▁is ▁how ▁Or ton ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁American . ▁ ▁Next ▁to ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁record ▁books ▁it ▁read ▁" Ge orge ▁Or ton - U . S . A . ▁ ▁The ▁mistake ▁would ▁go ▁un not iced ▁for ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁IO C ▁took ▁those ▁med als ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁U . S ▁t ally ▁and ▁awarded ▁them , ▁correctly , ▁to ▁Canada ' s ▁medal ▁total . ▁ ▁Or ton ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁disabled ▁ath lete ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal . ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁hide ▁his ▁dis ability , ▁a ▁" de ad " ▁right ▁arm ▁and ▁hand , ▁perman ently ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁child hood ▁accident . ▁ ▁Or ton ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Father ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁Hockey ". ▁▁ ▁He ▁introduced ▁ice ▁hockey ▁to ▁Philadel phi ans ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁while ▁at ▁P enn , ▁and ▁capt ained ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁there . ▁ ▁C iting ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁proper ▁facility , ▁Or ton ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ind oor ▁ice ▁ar ena ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁there . ▁▁ ▁Or ton ▁founded ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Hockey ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁formed ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁City ▁Hockey ▁Club ▁which ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁highly - comp et itive ▁American ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁From ▁ 1 9