Show UTAH UTAH 2 2 To ron ont SKI CLUB SEEKS REC RECOGNITION G OF ENGEN'S FO T I LE YOUNG ALF BEATS WORLDS WORLD'S MARK IN ANNUAL TOURNEY Bjorngaard I Places Second in Colorful Meet I Calmar Andreasen A Tops Amateurs Officers of or tio tho Utah Ski club today tolay to- to to 1 day lay were sc seeking official 1 Lion ot of the worlds world's ski HId Jumping record set sot Now New N Years Year's Jay day by Alt Alf l 1 fingen Engen year 21 o old 1 d Non Norwegian t. t Y f 1 i youth A mark of ot j 1 feet Ceet was set Vi t by this Salt Lake Inke ski sId kl sensation sensa ena- I. I tion at tim tho New V s 's Years Year's day ay tournament tour tour- 1 10 0 i t held at ati r Ecker lull hill 22 2 oZ oJ mlle miles up Parleys Parley's s i. i f- f can canyon on Ski club off I- I If f j. j t S daIs claIs aro seeking f- f fr r f r recognition e cog n J t Ion I 1 f through the West Western em ern America I Winter WIn WIn- orr ter Sports asso- asso Ad elation A n The official worlds world's record is held by Henry Henrj Hall of or Detroit A As an t amateur ho leaped feet teet at ati Hc Canada in 1920 In 1923 Nels Nelson of or Norway establIshed i an unofficial mark of ot feet at the samo sarno place NO OFFICIAL PRO MARK RECOGNIZED No official professional record Is 1 recognized Thero Thera havo have been pro ski Jumpers In America for or only two years cars Europe does not recognize professional marks Engen Ensen ma made e his toot foot leap with witha a I perfect landing after jumping and nd on his previous tests Ills His nearest competitor was Halvor Halvor Hal Hal- vor Hvalstad present state champon cham cham- pion pon who Jumped feet but felL Tho The new marks are not recognized as a state records inasmuch a as Utah marks mark must ho set in the tourney tourney tourney tour tour- ney scheduled In February J Besides winning a gold medal for the longest Jump Engen's three Jumps were Judged at pont points hl higher her than his nearest rival Halvor Bjorngaard of Ogden In tho the amateur class Paul Chris 1 of or O Ogden den with leaps of or 1141 and feet annexed points to garner arner first place honors f r. r 5 Tho The meet as a whole proved very successful according to tho the Utah Ski club officials and tho the Junior chamber of or commerce More forG than 2 2500 2600 OO pert persons on Journeyed l to Ecker hill where their thell hopes of or tho the establishment establish establish- i establish ment of or a n. now new record was fulfilled Without question jump Jumps were the feature of ot tho the meet The young oun bo boy who learned his skiing In Steinberg Norway 10 years cars ago and who represented the tho Junior chamber of or commerce in tho the meet broke all records cords to annex the of offered by tho the Junior chamber Utah I Oil Refining Refining- company and W W. J J. J Hal Halloran loran BJORNGAARD THRILLS TOURNEY SPECTATORS The Tho showing of or Halvor Bjorngaard Bjorn- Bjorn guard gaard Junction cit city professional also was a a. highlight Halvor stood up on all three Jumps and a grand total of or points BJorn 1 gaard's form pleased the spectators heartily and only Engen's remark remark-j able Jump brought forth moro more ap pla ft Halvor Hvalstad present state 4 titleholder er met with misfortune Jn his leaps The The- husky bushy Salt Lakel- Lakel put all of ot his courage in his final leap but lost Jost his balance and st f m-J m i bled after hitting tho the ground f feet away from the takeoff Thee The crash somewhat stunned Hvalstad but he recuperated shortly after I Tho The amateurs also came in for some share of or the glory Calmar An Andreasen present state amateur champion romped away by the narrowest narrowest narrowest nar- nar margin with a n. long Jong Jump of ot 1 1 feet Paul laul jump was measured by b- tho the officials at at feet Harold HaroM Kimball University er sity gity of oC Utah youngster gave a. a warning to tho native sons of or Scandinavia Scan- Scan hL that ho would bo be one of or tho the coming threats by leaping and anti feet I felt fell on each each- occasion but with a a. little coaching from Engen Hvalstad and 1 the university athlete may mn- develop into a native son champion Nord tho the v veteran Salt Lake amateur rode tho the woods with with- perfect case ease and was ono of or the few Cew skiers to enjoy enjo a a. perfect standIng standIng stand stand- Ing InS for the tho da day Eugene likewise o looked graceful as ho rode I through the space on three different occasions i IS This years year's meet was a n. marked Improvement over oyer that of oC last year rear Amon Among the improvements were It a loud speaker broadcasting s system stem a anew a new no stairway constructed to tho the top of or the hill quarters for fOl officials i I and sawdust adjacent to tho course for Cor the tho protection of oC spectators Ai road leading to within close range of DC the course courso and adequate parking facilities added to the zest of or the tournament J |