Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-07 | Page 8 | S. L. Norwegians Gain Supremacy in Two Sports of Native Land-Soccer, Skiing

T W S. S L. L Norwegians Gain Supremacy in Two Sports of Native Land Land Soccer Soccer Skiing Editors Editor's note note Immigrants Immigrants from many countries have hac brought their native games sports and customs to Salt Lal Lake c City The r ram Is de describing do- do scribing them In a series of stories on local foreign colonies By SHERMAN MILLER With the conquering spirit of ot their Viking forbears Salt Lake City Norwegians have gained supremacy supremacy supremacy su su- su- su in two of ot the national sports of their native land soccer land soccer and skiing Sturdy sons of ot the Scandinavian country have brought championships championships championships champion champion- ships in the Ithe two sports to the local Norwegian colony The athletic pride of oC the colony is Alt Alf Engen who captured the worlds world's professional ski championship champion champion- ship by leaping feet at Ecker hill hlll hillin hillin in Parleys Parley's canyon canon Engen plays soccer and skates equally well members of oC the colony will vill tell you Other skiers who have brought International in international in- in fame to the city are Engen's two brothers and Korre and EInar Elnar Fredbo The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter placed in the Olympic trials at Ecker h hill last spring Through the efforts of the Utah Ski club Salt Lal Lake e City Is rapidly becoming the skiing center of America Amer Amen lea ica according to P. P S. S Ecker president president dent of ot the club When the Salt Lake City Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- lays away his skis for tor the season eason h he turns to soccer for tor tion The Viking team of the Norwegians Nor Nor- has bas been successful in capturing capturing cap cap- ap- ap turing the state championship Inthe in inthe n the sport for three consecutive years Four consecutive titles have been won in the he Strand City league I 1 r 4 7 I 7 S. S S j t r Sc 4 S. S s' s 5 I Sc 5 S I i t tg g JP t j S S q 9 5 5 5 5 S S L I Telegram staff siau photo Mrs l M. M A. A Strouse in Norwegian Costume i t 5 i f S V S 'S S. S t r