Show y COp Ski i Sho Show from V t an B By HenT Henry United Press Correspondent LAKE PLACID N. N Y Feb 13 The 13 The best on what sort of sport ski ski- jumping is comes from a careful read read- ing log of the birth certificates of it r a champions ri the x x new Olympic c champion ham p ion waborn wa was 4 born in 11 1912 fk The man wh ran him a whistling 4 1 second and estabi i a new mark mark- i for Cor the S t jump in doing so J f i Hans Beck w was a aborn sf 4 born the same same year In most sports Sport y the brashness o 0 oj youth is looked upon as a handicap Ru d something to get rid of as soon as possible But not so with ski I A ski jumper the experts say reaches full bloom at about 19 That Thatis is the age where a man has his full strength but still is a little shy on brains It is the age o of devil dare-devil try irresponsibility irresponsibility irre irresponsibility irre- irre and daring It is the age when a mans man's love for showing off outweighs his love for discretion PREDICTS VICTORY Birger victory yesterday was forecast by a veteran Norwegian re re- porter the moment he learned that the course was soft slushy and treacherous The forecast came when hen the Norwegian expert was asked for or his guess Birger he replied ed Knowing that Birgers Birger's brother Sigmund Sig Sig- mund was worlds world's champion I ventured ventured ven von to ask why he he and not the little known Birger should be his choice Because replied the Norwegian the rain and warm weather have made the jump very dangerous and Birger is younger than Sigmund Sigmund Sigmund Sig Sig- mund and the other older jumpers will take one look at that soft sort skid skid- dish landing slope and immediately become discreet The youngsters lacking sense will vilI take off just as asif asif asif if the hill was in perfect perle t shape CANT CAN'T HESITATE The youngsters however are not entirely immune from fear Even the most daring ones like and Beck Becket set get et a cold clammy feeling when they look down the chute that is soon to hurl them out into great handfuls of nothing If you'll notice ski jumpers young ones middle aged ones and old ones dont don't hesitate very long at atthe atthe atthe the top They dont don't dare They'll back down if they do its furnishes furnishes fur fur- Despite danger ski jumping few serious accidents The reason rea rca son for this is not hard to figure out Your novice skier just doesn't try the big jumps He confines his activities ties tics to leaps off the front porch He leaves loaves the business of jumping of off tops of mountains to the experts |