The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-02-26
SELIeA MADE
LONGEST JUMP
Ely Ski Rider Breaks Hibbinx
Hill Record Sunday With i
Jump of 135 Feet.

CLUB at the Hibbing meet Of the
Arrowhead Ski Association at Hibbins
on Sunday was all to the good.
Steve Seliga won the longest stand
ing Jump Of the day. He made 135
feet and broke the Hibbing hill record
Of 128 feet. Ray Passi and Kenneth
Grinder were among the prize winners.
The record made by Seliga stands as
the record for the Hibbing slide. Sew
other riders came near the mark set
by Seliga and also bested the previous
record of the hill.
Joe Priyatel and Seliga were the out
standing men at the meet. Priyated
took first place in Class d. Leonard
Pete the smallest rider at the tourna-
ment was given the glad hand by the
crowd for his exhibition. He made two
standing jumps on the high hill, a feat
never before equalled by one of his
size and years. Leonard is the ten
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob L.
Pete Of this city and last year was con-
sidered the youngest rider in the
country. Next Sunday the Ely boys
viii go to Coleraine to try out the 112
foot slide of that city.
Harry Trsgillis of Coleraine carried
of the honors Of the Hibbing tourna-
ment with 1887 points In Class A and
B. Andrew Halunen of Virginia was
second with 73 points. Arnold Lahti
Of Hibbing took first in Class c with
72.47 points. Joe Priyatel of this city
was first in Class D. with 74.80 points.
Other scores follow:
Class A and B-Julihs Strand, Coler-
aine, 7287; Stewart Anderson, Duluth,
70.80; Tully Benson, Duluth, 6907.
Class eugene Wilson, Coleraine,
7l.30; Amerigo Magagini, Virginia,
70.57; Kenneth Grinder, Ely, 69.53:
Stanley Mjolness, Coleraine, 71.30; Ray
Passi, Ely, 65.13. Glass D-Stanley
Bennick, Virginia. 1898; Hans Monken,
Coleraine, 65.53.
Dissolution of the Arrowhead Ski
Association took place at the meeting
at Hbbing and the organization of the
Iron Range Ski Association followed
The Arrowhead group was recently
suspended from the National Associa-
ton for failure to pay dues. The newly
formed association will join the Ma
tional Ski Association. The new group
will consist of Coleraine, Virginia, Hib-
bling and Ely and all will compete in
the annual tournament at Coleraine
next Sunday.
Officers chosen for the Iron Range
Association at the Hibbing meeting
Sunday are Ole Grinden, Ely, president;
Arnold Lehti, lubbing, secretary-treas-
urer. Charter members are Ole Mang-
seth, Ole Grinoen, Rudolph Beystrum,
Harry Burkman, Arnold Lahti, August
Johnson and veikko Hirvivaara.
After the tournament a banquet was
attended by approximately $50 skiers
and their friends, with George Fisher
presiding as POSTMASTER. Among the
speakers were Ole Mangseth, Coler-
aine, Father of Skiing; August john
son, mayor of Coleraine; R. Bystrum,
president of the Virginia Ski Club;
Jacob L. Pete, Ely, commissioner of the
Fourth district; Harry Burkman, presi-
dent Of the Hibbing Ski Club; Andrew
Lampi, president of the Ely Ski Club;
Ole Grinder, organizer of the Ely Ski
Club; Arnold Lahti, secretary of the
Hibhing Ski Club.
Judges at Sundays tournament were
Christ Boerking. Hibbing; Ben Ras-
musson, Duluth and Ole Grinder of
this city. Henry Johnson, Hibbing; Ole
Mangseth, Coleraine, and Ralph Yer
Steeg, Hibbing, served as markers.
The members of the Ely Ski Club
are seriously considering inviting the
National Ski Tournament to this city
probably for the year 1884. It is said
that the club has in view a natural
slide near Burnside Lake with pros
poets Of being one of the greatest slides
In the country with a natural amphi-
theatre bowl and only short distance
of road to be built to get to the spot.
Should the tournament be secured for
Ely the help of all of its citizens will be
required to put it over.
Along with this new ski ground other
winter sports will be advocated. It is
a well known fact that Ely has all the
facilities for national winter play
ground. We already have the peer of
summer Fairgrounds and recreational
facilities developed and advertised and
things are rapidly shaping for winter
playground similar to eastern places of
note. Think it over.
Navy EnListments.