The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-03-01
BRAT7LEB0ROS SKI
JUMP MAKING BID
FOR THE RECORD
Second Trial Shows World Fig
ures Possibilities
ENTRIES BY FOUR CLUBS
"Bing" Anderson Makes Flight
of 168 Feet, Eight Short of
y. S. Amateur Record

The second meet he'd on Brattie-
boros new ski-jump course yester-
day was better than the first and
some wonderful jumping was done.
Though the weather remained too
so.t until within a few .hours Of the
beginning it did turn cold in time and
the last of the afternoon became
cold enough to make the course fast
enough to satisfy the boldest Of the
contestants
Four clubs were represented in the
contests, the Clirfside Ski club Of
ottawa, the Nansen Ski Club 0. Der
lin, N, H.. The Dartmouth outing
club and the Montreal Ski club.
"Bing' Anderson OF the Nansen
Ski Cub proved to be the strongest
jumper and the surest OF stand ng
finish when combined with iong
Jump Anderson best jump in the
club competitions, which we're run
off witI the last section OF the take
off let down, was 1jS feet. This has
been the manner in which all OF the
competitions have been run OF
Ralph Muuson, Norweg an, was the
second for distance, his best jump
being 1874 feet. THIS distance was
said by the announcer to be within
lour feet of this young mans best
record made in Norway. This man
Munson was a very graceful jumper
and wonderful ski runner Mum
sons form was like an ideal picture
and his build is right to make this
picture ef ect perfect.
Other good jumps were made By
Gunnar Nicholson Nansen club, 1870
feet Frank Mex mon, Montreal
ub, 1872 feet. II. Bishop, Dartmouth.
l27 feet, c. n. Proctor Hanover high
st.1ool, 124 feet. this young man was
injured In the February 4th meet but
seemed at this time to show no Ell.
fects Of it. Proctor IS a wonder for
his years and if he improves with
age and gaining strength will make
a record breaker
With the Nansen Ski club came a
!! little fellow, Dewey Couture. Dewey
I is l6 years old but very small Of his
age and impresses one as being tlir-
teen or fourteen This boy is a mar
vel as a rider of the tricky wooden
runners If he ever gets stature AMI
strength enough to put the necessary
power into his jump he will ce;ain y
/ do something to the records. In oil
day long Of practice and contest he
never fell once and was TIE only
man IN the meet that did noy get
snow on his back or in his ears.
This, of course, is in some measure
explained by his jumps being short.
er and the landing thereby easier but
no one was in any way unwilling to
We the boy credit for marvellous
skill and perfect nerve
At the end of tie club contests the
lip o. the take off was raised so as
to send the jumpers further out into
the ar and five men made an attempt
( to reach or outdo the United States
Amateur Record Of l76 feet. Dewey
was cne of the FIVE who felt ready to
try the jump after the full power rad
been turned on. His jump in this
final event was llS feet and permit
ted him to return home, as did most
Of the others. with a personal recor<
way above any former performance
In the final attempt "Bing Anderson
jumped 16S feet, Gunnar Nicholson
15l feet, r. L. Maxwell 15S feet
"B'ng' did not gain by the extra
take off as did the others. This may
have been because of a wrench he
had received in his last jump IN the
club contests While he did not
reach the national record everyone
is convinced that ne2t winter viii
see this record come to the Brattle
boro course.