Show STATE salt laker sets new ski jumping record before a crowd of fans who gathered at ecker hill monday to watch the final day of the national ski tournament alf engen salt lake ski jumper made a perfect jump of feet bettering the world record of feet held by john elvrum he broke the national amateur ski jumping record and ascended the united states ski throne sigmund of oslo norway placed second on the first jump jumped feet compared to for engen on the second and last official try the little norwegian flashed over the takeoff take off at a speed of 60 miles per hour to travel feet the longest jump of the meet up to that time engen was next and before the judges announced anno the distance made by he knew what a mark he would have to make in order to take the championship he had confidence in his ability and knew every inch of ecker hill apere where he be has jumped many times with a perfectly timed and powerful jump he soared gracefully to a new mark in U S amateur jumps feet |