Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-17 | Page 6 | Student Breaks SKI Jump Record

STUDENT BREAKS SKI JUMP RECORD TRONWOOD. Mich., Feb. 16. Ragnar Otntvct of Chicago, tho Norwegian student stu-dent who came to this country a year ago to compete for the amateur championship cham-pionship in ski jumping, broko the world's record today by jumping as a professional. profes-sional. Omtvet cleared 169 foot, beating by thirteen feot the former world's roc-ord roc-ord of 15C feet made In Norway. Forty other contestants and a large crowd of onthuslasts witnessed the tremendous tre-mendous leap, which was made in tho last day of the tournament of tho Amor-lean Amor-lean Ski association hero. Omtvet proved his supremacy by beating the American record of 152 feet twlco In winning tho American professional championship. In this event tho now champion jumped 151 and loS feet. Omtvet Is -.'t years old. lie became a professional this year. Anders Haugcn of Chlppowa Falls, Wis., was second and Axel llcndrickson of Virginia, Minn.. third in today's events.