The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-25
SEVEN EVENTS
 ON SKI SLATE
 FOR TOURNEY
MolIer Race and Jumping Will Feature Annual 5.
 E. Alaska Meet

All tracks are clear and fast ir the Douglas Ski Area for the fourth running tomorrow of the Mollei Gold Cup Race and Juneau Ski Cut All-Southeast Alaska Ski Tourna- ment.
 Jumpers and racers have an eve ming ahead of them for waxing and polishing their hickories, before pointing up the trail tomorrow to take their places on the starting lines.
 Six racers and a jumping contest will comprise the tourney program, commencing sharply at 12:30 pm. with the running of the race for boys 14 to 18 years of age. Following in order will come races for Class A aud Class B juniors, women, then the climax event, the three-mile downhill trail Moller Trophy event for Class A men. Class B men will follow over the same curse, with the jumping slated to close the day.
 Drawings Made
 Drawings for racing positions were made last evening, and all racers will leave the marks in the order drawn, at one-minute intervals.
 Lengthening of the course for the four shorter events, boys, juniors and women's races, has cancelled all records for those events, leaving the field open for the winners to set marks tomorrow Where hereto fore the shorter boys races have started from the Treadwell Ditch at the upper end of the First Meadow, this year they will get under way from the newly erected shelter cabin on the Second Meadow; an increase in length of approximately quarter mile of tough trail.
 The mems races will be run over the regular Moller course from the Skiers' Cabin at the head of the Douglas Ski Trail All races will finish on the clearing just below the jumping hill about one-fourth mile from the Douglas Highway.
 Six Outsiders Here
 Six competitors have invaded Ju- neau from other Southeast Alaska cities to attempt to wrest skiing crowns from the home lads. Four of the invaders, Halvor Opsal, Pete Botten and Mike Johnson all of Petersbugr, and Lawrence Freeburn of Sitka, will run i'll the Moller Race, while two lads from Peters burg. Art Hammer and Tony Westre are pitted in the Class A junior competition for youths from IA to IS years of age.
 Spectators are advised to take their viewpoints at the finish line in the cleared area below the jump ing hill not later than 12:30 o1ock if they wish to witness the full three hours of skiing thrills that will compleet the afternoon. Just short of the finish line are some of the toughest spots on the trail. tte "S-turn," Switch Back" and Big Hill" Picking a spot that gives them view of that final test of the course they can be prepared to see some fancy spills and breath taking turns. They will also be in position to watch the jumps to best advantage.
 Recent improvements to the jump ing hill have made possible longer jumps than last year. and it is likely that a new record will be set close to one hundred feet.
 4 refreshment stand near the fin ish will serve spectators.
 The program of the day follows:
 Officials
 The officials are: Chief of Course, Irvine Noble; Chief Timer, Norman Banfield. Recorder, Bob Duckworth; Staters, Rod Darnell. Pete Hautala Judges of Jumping. Bob Robinson Fred Ball; Assistants, Harry Sper- ling, Everett Novel;
 Events
 GLASS A = MEMS JUMPING fRecord set in 1888 by Sven Saren 79 feet, incheS). Entrants: Halvoi Opsal, Petersburg; Mike Johnson Petersburg; Peter Rotten, Peters burg; Sven Saren, Juneau Ski Club; Ralph Moreau. Juneau Ski Club; Bill Hixon, Juneau Ski Club (Jump- ing scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m.) BOYS RACE-Start at 12:30 pm 1898 winner, George Wamsley: II, Walt Fukuyama; 2, Jackie Wil' son; 3, Rod Nordling; 4, Rober Johnstone; 5, John Houk; 6, Perry Tonsgard; T, Robert Carothers: Eugene Caorthers; 9, John Lowell 10, Elroy Hoffman; II, Marlyr Feero; 12, William Tanaka; 13 Mervin Click
 JUNIORS GLASS B)--12:50 r m.-l938, no race:
 1, Elwin Messer; 2, Robert Shell 3. Pepper Martin; 4, Bob Converse 5, Charles Porter; 6, Fred Sorri; Griff Nordling: 8, Jim Terril; Don Murphy; 10, Harry Johnson.
 JUNIORS GLASS A)--l:05 pm 1898 winner. Charles Notar: 1, Don Wilcox; 2. Axel Neilsen; Dallas Weyand; 4, Mickey Bryan; Bud Lowell; 6, Art Hammer; T. Deai