The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-26
INTEREST IN TOURNEY.
Members Of Calumet Ski Club Await
Chippewa Falls Results.

Members OF the Calumet Ski club are
much interested in the national tour
nament TO be held at Chippewa Falls
Wis. next Saturday and sunday. and
are awaiting the results Of the con-
tests. II is likely that several repre-
sentatives OF the club will go 10 Chip
pewa Falls TO get few pointers for
the big open-to-al tournament 10 De
held here next month.
Entries from all the professional
skiing stars over the circuit OF twenty
eight cities and villages have been re-
ceived for the Chippewa Falls tour
ney. and Secretary Putnam Of the
North star Ski club reports about IS
amateur entries. l25 in the profession
al class and 40 in the boys class.
The big tourney will open Saturday
forenoon at 10 o'clock with the cross
country over a ten-mile course 10 the
northwest OF the city This Marathon
run for the skiers will fully test their
endurance and skill, for there are sew
eral high hills 10 encompass and two
natural gorges 10 cross. An added fea-
ture of the Saturday morning program
will be a boys tourney by the four To-
cal juvenile ski clubs on the Roosevelt
hill for the benefit Of a moving picture
company which desires a motion film
OF a boys tournament.
Saturday afternoon includes the reg
ular meet Of the amateur skiers at the
North Star hill. while on Sunday
afternoon, Jan. 29 the big professional
meet will take place Here will be seen
the best endeavors of the experts in
America.
Record Jumps Expected.
The big slide and hill is being put in
the best condition possible to enable
skiers to go after the records. A stand
ing jump of 145 feet is freely predicted.
That distance has been made on the
hill repeatedly in practice the past
month. Spectators will see some of the
longest jumping possible on any ski
Hill I'm America, for the Chippewa hill
is admittedly one of the best and
speediest in the circuit.
Reports from other skiing centers
say that sklers have been practicing
more consistently than ever before and
the skiers have certainly been doing
some hard work to be in tip top con-
dition for the big event The COMPETE
ton will be strong for first honors. An
ders Haugen, the national champion,
will try to retain his honors while he
will be opposed by Fiering and Evan
son of Duluth Nordby brothers of Su-
perior, ole Mangseth of Coleraine, Toll
lef Hemmesvedt, oscar Gunderson,
Knute Holland, Lars Haugen and Lund
brothers, all Of the North Star ski club,
this city and twenty-five other riders.
There is great speculation as to wheth-
er Barney Riley of Coleraine the anna
teur champion and great Irish skier,
can win the amateur championship
again this year The Norsk skiers as
sert they are out to take the cup away
from Barney at this meet.
A long list of valuable prizes are up
for the winners. The North Star club
is spending $3.50 for prizes, while the
total value of all prizes to be given the
two days equals $1,000. There are nine
teen for professionals. seventeen for
amateurs. five for cross country run
ners and five for boys. The celebration
will conclude Sunday night at the Ar
mory with a banquet, when the prizes
will be awarded the tournament win
ners.