The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-28

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ZOE CAHRAHER, eN-Nashing.
ton state hssehsller. who now
does publicity for the Rainier Ma
tonal Park Co, was telling us all
about = Mr. Wales Wolfe 81 sher.
ldan. Woming
Seems that Mr. Wolfe. who "
chief how wrangler At Teepee
lodge at Sheridan. Is also quite
skier. He took a course from Otto
Lang last winter at Paradise val
ley and the other dav he came
hack as postgraduate student.
He had a pretty good reason
After school was out last winter.
he decided right then and there
he was going 10 carry away some
Of the technique gathered In
i-sngs university 20 the folks back
home.
Now most OF the people around
Sheridan. according 10 Joe, are
those who have made little nest
cgg and who have conat ructed
rambling ranch homes IN tho Big
| Horn country.
Well. Wolfe. almost faster than
he can draw a as. organized a skl
club In the Big Horn country dots
Of snow thereb and the sport took
hold Wolfe. Of course. became
chief instructor. teaching the
famed Arlberg system 50 dear 10
the heart of his Maestro Lang.
Az It turned out. skiing was
boon to Teepoe lodge during the
winter and special parties began
wiring for reservations. The lodge
In all previous winters had been
closed by lack Of patronage
But best Of all. ms far as Herr
Lang IL concerned. was tho way
Nolfe's students took To his syA-
TEN. Those who had studied the
/ skiing art In tho cas-, ~ some Of
the more fashionable resorts cred
tied Wolfe's manner Of instruction
rs being the best they had seen
So Wolfe. the Cowboy skier. IL
hack 81 his alma mater for a mas-
ter's degree.
SIC ULLAND. the national cham
plon. and his brother. OiAv. /
who has been teaching the Uni. /
versitv Of Washington SKI team
FEW things about iumpinR. will
feature a splendid field ~ the an
nusl jumping tournament Sunday /
al fesvenworth
Virtually every pell-knoVn ski /
leapcr in the Pacific Northwest.
both the 4. s. and Canada. will be- /
on hand 70 try his skill on what ia +
probably the finest runway In the
country
Reports are that enough snow +
has fallen 10 make the tournament +
possible without fssoriing 70 apple /
boxes Lesyenworth citizens. you
know were ready 10 bring the
snow 10 their Jump In apple boxes
II the snow did not come 20 ~ T
Sort Of modern Mahomets
Polling Around, Queen Peggy
Mason the Flrv, was not nick.
named Peggy for Margaret her
true given nsne IN Florence !
Seems her GRANDMOTHER liked the
name Peggy and VAS 50 irked
when she vas called Florence that
she refused 20 call her anything
else but Peggy and tho grand
mother Won because the name
stuck Sunday work has kept
Al SLATER away from the noun
tain ~ far this year he's
been cOnsollug himself with ice
skating paradise valley
doesn't seem quite The same with
Frank Houston missing from he
scene the Tscoman. veteran
park smplOys who set most Of the
slaiom courses for several years
cant spare the time aNsy from
the University - Washington law
schOol he graduated from Col
legs n Puget Sound his course
setting partner Hank seisOn. IN
going u alone this year ami
quite good - g. ton the Nj.
waukee SKI Bowl ~ fYas ia more
popular than ever fhls year. Ns
enaersiana good reason 80
the railroad people realiv made
lot ~ Improvements up there
they're planning still more =
Ted Cha Dsfs VINO skls ln the
winter ard sails In ihe summer
can't decide which he likes better
. Kari Richardson. considering
~ fractured an ankle iasf winter
has been getting around rather
vel On the hickory boards ...