Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-04 | Page 15 | Utah Lands Olympic Ski Trials

LANDS OLYMPIC SKI TRIALS T mp Events for Ecker Slide I uncertainty Utah two d of tet- tet for the 1 L ln I lt ls bid e n trials for th American jumping team ac ac- 7 v i c to word from Crom uv- uv M. M A. A Strand b at t the hC Utah Ski dub 1 Strand confirmed 4 elief chef that Ecker i Mil hill would be chosen chos chos- 1 en for the Olympic trials in a telegram from Chicago Tues Tues- iday da morning to h his I JW members of the Utah Ski which will rf i.-rf sponsor the he spectacular specS spec spec- t i S trials at t the e Q I q a r O famous HamOUS s slide 11 de 1 in n Parleys Parley's can canyon 0 n tte t fn In February or early in March I In agreeing to bring the jumping Ints to Utah the Olympic commit commit- e also aLro arranged to take the down- down Hand and obstacle tryouts tryout including the theom Worn om race to Mount Rainier where e Wa Washington ington Ski club will conI cont con con- I t the activities March 13 1314 s. s M. M r. r Morrison and some of his had hoped to o induce the to bring the Slalom and andr ander mer er r racing events c to Utah too too with prospect that the Silver Ski club ld d develop suitable courses cours at B Because ause the Brighton lay- lay It lifts undeveloped is however the com corn decided in favor of the Mount ier territory r ry where suitable james ones are arc already available tonly winners of sectional elimina- elimina as will erg con at Salt SlIt Lake for foral final al trials One sectional Jon n II will be held by Sioux Siou Valley VaHey club cub at lt Canton S. S D. D January ft in fp conjunction with the national nationals s country countr and jumping champions champion champion- it fount s d nt Rainier will wm be the site of natIonal and Olympic finals in downhill events tin ruh was not overly eager to ob ob- ob H the national championships ce Strand did not push the states state's e a for that event before beCore the confer- confer ice Lt at Chicago As S. S J. J Quinney Quinne of ot the Ski club bit d out Tuesday the Olympic will be a great project alone if ife ife e e stat state and cit city are to prove their ilm urn as one of the greatest skiing in the world Appearance here of all the naIns nan's nans naris nari's na na- na Ins n's ns foremost amateurs is expected be a great stimulant to Utah I interested in the hardy hardyn I Inter n ter sport Ecker hill has bas been vastl vastly I th the past summer in an an- I pat on of ot bringing the Olympic ts here About cubic yards lards yards yards' nth earth have been moved at at the the i ff of the hill hlll according to Mr 1 poney ey to to provide greater reater safety I jw comply with Olympic i- i tia reeking kin for tor spectacular dis dis- If i the professional group headed mAEngen Engen has constructed an an- takeoff farther up the theo 10 o that on Ideal days still greater s than ever can b be made by daring ring riders in m their exhibition general meeting of oC the Utah Ski will be held in parlor E of the hotel Thursday at 8 B p. p m m. mt cording to Dick Strand M ws elected second vice at of th the National Ski association HI be ke home borne by that time and will lUi lUine definite plans for the trials It js u is expected th that t the Olympic I will require a percentage we thIS gate gale receipts and that the host I. I ua J will wiil be expected to provide en- en and housing facilities for C contestants while they arc here t