Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 28 | Kotlarek's Ski Jumping Title in Jeopardy

Rotlmekskttumpi7ig ward leaning atyl4 unmatched by the others. Bakke Is an unusual Jumper in that be weighs well oyer 300 pounds. He was the northwestern northwest-ern champion In 1834, a title be has since relinquished to Ofatad. - Wilson, the Corleralne, Hinn jumper, is a newcomer to the championship cham-pionship class, but is not untried. He won an important tournament at Bush Lake, Minn, near Minneapolis, Minne-apolis, last Sunday. Ceorfe Kotlarek will not lack for' competition when he comes here Sunday and Monday to defend his national ski jumping championship in the bif tournament at Ecker bill. Besides facing such formidable challengers as Sigmund ftuud of Norway one of the most capable jumpers in Europe the sturdy Polish Po-lish star from Duluth, Minn, will be pitted against a score of other standouts like Roy Mikkelsen and Casper Oimoen, the Olympic team aces. A third Olympic team member was entered Tuesday with the receipt re-ceipt of Jimmie Hendricksen's application ap-plication from Eau Claire, Wis. Hendricksen was one of the stylisU een in action here during the Olym-a pie trials two years ago. Mikkelsen, who will represent Auburn, Au-burn, Cei, has Improved tremendously tremen-dously since bis previous appear-ancee appear-ancee here, as bis 277-foot leap at Carmish, Germany, during the winter win-ter Olympic gamee Indicates. Ruud Is the only visitor whose distances have matched what Utah's own Alf Engen did In his prime a few years ago on the gigantic Ecker slide. Ruud hss exceeded 300 feet tseveral times during his excursions to the resorts In the Alpe. Alf bsd breathtaking breath-taking rides of 383 feet and 300-plus in practice at Ecker hill, although his best tournament leaps hsve been 253. 287 and 272 feet Mikkelsen suffered a severe In- I a Jury at Holmenkollen, Norway,-! shortly after th winter Olympic games and is gradually working back to the daring form which carried car-ried him 277 feet at Garmish. Oimoen, who will represent Anaconda Ana-conda in this meet, has held national championships four times and was captain of the U. 8. Olympic team last winter, his second successive assignment with the Olympic crew. Other notables who will compete Include Arnt Ofitad from Spokane, Eugene Wilson from Corleralne, Minn, John Elbe rum from Los Angeles, An-geles, Hermod Bakke from Leavenworth, Leaven-worth, Wash, and such local favorites fa-vorites as Einar Fredbo, Halvor Halsted and the Engen brothers. Elverum and Halstad have a for-