ip ė da ▁Revol t ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁he ▁completed ▁pilot ▁training . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁started ▁working ▁in ▁civil ▁av iation . ▁He ▁initially ▁formed ▁South ▁B end ▁Air ways ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Carl ▁G . ▁Jordan ▁of ▁South ▁B end , ▁Indiana . ▁Their ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁P he asant ▁H - 1 0 ▁and ▁an ▁E ag ler ock ▁Long ▁Wing , ▁both ▁power ed ▁by ▁O X - 5 ▁engines ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁v int age . ▁He ▁lived ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁Jordan ▁household ▁prior ▁to ▁moving ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁he ▁act ively ▁promoted ▁various ▁sports . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁building ▁of ▁first ▁stad ium ▁in ▁Ka unas ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁– ▁the ▁S . ▁D arius ▁and ▁S . ▁Gir ė nas ▁Stadium . ▁He ▁played ▁basketball , ▁baseball , ▁ice ▁hockey , ▁and ▁pract iced ▁box ing ▁and ▁athlet ics , ▁while ▁also ▁being ▁an ▁international ▁footballer , ▁having ▁played ▁for ▁Lith u ania ▁national ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁compet itive ▁game ▁against ▁Est onia ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Since ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁publish ▁book lets ▁about ▁basketball ▁and ▁baseball , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁brought ▁those ▁sports ▁to ▁Lith u ania . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first