Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08
SKI JUMPING OFFERS
 BEST WINTER THRILLS.
Fascinating Sport Leads All Winter Pastimes in Some Northern States and About the Alps in Europe.

What is the most thrilling winter sport?" Ask the question anywhu z in the east or south and you will hear a million voices shout "Coasting, to- bogganing, skating, ice skating, racing horses on ice. skate sailing!" But in Minnesota, in northern Wisconsin, in the Rocky mountains, in Norway, Sweden, northern France, Switzerland. Prussia, Denmark and Belgium mil- lions more will exclaim "Skiing!''
 Skiing is generally regarded as an infant sport in America, but that is not the case in all parts of the coub try Stoughton Wis, had ski tour nament in 1884 at which Eleif Tveitch made a leap Of S4 feet. The town held another in 1889. Torjus Hemmestvedt, who won the first tournament ever held in Europe, also won the meet
 here. He is now a resident of Eau Claire, Wis. Since that time, ski tour naments have been held so often in America that a record of the jumps over 125 feet long would resemble aa edition of the Congressional Record. The long jumps did not start though until 1909 when Ole Feiring made A feet on the big sl1ihill at Duluth, Mini. Oscar GUnderSOn covered 13S feet oft the steel trestle at Chippewa Falls on the same day, but in 1911 the record went up another notch. Sigrud Han son of Chippewa Falls, competing against the best professionalS In Amer ica, on the steel trestle in Stoughtgfl. Wis. jumped Al feet and stood. Hard Iy had the newspapers stopped show ing pictures of the slider in the air than there came from 1ronwood, Mich, the report of a, 152 foot leap by Barney Rei1Iey, competing as an anna teur. In the same contest James Presthus leaped 156 feet. but fell. as did Reilley also.
 Tournam ent Jumps.
 Europe saw her first ski tournament in 1879 on the Huseby Hill Torjus Hemm estvedt of Eau Claire. Wis. at that time resident of Norway, won the meet. The worlds record was made on Feb. 2s 1910, when Sigrud Brevik leaped 163 feet on the Tram hill at Brummundalen. Elverum, Nor way.
 Thirty United States ski clubs have organized the National Ski associa- ton of America, with clubs at Slough ton. Milwaukee, Beloft. Chippewa ford, H., Virginia, Fergus Falls. St. Paul and Ispheming. Mich. The as sociation has a membership of 1900 members, or one-tenth that Of the Norwegian association in Norway; Tournaments are held in circle cf cities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi- gan and Illinois, at which profes- sionaIs, amateurs and youths com pete for valuable pr1zeS.
 Barney Kelley. bow-legged Irish man from Coleraine, Minn-, won the amateur skiing championship of America in 1909 and held the title for three consecutive years by defeating all competitors in the annual national meet. Francis Kempe won the na- tional tournament at Chippewa Falls in 1911 and for the first time in the history of skiing in America placed the professional championship in the hands of a native born German Amer lean. Because there are no profes- sionai events in Europe. Ken1pe could also tack onto his title the new one. i worlds professional champion" Lars won the title back for the Norwegfans in the meet at Cary, Ill, 1 In 1912.
 A Daring Feat.
 What probably is one of the most 1 daring feats on skis is performed by 1 John Rudd of Duluth and AXel Hen 1 drickson of Chicago, both of whom i guarantee to make a 65-foot leap and | ]. performance on any sl1fhill in Amer 1 ica Melvin Henrdtckson, the 14-year l old Eau Claire Wis. lad Ieaped 125 i feet in the national meet at Chippewa | Falls. Wis. in 1911. outdistancing both i he amateur and professional cham 1 oion and winning his event with more | points than the other two.
 The greatest possibilities of cover | ng ground on skis are shown by the run, which is one of the | -egu1ar events of the national ski 1 The race was made over li11 and valley at Chippewa Falls in 1911 in the remarkable time of 45 min l 1tes and 80 seconds.