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Show Maybe I'm Wrong ~--------------· By[SRp.oGrts. LEdYit~orC] H •----~·--~----~ ---.--+---IOg~en Makes Plans for ----<~---,·Huge Ski Carnival Iron Mount~in Will Get That Record Back Tr ibune Intermountain Wire IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich.- The ski record has been t~ken away __ ---'1!----'<'• OGDEN-P r eparations for Ogden's first big ski t ourney to be , from Iron Mount ain, but it will ·come back. The big Pine moun- ~ld at Snow basin Sat~rday and sunday afternoons have been tain slide, as it is now, is good for a longer jump than the n ew rec· l------+----::tpleted and -Ogden Ski club is ready to welcome cont estan ts and ord Of 273 set by Torger Tokle out in Washington Sunday, and -~tors to one of the fin est p r ograms to be seen t h is -year in Alf Engen t old t he men who operate the Pine mquntain slide that - -- · - • in t ermountain territory. some excavating to lengthen the I Some of the out standing contest-landing slope would mak e the hill ski, you jump." A little 'of that was ants who have already indicated good for 330 feet or better. If that enough for Engen. He took up they will a ttend t he downhill r aces is done-and you can bet that Iron downhill skiing. Satur day anq slalom r aces Sunday Mountain will do it- the United "It is not hard for a jumper," he nclude Sverre Engen, Alf Engen ---- i I States will finally have a ski hill said. "I got the hang of it pretty Jimmy Howell and a number of which compa res with the .tremend- quick and in six months I could · --~.Sky.lt•De others whose regist r ation had n-ot I: 1 ous slopes in Czecho-Slavakia and really go. A jumper is not afraid . , 1_ been r eceived Wednesday. the Austrian Alps, where jumps up of speed." Drawings for positions is sched-to Joseph Bradl's 350.9 'foot world Alf moved right into the back'yard Sl J uled for the Ben Lomond hotel in I~--. record have been made. of the boys who used to call him I -r· oust Ogden F riday at 8 p. m. No en- Engen sajd that the contour of the "just a jumper." He won t he four . ---- , · 1 . . ries will be a ccept ed after this 1---4 Pine mount ain slope' was perfect, ,way championship last year-jump- I hdur, an~ contestants will be given I · i 11 t 'D s but 'the slide was so high that a man ing, cross-country, downhill and sla- ,~' ----- nformat10n and instructions a t ra' w~ tar·s hat _time. - , ___ ,. could not "jump for it" on a fast day. 16m. This year he wants to beat I 0 ·-- "'· · - "This hill," he said, · "is as big as them at their own game and win the Utah Entrants - . t i ; t any in the west. It is as big as downhill and slalom without the 1 While' some of the top skiers of 1----~ Leavenworth, Wash. -(where Tokle help of his jumping ability, as in he intermountain area ar e ex- •'-: ,,. t made his jump) an_d as big as the the fo\lr way. 'Engen Brothers pected to. a cquit t hemselves with I---I Snogyal!l?-ie hill nea S~at le. n_ has.. h_eir usual brilliance, Ogden eli- t- t a long transition (from so e to rnm --;-S. ·toBeEeader In Exhibition nes, now 12 in n umber, and those and plenty of room to car,ry the .land- rolll Salt Lake City, will give the , ___ ,. t f ing slope down another 50 feet at After the war, when internat ional At Og' den best of, them some stiff compet1tJon. the same angle, and bring the out - competition is resumed, Enge n Chuck DeMoisey, Bill Huckins 1----l run uphill slightly to carry on t he would like to coach the United States ·. ·..,. Bob Beck and Sherman French wili circle. Ski hills are parts of cir- team. He thinks this country is go- Deadline for -entry in t h'e In e among the strongest contenders cles, you know." ing to take the lead in this sport termounta_in Dow nhill and Sla rom the Junction city, 'and en tries 1----t . b f away from the Scandinavians and r e r eported coming in fr om out-the Austrians. lorn Tournament to be staged de points in greatly increasing I---ii - a si Slalom Spe.ed ENGEN'S big jump capp.ed a:· ~isit which left a wonderful impres- "On this side, skiing is going ahead Saturday and Sunday at the umber s. very fast," he sa id. "They had the scenic Ogden Sn ow Basin has Alf Engen returned Wedn esday n a d van t a ge o f h un d red s o f years o f been set for ' 6 p.m. Friday . rom the east and began at once 1----1 k" th th 'd b t 0 get things in readiness at Snow f t sion on Iron Moul'ltail1. The husky, s un~ on e 0 er sJ e,. u we are L Entries must be sent to Arthur asin for the week-end event. New '----1 sunburned rider from Utah is every cat chmg up. The ),"lar wl_II_ set.them Roth Jr., U. S. Forest Ser vice in now h as fallen to make ideal con- ,- j b ' I s back over t here- competitiOn 1s not~ Ogden Entry fee has been set at rtions. · inch a champion. 'Be is unassuming, being held t h i s winter because I one do.llar. c on t es t ants were warned Wed- 1----f easy to meet. He could not make crowds are not . allowed to gather· 1 DO\VNHILL EVE NT esday to leave the forest service practice jumps Saturday because of At Holmenkollen <Norway), 100,000 The downhill tournament wil helter in Snow basin not later than the strong wind, so he weht out on see the big meet. The Germans do -]be held Saturday beginning at 0:30 a. m. each day of the tourna- 1----4 the slalom run and put on a per- not think that would be so good. 11,30 p.m.,, with the slalom the day elllt in order to climb to the start-forma nce which thrilled a crowd of Over here, a lot of young fellows are , 1·following. at 2 p.m. The meet is g point of the races. d' - n I s -- -1 1 m in 5,ooo. Some of the local boys and the ver y good skiers and learning ail the ---~ sponsored by the Ogden Ski Club The two-day program follows: regular visitors thought they could time. This is g9ing to be the big and is .sanc~i<!ned b,Y .the Inte~ Saturday at .1 :30 p. m., downhill --- ride t he course fast, but 'Engen ski country. - moun tam Skr ~ssocratiOn, a me~ ce for Women on .t he shor ter r' ----1 d th , SI I . d wn "I will be through jumping before ber of the National Ski Assocra ildcat Run course. At 1:45 p. m. l ra w opene e1r eyes. a om IS a o - . . t ion ' I hill run in which the rider must· the next OlympiCS, so I wo~ld l.1ke to DEiHCATION SLATED e men's downhill race will be-pass between various. sets of fl.ags. coach ~h.e t~a~ and help Jt wm the As a special feature, the jump n. Unofficial times wil! .be an- ----1 Most riders go swervmg down m a champiOnShip. ing• h ill will be dedicated t o Ha!vor unced by loudspeaker as each -.- th 1,-· gi no E t ntestant finishes. A.t .7 p. m. &n ----11 series of curves, but ngen wen · · Bjorngaard, former Intermoun formal gathering of sk-iers at the . -- - co in down close to a straight line, t aking tain ski. jumper. The dedication en Lomond hotel is planned. "gate" after gate with what seemed c~rem_onies will consist . of exhibi . B ' -- like no more than a wriggle of the t10n JUmps by Sverre and Alf nday P rogram hips. After a few runs he spent a E_Jagen a:inoi).g other leading ski Sunday's program will begin a t -1 Su . couple of hou_r· s sur rounded ·b. Y a l ~Irds. T-J:Ier eafter . the Snov.;_, ~asin p. m. ~ith a dedication of Bjorn" s warm of youngsters, pa tiently JUmp- w.rll be k nown as BJorn ard hill m cer emonr'es con.ducted . • gaard Hill." teachmg t hem. . .. . PRIZES POSTED Ogden junior chamber of com- Alf took up dow~h1Il skung onl_y The Junior Chamber of Com erce. Alf and Sverre Engen will t~ree. years ~go. H1s gre~test amb1= merce is providing an attractive ake t. ..N in jumps, and other events b on 1s to wm the com~med _down trophy for the winn er of the com II highlight the ceremonies. hill and slalom champiOnship, for 1 bined events for men with .a · sim The fir st run of the slalom race - - . 1 ga - by . , m m ~ [! - wi a particular reason; When Sun Val- • 1 ilar award for women' being se 1 begin at 2 p. m. The women ley blossomed out as a ski resort it j cured from another souri:!e. In ad 1 run first, followed immediate- I!- - wil : ·~ wil drew the fast riders from all over ~ dition the following prizes will by the mEm. The second r un t he country out to t he r egion' where be awarded, Russ Hoffman, who is t he men will be reduced to in- I----t ly - -- for Engen had been king for years. The chairm~n of. the trophies and de only the first 25 contestants downhill skiers told Alf, "You don't 1- a":ards com~mttee of the_ Ogd_en they finish in the first run. clu --- as ___ ______ _ ·:.___ _ ___ Sk1 Clu b, . sard: "Three prizes for The day will conclude with an three place winners in the men's ard banquet at the hotel at 7 ,.. ·aw ~---------------------------{ 1 --, ENGEN JUMPS 267 FEET ]I Iron Mountain, Mich., F eb. 9 (JP).Alf Engen of Sal-t- Lake City, national 1 1 class A ski champioh today leaped , 267 feet off the ·huge Pine mountain i slide before 22,000 spectators. Engen's , jump, broke the mark of 257 feet set I here in 1939 by Bob Roecker of Duluth, ,__ Minn. Walter Bietila of Madison, Wis., placed fi rst in class A an d r eceived I I a special awar tl as t he aost graceful r i.der · in the tournament which drew an entry of 95 of the nation's out-standing riders. · Jim Running of Beloit, Wis., t opped class B riders with 222 and 220 feet for 135.36 point s:- Ernie Jacobson of I Ch icago took the senior class t itle on leaps of 171 and 17 feet and 118.45 points. - downhill, and t Q,ree for t he slalom m: Twe!ve trophies and prizes ----i~ BIG FIELD TO event with two prizes.' fqr t he wmne,rs m downhill, slalom and ~ p. to two · place winners in both the J;llbmed races will be presented. women's down hill and slalom ontestants' entry fees will also - co c will be awarded, making a total mi~ them to the banquet Others TAKE PARTIN , of twelve for the entire tourna rmg to attend should make r----f ad - desi ment ." ervations at the h otel. A fea- The J unipr Chamber is managing e of the banquet program will ' .• r es t ur SKI PROGRAM 11 all details in connection with the be t he, famous movie, Hann es r procurement, and selection ~;~nd Sch neider's , original ~'Ski Chase." Sevel,lty~two contestant!, including three feminine stars, were prepared today for competition kl the Intermountain downhill and slalom awar ds. · Sevuenndtasy .a t Snow Basin t-oday and ,L--.~2~1. --;P=au-l; -:H;=e=rr:ic:k,- :E;;;a-:-s::t: --=Hi7gh" "•S'''k"i' ;-e--l,ui:b=-. J ~2. • Harold ' Sampson, Mt. Logan Ski club. The Ogden Sk! club and Ogden 23. Horace Thurber, Ogden Ski club. 24. J unior cham)Jer o£ co.mmerce· are Bill Huckins, Ogden Ski club. 2 5. Dick co-sponsors of . the two-day pro- ~ii~~.g·u~J~:~he~~i ~~b, Bo~6.B~:.rt~,g~;;;; • gram. ' \ A ' Ski club ... 28. Gra Smith, Ogden Ski club. Alf Engen Jumps 198 Feet Drawings for posit!Oills were con- 29. Orson Spencer, C!)al Mountain Ski club."------! To Set Mt. Sh"-sta Record ducted l!ist night. 30. Ken Beck, Ogden Ski club. · 31. Seth ~ .. :------c Cache n-ational forest officials, Taft, Utah S!<i club. 32· Tony Toombes, SNOWMAN HILL (Siskiyou Co.) ,1 regio. na_l . for.e st officia 1s , We.b er Epaansct; gHosi ghS k·si kcil ucbl.u b. 343. 3H. aEl dHgaarr mPoone,, TEiams-tf-----' Jan. 28.- Two mighty leaps by Aif li -----.f county road department, Hunts- IDgh Ski club. 35,. David Ellgren, East Engen failed to win him first place ville CCC camp and Ogden busi· High Ski club. 36. Bill Kamp, Wasatch in the West Coast Professional Ski MountaJn 'club._ 3·7. Seth Morrison, un- J umping Tournament lle,re _yester- · ~;:s P~::ra%e ~o~~~~:!~~g t o make ~~~:: 3~~·D~i~k D~~w~~tt:;,~~~. IDl~ day, but one of them did establish 1-----1 ( The complete list of entries fol- 8herm French, Ogden Ski club. a :aew~record for the hill. 41. Robert Roser, East High Ski club. His first leap was 176 f eet. His 1'-----t low: 42. Tom Larson, Litt1e Kandahar. 43. next leap was for 209 feet but he Men's Dlvblon Carrel Farley, Haven Ski club. 4 4. Arthur ifell. It is said to have been his l. Alf -Engen, Sun Valley Sk1 club. · Roth, Ogden Ski club. 45. Jack Olinger, ~fi rst fall in competition. On h is '-----t 2. Bill Starbuck, Alpine Ski club: 3. Bert 1 Little Kandahar. 46. Joe Whittaker, Og- '! Jen&e(l, Little Kandahar. 4. Dev Jen- ~ den Ski club. 47. Ed Sampson, Ogden third try he leaped 198 feet to estab- _ nlni!S, Lltt1e Kandahar. 5. Everre Engen, Ski club. 48. Harry Thomas, Timpanogos lish t he DeW record. ~ed~ki7~l~bd B~i-n.~~t.0£~~~~ec~~~ ue~~~~ I :~ J~:-·aed4Jlboh,~~ ~t"~iub~naJi~~:~j -- - - ..;:;,;;=;;;.;..- --------.f, 8. Mack Maeser, Mt. Logan Ski club. Chlndgr~. unattached. 52. Curti~! Stevens, 9. Chuck_ DeMolscy, Ogden Ski club. 10. 1 Utah Ski ~ub. 53. Ralph Clark, Ogden Chick LeCuyer, Little Kandahar. 11. John - Ski club. 54. Lloyd Bird, Mt. Logan Ski Erickson, Utah Ski club, 12, Dave Qum- club. 55. Jack Birkinshaw, unattached. ney, Utah Ski club. 13: Lee Pratt, un- [>6. Elmer Doyle, Mt, Logan Ski club. attached. 14. Dean .Jones, Haven Ski · 57 . .Jimmy Howt>l!, Utah Ski club. 58. club. 15. Howard Hoover, T1mpanogos Jack Major; Mt. Logan Ski club. Ski club. 16. Dick Passey, Tlmpanogos Women's Division· Sk1 club. • 11. Harold Goodro, Peng>Jin 70. Mra. Arthur Roth, Ogd~ Ski olub. Ski club. 18. Floyd Newey, Ogden Ski f1. Donna Keller, Utah Ski elub. 72. cl~b.Ja.r· Ed~e Du~!e'. ~~!ha:.kl club. .Tanet Qulnooy, Utah Ski club. . |
