Show to Meet Nations Best in ii Western Ski Meet February 22 Date Dale Named for Gathering of Jump Stars Ecker hill bill jump one of at the largest and most modern ski playgrounds In the tho country will wUl be the scene of tho the United States r. western amateur 4 s ski k i tournament February 22 according ac RC- cording to A Axel x e 1 Andresen v vice I tee c e president resident of ot the r Utah club f. f January 1 1 Is the the date set for the th state a am amateur in n a t e c u r r j hZ fr m i tournament a an and andon n dl d 44 It z zon on January 3 and f February 23 t the ii e Invitational p pro r o 0 m meets e t s will wUl be held Acceptance o 0 f t these dates is has a s been made mad e by Fred Haberl o 0 of t f All AU Engen Denver president of the western amateur association The tournament will bring to Salt Lake ski jumpers known the world over for tor their daring daring- grac graceful t l I and record breaking performances and will open a n season which promises to eclipse any ever held In the tho west Utah skiers will make their bow against national competition for tor the II second time in as many years having liar have ing competed against somo some of the nations nation's best in a meet last year ear at atthe atthe atthe the old Ecker hilt hill jump RECORD PROSPECTS The rebuilding of ot the hill has made madel It possible for a n record breaking jump and it it- itIs Is la Is expected that a new worlds world's mark will be hung up when the national stars tars take off oft In February ary nry for tor the tho distance trials Officially Jy Color Colorado do and Utah com corn prise the tho U. U US U.S. S. S western branch but the annual tournament is open to any performer and generally draws entrants from nine or 10 states Entrants from Washington Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon California Idaho Nevada and the middle mid western states statu are expected ex ex- Two of ot the outstanding amateur Jumpers in the country Paul Paulson Paulson Paul Paul- son and Peter Falstad who appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in the tournament at Denver last lost year will be on hand Alt Alf Engen whoso whose foot drop Isa Isa Is la laa a worlds world's record will be In danger of ot seeing this mark stampeded Ina Inn in ina a n flurry of ot higher numbers Those who will wUl probably comprise the entry list Hat are Sverre Engen Sigurd Uland Elner Einer Fredbo Halvor Hvalstad Steffen Lars tars Haugen and Ted Rex Hvalstad universally recognized as one of the worlds world's most daring skiers made a jump of feet at Big Pines in 1929 at Los Angeles but was disqualified because he fell teU Despite the misfortune tho the Jump Is distinctly an enviable accomplish accomplish- meat ment Fredbo In the Ogden meet In 1929 had more points than Alf AU Engen when he was forced to withdraw by byan byan byan an injury sustained in a leap I VETERAN THREAT I old Forty Haugen sev- sev time cn winner of the national amateur amateur amateur ama ama- championship who turned professional pro pro- several years ago Is a real threat Incidentally he Is an expert on construction having supervised six months of ot repair work at Ecker hill hillIn hillIn hillin In early spring and all aU summer Bummer Uland who will represent Mt Shasta of ot California holds t the e hill Jump record at Lake Placid N. N Y site of the 1932 Olympics in February ary He made mado the Jump a a. foot loot leap in 1929 Is I. one of the best exponents exponents exponents expo expo- of at graceful riding in Its It really a delight and a won won- thrill to watch him soar Into space emphasized Andr Andresen en Ted Rex from Detroit is the pro pro- champion of ot l 1929 29 and 1930 |