Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-03

BY a jump Of 70 feet, Oscar Knut-
son won the annual k tournament at
Lincoln park yesterday afternoon,
getting the first prize, a gold watch
and the possession of the Bydal tro-
ply for. n year. He also won the
jump. Thelmar kid" Evanson won
the Commercial club trophy for the
u~nder-18-year class, with a jump of
"a feet.
Roughly estimated, about two thou
sand people witnessed the tournament.
The sides of the landing were lined
from the hill clear across the river,
while standing space was at a prem
ium at the take-oH.
o. Knutson and Marvin Shol. both
Of Grand Forks, were the only entries
in the mems class that made the hill
on all trips without falling. Kid Evan
son and Ralph Whitman, both little
fellows, were the only members Of
their class who made the jump and
weather Of the day and night before,
the snow on the landing had frozen
till it was almost as hard Is ice. and it
was here that most of the men took
the tumble. Carl Lindberg was put
out of the race on his first jump, when
he broke his ski az he came down
from what would otherwise have been
II WHY 5oou JuAA1Ps
Knutson made the longest jump Of
the day in the extended standing
jump, which was open to all contest
ants. Evanson led off, and made a
clear though short jump. Whitman
and Holt both made good landings.
Knutson set the crowd on fire when
he made the big jump, went clear over
stopped fine. Anderson made an S.
foot jump, but lost his chance when
he landed. Haga and johnson both
made good distances but lost on the
landing. Christopherson %equalled
Knutson's distance, but lost his bal
ance and tipped back when he landed,
Knutson High Man.
In the A class, o. knutson was
without a doubt the best man. His
/ form while in the air was especially
good, his landings were graceful, and
his jumps, while not as long as Chris
topherson's, were neat. In his first
final he jumped 70 feet, and went
across the runway with apparent ease
His second jump, while not as long as
the first by some four feet, showed
better form than his first. His land.
ings were good in both cases. an6
the crowd cheered to a man as he
went past the runway.
Melvin Shol, the only other contest
ant who made both leaps without
tumble, went very we'll in his SECOND
go, when he made 70 feet. His frs
was Sc. The latter was also better il
form than the first, since he wobblet
a bit while in the air. but caught hi:
balance in time to make a spectacular
landing and iwind-up. In the second
his form was good through the whole
Ole Hoff, who nosed Anderson on
for third place, went clear owe thu
runway in his first attempt, backing
his effort with a good jump, out los
his chance for second in his last leal
when he lost his balance while in tn
air, and took a bad tumble.
Many Tumbles.
Through the rest of the finals, tum
bles were not infrequent, and some O
them rather bad ones. Anderson. wht
had made great jumps before tn
tourney, and who has a series o
prizes to his credit in other states
was out of form, and in spite of hi
efforts, fell on every landing. H
stuck to his place, however, and hell
on through the race. Although h,
made a clear 77-foot jump in his frs
final, and again in his second, h