kent's Hill
second. Latin therefore took the
first prize as champion skater and
the cup that goes with the title.
.Ski-jumping for girls under is on
the small jump. (only two entered)
Frances Baker, LIST; Hazel Steven
son. End.
Ski humping for boys under is on
the small jump (only three entered)
Lowell Weston first, with a total Of
as feet, inches in three jumps;
George Mendall second with "A feet
II inches and Preston Bachelor third
with 80 feet 3 inches.
Skee skate relay race, Ellwood Nell
son and Atwood Lapham first, Stiles
and Hanscom second.
Hoop rolling race on the pond, won