Show Athlete Gets Honor Medal for Bravery Tedford H. H Cann Canu and Ora Graves Rewarded RC for Extraordinary Extraordinary Extraordinary Ex Ex- ExI Ex- I Heroism WASHINGTON Feb 9 Secre D-Secre- V V tary Daniels announced toda today the award of medals of-medals medals of honor to lo se Seamen Seamen Sea Sea- men Ora Orn Graves Gra of Maxwell N. N 1 M. M 11 and Tedford H. H Cann of New York City for extraordinary heroism An All e- e explosion aboard the U. U S. S S S. S Pittsburgh December 23 21 throw threw Graves to the deck but hut he lie extin extinguished ex ex- tin burning waste vast c near iea r powder po in the casements and prevented plc serious damage I Cann Cairn entered a flooded compart compart- ment of the United States patrol vessel Yes ves es sd sel May on November 4 1 stopped a aleak aleak leak and saved the vessel from sink sink- ing Cann Canu is the first naval reservist st to receive e a no me medal al of honor Tedford ford Cann to whom n fi medal of honor has been heen awarded as announce announced today by ly Secretary Daniels is a former former for for- mer iner athlete at New York university and regarded as one of the tile best ever cr developed at that institution in When Then Wilena Thena a student at nt the tile high school of commerce commerce com corn merce Cann won tilo tho interscholastic championship at 50 and yards lie He was quarterback on the theun un university football team and and starred as ns a n punter The New York Athletic club of which winch he lie is a member also claims him as ns a no champion swimmer lie lle holds the tile yard record of that organization at 3 minutes and 28 sec see on Cann Caun Cannas was as in his second year at New NewYork NewYork York university where his Ins father is ph physical director when ho lie enlisted d in inthe inthe inthe the navy y |