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Show exhibition meet held at Ecker hill in 1932. Tuesday Alf jumped from the middle takeoff, which is about 15 feet farther back than the big takeoff last year. Engcn declines that anyone who uses the present "big" take off in the coming , tournaments, has an excellent chance of going out more than 300 feet. The first competition of the sou- ; son will he held Sunday, December 30. and Tuesday, January 1, at Ecker hill. ' j SK! CHAMPION GOES 236 FEET Alf Enjen of Salt Lake Soars Nearly ;J0() Feet in Practice Prac-tice Leap At Ecker. SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 26 Alf Engcn, renowned profcssinmil ski jumper of Salt Lake City, Tuesday showed that he is capable of cracking- his own national record rec-ord of 257 feet. Jumping at Ecker hill, Engcn soared out 296 feet in a practice jump, a leap longer than any he has ever been able to make. The leap can not be considered as a record, of course, but it was accurately measured by Lawrence Rasmussen and Jim Rasmussen. Alf made a 281-foot leap in an' |