Show I a Ig FRANK K BAKERSki BAKER BAKER- Ski jumping form only form only a minor factor so far as the professionals arc concerned will concerned will count almost as much as distance does Sunday at Ecker hill when the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's best riders battle tor for places on Uncle Sams Sam's team in the Olympic games next year Distance has been the prime factor so far as the professionals pro pro- have been concerned They have frequently B sacrificed form and style in their effort to turn in spectacular spectacular spectacular spec spec- distances Olympic Jumpers want distance too They fight for forIt forIt forit it with every muscle in their well conditioned bodies but they try hot to forget the gracefulness of their Jumps while they are struggling for a few extra feet a When the professionals compete they count their total distance in their two official Jumps as the major par part of their score Points given for form which can cannot ot exceed 20 points on each ride ride can can cut only a minor figure so far as the final results are concerned when the individual goes well over feet in each trip over the take off S As an an example let us say Alf Engen has rides rides' of and feet in his two official tries and js credited with 19 points on his first ride and 18 points on his second trip which is high grading for style S In that case his total distance of feet plus his 37 points for form would give him a score of points If a competitor got only 30 points for form but managed managed manS man man- I. I aged to go and feet on his two rides or a total S of feet his score would be and he would therefore therefore therefore there there- fore win win 4 The amateurs make all of their final judgments on ona ona ona a point basis The longest jump of the tournament for example is worth 20 points to the man who makes it All other jumps arc are scored on a ratio basis depending upon how well they compare to the longest one As with the professionals the amateurs regard 20 as the perfect score for form fonn If an honest effort is made for distance the jumper can be credited with as much as 10 points If he touches his hand on the hill hin to keep from falling that action loses him points Loss of balance or too much swinging of the arms arc are all aU to tobe tobe tobe be avoided if the jumper gets a high score for his form The jumper jump r with the longest leap therefore gets 20 points for that ride and let us say 18 for his other effort which is somewhat shorter To the total of or the two credits then is added the average for form If he is credited with 18 points on one jump and 16 on the other his 33 points on form would run his total to 71 Thus good amateur form can produce nearly 50 per cent of the score whereas it doesn't quite amount to 1 10 0 per cent of the sc score re for a long-jumping long prof s- s sian a Casper the captain of the 1932 Olympic Olympic Olympic pic team has it figured out that one point in form fonn is S worth about seven feet in distance Shanty Hogan Braves' Braves behemoth catcher has installed a gymnasium In his home in in an effort cHort to pare or of off a few of oC those excess pounds Add another enother brother act to the major leagues Lou and Dino Chiozza may maybe maybe maybe be performing for the Phillies this summer The former made the grade At second last season 0 0 C Gene thinks that Oakmont scene of the national national national na na- na- na open at Pittsburgh this year ear is the greatest golf course in the world S t S C Charley Chancy Paddock fastest human of the past age thinks George Anderson Anderson An An- Anderson derson of the University of California will be the next sprint champion Babe the Syracuse unknown who belted Middleweight Champion Teddy for a loop served two hitches in the navy Hal Trosky Cleveland first sacker was born in Norway but hes he's of Polish descent the Norway being in Iowa Rumors persist persist- that Steve ONeill O'Neill former Indian catcher atcher will succeed Walter Johnson as manager of the Cleveland club before the 1935 5 season is over |