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Show ~- - Amateiir .. Riders Hold .Spot(ight On Friday; Pros Give · Exhibition Speci:\ Train Will Take Crowds to SlideMany Stars to Compete~ , . BY.JI.MMY HODGSON. fr1 HE grand opening of western Ame~;.jcan winter 11 s~ort activities will'feature the New Ye'ar's celebra- . . tion at Ecker Hill tomorrow when eight of the outstandmg, professionals in, the wodd and a doz~n' or -more · apable amateurs hurl ~hemselves over the precipitous ~~-offs a~ speeds rangmg from 50 to 90 miles per hour 1skmg the1r necks to try to ',gain the favorable smtle of arne Fortune. The 18-!n ch blanket of snow has covered the course during .. past week has given the of-u cers of the Utah Ski club plenty oe work · but has insured the slide . .. ·• of being in · th ~ · · .... •• best o f .. ;Friday Date 1 :For. Amateurs ·1 [; F r idaY. wil.I be t u rned o ver to 1 the am::>teur s!q 'j ump ers. Th e onlv ·p rofesswna l eVen ts wi ll bP- seve•ral ;ex h i bi tion l eaps including t he triple • : jump b y Alf and Sverre Engen a.nd E in ar Fred-bo. wa,rm. Tho round t rip will cost OTIJ3 The a.ma tews who will b ear dollar. The train Will leave a t 1!1 w a tchhil' a re Calmar Andreason o'clock noon, allowing plenty of ' stat• ch'&Jnpion ; Nord · No-rdquist' jt!me to· get to the hill befor e the LewlellTn' Le.igh, Jim and .. La.w: umps sta rt. . renee Rasmussen and othe.rs Every conven.1ence ·p~.lble h No sk1 i:os- Is ·planned tor situtda.y bei!n arra.ngi!d tor th~ ;fans. Stra e )l:cept f or a UtU ~ pl"a.c tl clng, but- wlll b-e laid· on the ground, · the wt . n ight a da n·ce will be h·eld at cl~bhous e . wlll be ke p ~ . he.a.ted. )tot , the :Butte.r Crust · Bakery R ecrea- drmks and lunches Will be a valltion ha ll for all ski club members a ble, a b.roadcastlng a pparatus has ' Ml•d :flriend•a . . P rizes w ill be aw a rd- been set. up ~nd a program pre ed.: ,to the a mat eur w inners at this par ed. Th e pnce . o! the meet will ti ~e. be one dollar, With a 50 ce11t rate Oit Sunday the final round <>f fo r s tuden:t s with acti vity cards, ' events wi ll be s tafed with a cr oss a n,d a ll c h 1l ~ren u'nder 12 f.ree. coun try r un o;,ta,rtmg the day a t The committees fo-r the to u rna- 11 a.m . At 2 o' cloc k the profes - me,;tt f ol!ow: . . S·IO<nals wi ll take the s potlight and Execu t 1ve. comtmttee- Peter s. ju!ltP for the hono-rs an·d the cash E cker .. pr-e s1 den t; Ax<cl J . AndreP ~I z es. The p.ro·fe ssion a ls will be sen, fi rst . VICe . pres! d ~ n t ; Clyde glv•en their a wa r ds 011 the R KO Or- Jon es, se.cond VICe p r esident ; No.rd )Jheum stag-e a t 9 p. nL Monday Nordqu1st, s-e cretary; <?· G. Jorgen-evening. Ax el Andrea son will be sen. tre":sur·er, a ll <>ffi cers ot the the ma.stt•e.r o f ceremo n ies · Utah Skl c lub. · F inance--G . . G. J orgen sen, Nephi Andr esen, Olav Vogle.r, Antoine Special Train r:~~~.. Steve W hitfi.eld, Jimmy r T th Sl"d Road - Orson Blaezard. :B~ rank 0 e 1 e Rasmussen. Alf Engen, C. Cates. lnstead of b usses this ~-ear the Decoration.,-Vic Johansen, L. A. Ut h Sk J • J o•hnson, R alph Lars-en. a • i club •has arr anged to have T ran spor tation-Nord Nordqu is t f~etl~· ~t R. ?;.{allroad T);l.n a. tralll Gus K levi!n . • ' 11 e Sl e o te event. J.he tra ins Tec·hnicians-1\f. A 's t r a nd Carl WI l e f t on the track so t hat Ville. . · ~ · · ·~ ' who g et cold will be a bl e Ju d geS"---M, A. ·stra'lld a,nd Al the k eep Wa r den. · - _.,.r< • I ._ |
