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Show Rhona Wur tele • •• She captured t~p honors in Alta cup ski races. PAGE OUT OF ONE OF ALF ENGEN'S PERSONAL SCRAPBOOKS illGHLIGHTING TWO 1946 COMPETITIVE EVENTS: RHONA WURTELE- ALTA CUP WINNER ALF ENGEN- SILVER BELT WINNER Part of the Alan Engen Ski History Collection - "Rliona·Wur.tele , :First in --w6m~n>s Clas$. ,_ , _, . By El) WF~DEN~ Engen Back inS. L. With Ski Title- I Many .bad spllls and · pen; lt{es threatened t o• ma r the . fir~t-day session of . the · A'lta cup. g i;mt l!lalom F riday at the· spaci<ius .. Alta Winter .resort .. Spills· ·ruined -. the chances of Air Engen· and . brother Corey, · both ' nationally fa.m.ous Alf Engen returned to Salt Lake ~ity Wednesday aft er competing I m the Sugar Bowl ski meet in California against some of the na- 1 tion' s best artists. Engen, representing Sun Valley, won the silver belt trophy for the giant slalom events, negotiat ing the t ricky 32-gate course in 1 :22.2, to defeat St eve Knowlton of Aspen, Colo., and Gordon Wren of the skiers. · '·· ' \ . · ;.,· . . William'"(Mci) Dlstin, Mt. Mans f ield Ski · club,' Vermont; shaded the field' iri"the· ¢ en's 'division' with a time of '1 :31.4.' His nearest op- 1 f!Ohent, wa·s· D·i.c.k. Movltz; youthful .Salt Lake · 'City ac·e, whd''• wil.s " cloqk ed'' . 17 se'd>nds behind 'the winner. Syer.re EngeJ.l, ., brqther 'of Alf and Co.rey, set a 30 ~gate pacE!' t or ttie male skiers. .. · . · · ·,, · · ' · . ,, r .' .1' _Q...,,_ .:.. ..,.,,. •• ( _...... J \ \ . \ I Eskimo Ski club. ' George Macomber of Alta placed fourth in the giant slalom, which lured such top skiers as John F ripp of Quebec, Yves Tremblant of Montreal, Bill J anss of Yosemite, ·CaL, and Charles McLane of Fran-conia; N. H. |
