The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-16
Chuck Fishel
Head Of Meet
Other News Per
toining to Skiing
~ JEAN III n>ON

Not % % oAiltIlf ~ Snsfte =" 81
carry 10 glory the eolors of thei
clubs IN cl7ss A and B races. hos
~ the hiokores who have not ye
arrived at the expert stage vi
compete Sunday afternoon IN III
first novice ef the season
Rainier National Park Co. : co
operating with Tacoma Ski olu'
srain this season in sponsoring n
races 70 stimulate an interest II
racing among less accomplished
skiers
Chuck Fishel j. chairman OF
the novices and will lay out
courses for both mems ana
wamen'> slalom. The "om-
ems race will he first and -
Tentatively scheduled for
o'clock. the mems race follow
ing immediately.
Both runs will he made On
Alta Vista. Registration Tor
the races. open To any skier
who has not competed In class
A or Il races. previously. viii
he taken at the Paradise Inn
desk until II o'clock Sunda,
morning.
Familiar face at Paradise ATE
" is Lieut.. John Woodward, SKIER
4 note. Former University oil
Washington varsity ski team cap
tain. he IS now up TO things MIL
,srv on skis and is instructor for
the recently organized army unit
Of the 18th Infantry, now IRE
ouenting snowy hill and dale IN
strategic maneuvers.
An. interesting quote from the
recently published annual OF sun
Valley Ski club. in the prefaces oy
the president. Alfred d. Lindiey
saws The golden age Of down
hill skiing probably ended on sep
TENDER so. 1889.
ct Il doubtful whether the
charm ot the life in the Euro
pcan skiing resorts and Keen
ness Of competition among
tho skiers Of the many skiing
countries during the preeeo-
Ing decade can ever he recap
tured.
"But American can and must
hold on % some of the things that
make life worth living. and GER
tainlv the wonderful life IN the
mountains in winter and the Keen
thrill of downhill skiing and rae
ing are among the things that one
remembers most fondly.
Speaking of Sun Valley. DICK
Durrance who many times swished
n. fame over tricky Bald noun
tain runs. to say nothing Of taking
countless Olympic laurels, has Ut
lie more than fond memories OF
the many trophies he has won
last week fire swept the cabin ne
and his wife occupy at Alta otah'
where Durrance is ski instructor
destroying both personal efiects
and ski awards, valued at near
G. ooo and uninsured,
Prem school SIX iers have
March :l-22 circled In red.
Those are the dates chosen
for the second annual wash
ington state high school four
vay tournament which VIII
he held nj Mount Rainier with
IN. College Of Puget Sound
assisting In the running
lanes Perdergast Of Beiling-
ham is chairman OF the two
day event. Cross-country and
jumping events are scheduieo
Friday and on Saturday down
hill and slalom will be run.
Free Fun" they cal it. Ac-
oording to Jess Thomas of Tacoma
branch of Washington Ski CLUB,
big things are in store for mem
bsrs and non-members who join
the festivities in Ray Roberts hall
sixth and Anderson. Wednesday
evening Gala entertainment IS
MANNED and as an added sttrac-
lion Lieut.. Woodward will be pres
ent to give first-hand accounts oil
ski patrol activities. The rumor Is
rampant therell be dancing ana
refreshments on the house
Tn. Washington ski club will
.pon.or the third Pan Anne rican
.ki championships on March ID
with Chilean sLiers representing
Latin America, II uae revealed
today.
Peter Hostmark, member of the
Chilean team committee, said
five-man squad Of Washington
state skiers would enter the down
hill and slalom events which prob
MscCRECOR
SPORTSMAN