Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-18 | Page 16 | Ski Champs Given Awards by Mayor

SKI Sit S KI I CHAMPS GIVEN AWARDS BY MAYOR r CJ i S 5 S. S S M 5 5 4 st S 55 S. S S CARL BERNTSEN After viewing tho tournament at Fort Douglas and noting tho the difficulty difficulty difficulty culty the men had in getting a proper start for their jumps and the makeshift makeshift makeshift make make- shift jumpoff used I can assure the enthusiasts of this sport that the city will aid in every way next year next year to so 60 build both the runway and takeo takeoff that record jumps can be made here equal to any In the United States Thus Mayor C. C Clarence promised cooperation In the big winter winter winter win win- ter sp sports athletic contest last night at the Fourteenth ward where the winners winners winners-of of the state championship skiing tournament were presented present d the r prizes donat donated d by local merchants r rand and whore he gave to Carl Berntsen S state stats champion for 1923 tho the silver cup donated by the Norwegian Young Youn I Folks' Folks society Berntsen will retain I II possession of the cup for the year and it will be competed for until some Bome jumper has three legs on it This years year's champion m has one leg on or onit onit I it and Axel Andreason two legs one cm I in 1917 and one In 1918 Berntsen i was second in 1917 and was in France Francein i in 1918 The presentation of prizes and the I trophy was held under the auspices I of the Wasatch Mountain club anc and andI I the Norwegian n. n Young Folks Folks' society Moving pictures of the tho tournament t I and the toboggan races ng on the com corn community community a slide glide ide were a also so show shown