Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-02-10

Distances that exceeded all expecta-
items of crowd of approximately $500
persons were made by participants in
the Vermont state amateur ski jumping
championship contest on the new jump
just completed off Cedar street here Sat
urday afternoon John Z. Carleton of
the Dartmouth Outing club for the second
time in three weeks set a new New Eng
land record by making leap OF 100
feet in his first jump. which also estab-
lished a new eastern United States anna
teur record.
II. T. Maxwell Of the Dartmouth Out
ing clab. however, held the New Eng
land record for period of two or three
minutes, making II distance of 113 feet
in his first jump, which was next proceed
ing Cartoons first jump. The New Eng
rand record previous TO saturday was
HE feet made by Ingvnlli tPingl An
dcrson at Berlin, y H.. Friday afternoon.
Carleton modc New England record of
103 feet at Bristol, \. H.. Jan. II.
Carleton not only beat the New Eng
land record Saturday. but exceeded by II
feet the record of the eastern United
States. IFS feet. which was held by Gun
mar Nicholson of the Nanscn Ski club of
Berlin. y. II. Nicholson was among the
spectators here but was unable to jump
because of injuries sustained Friday
while jumping ut Berlin.
There we're 10 contestants for the Yer
mont championship. and they made ~
jumps. the first being spill and no dis
lance given. For the other 26 jumps the
average was shade over 112 feet. which
was better than Andcrson's longest leap
at Berlin the previous day, which won
him the New England title for one day
only.
Time after time the crowd saw Amber
sons New England mark smashed-11
times to be cxact-by five jumpers. They
saw the eastern United States amateur
mark bcttcred four times and equalled
once. They surely got their moneys
worth of spectacular ski jumping. Each
contestant was entitled to one practice
and three official jumps, and the entire
program was run off in about an hour,
Out of the - jumps there were but
nine spills, which * II small average Of
spills for 80 steep n jump.
On Cartoons first jump when he
cleared 100 feet, he was in the air two
and twO-thirds seconds and on his see
ond, when he made 40 feet, he was in
the air two and onc-third seconds. ON
his third jump he covered distance of
1J1 feet, but he fell Immediately after
landing. 50 the jump does not stand for
record. His work won for him the gold
medal offered by Randall 4 Son. jewelers.,
for the longest jump. also the large silver
loving cup offered by Vaughan x Bur
nett. jewelers., as ilrst prize in the cham
pionship contest. the prizes being awarded
on points for distance and for the form
in which the jumper accomplished his
feat.
The second prize, silver loving cup
offered by the Thompson jewelry store,
was awarded to II. Il. Maxwell, who was
next in form. He made three beautiful
! jumps. covering 113, 115 and ia feet
| respectively.
| The final scoring of the four best men.
distance and form considered, was as
| follows. the lowest mark being the best (:
Carleton, 1.23; Maxwell, 2.13; W. +,
| Daniel of Dartmouth Outing club, 3.10I /:
| II. ID. Frost of Dartmouth Outing club,
Only one accident happened during the
contest, and that was not serious. &.
! y. Proctor. 17-year-old junior in the
| Hanover high school. made Il clean first
jump of IA feet, but when he took off
for his second leap, which seemed to the
spectators would bring him close 10
| Cartoons record. his right ski strap
dicular position with the point downward,
which spelled trouble in the minds of the
spectators. When Proctor landed the
point of the ski struck first aud threw
him. He slid and rolled to the foot Of the
| hill and there his ski which followed
him down the hill struck him in the back.
He was assisted TO his feet by two
men. He pulled himself together and
although unable to make his third jump
he remained as II spectator until the other
eight participants made their third
Jumps Proctor covered 1871 feet in his
second jump. He was taken to the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital, where il
was found that he had sustained mus
cular injury only, between the shoulders
and after his injury had been treated he
was discharged. No other high school
boy in the country ever jumped as far as
he did Saturday.
G. w. Miller of the Dartmouth Outing
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