Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-20 | Page 14 | Rivermen Stage Daring Contest

MEm STAGE I DARING CONTEST CONTESTI I Unique Stunts Shown 1111 In Drama Opening At Alhambra Sunday I Those who ho see Ernest production The Man from Glen Glen- Glengarry gArry Glon-gArry garry a of Ralph Connor widely read tend noel noiel which be shown at the Alhambra theatre beginning next neat Sunday will have an opportunity to Witness some of the most unique stunts that have ever eyer been flashed on tho the screen lOne One of the most Interesting and entertainIng Incidents is a log log- logrolling logrolling og- og rolling or log contest II Is staged between two ex- ex expert expert ex expert pert lumberjacks As a test of skill fn balance and surefootedness wire wire slack walking has bas nothing on this T Two a men stand upright on a large slippery log In the center of the stream Each ach one of them pro pro- proceeds proceeds pro proceeds I to manipulate tha th log with hIs feet by running similar to aman a aman aman man trying to walk alk on a barrel or globe The Thc log proceeds to spin faster taster and faster The ease and dexterity terlly which these lumber lumber- lumberjacks lumber jacKs jac jacks display In maintaining their footing on the rapidly revolving log is I and is one of the entertaining Incidents In the plc- plc turo pic-turo turp turC turpI I Tn In one scene wherein hereIn one ona log roller strides es to I show how his supremacy J cy cv over oyer another rivalry and zeal mastered over wisdom The Tho log spinning became a real contest and andonE andone andone onE spinner was hurled from his revolving InK ing perch erch into the chill and turbulent riser I Of course this was going beyond what hat the director had suggested but It was as the real thing as the I camera caught It and the scene will bring a grin to the face of ery every ery old who sees Its flashed I hed on the tho screen and a a sigh of approval o al too for Its It's genuine stuff I I as IS la also the laughter and waling of pike poles of the other rafts rafts- men as they watched the van van- vanquished van vanquished Imen roller fight tight his way ay van van-I to I shore n