The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-15

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his time the representation Is
fficially next Tuesday.
The sis mile run meet. y. I. =.
specification. beautifully IN falling
between the mot less than 500
meters and not more than loco .
meters drop"
Greatest hazard of all. rocks
and ice condition included. Is the
sudden fog which il 30 capable
Of rolling IN on the three major
peaks in tn. Northwest with little
notice.
In the three major downhill
races last year. weather condi-
tions were frightful-st Mt. Baker
for the away Nationals, there
were billiards raging at Mt
Hood for the Far West kandshsr.
tho run was shrouded IN a cloud.
and at Rainier there was moving
fog or the three the Silver Skis
visibility was the best.
WAsHINGTON'S OWN
Pride and JOY Of ski Coach Cot
ton Wilcox Of the University Of
Washington is Bill Redlin. who as
a sophomore has achieved greater
things than even Americas num-
Der one ski-man, Dick Durrsnce,
had at that stage Of the game.
Last weekend. although actual
~ beaten by r. l. =. boys, Toni
Matt and Durrance Redlir. In
the National Ski association meet
at Aspen, Colorado. won both
downhill and slalom, since the
meet WAS primarily an amateur
one.
Redlin has but three years Of
skiing behind him. and yet he's
becoming the wonder boy of the
present day skiing. Proof that
someone besides the dyed-in-the-
wool Norwegian skiers have some
thing on tho ski-balD. He's re-
puted 10 be a fiendish prscticer
on skis and on gymnasium bars
where ne does little extra mus
Gle work
CHILEANs HURRY ON
Because running Of the Pan
American ski championships this
I weekend would have confIictsd
with the Far West Kandahar At
, Yosemite. the meet WAS postponed
until March POPS. when 1t will be
staged In connection with the ma
tIonal four-way combined st sun
Valley. The Chilean skiers were
guests of Washington Ski club In
Seattle Wednesday, spent Thurs
, day at Paradise and Friday left
for Sun Valley.
: The Snoqualmie Ski bowl closed
officially this week. Lack OF
snow prompted the decision by Of
ficials OF the Milwaukee road. The
i'Noih stosoh Sd" apouN <o4bVb
skiers al the bowl, the greatest
= count being for the national jump
: ing championships. March e.
NORMA vs.. CLAUDETTE
What we wouldn't give IN see
Hollywood's top ranking queens,
Claudett. Colbert and Norma
Shearer in the same ski race.
Some weeks back We heard that
Claudette was winging her way Ia
ski fam. by winning the visitors
slalom at Sun Valley and by being
entered. CASA, in the intsr-stats
meet
BUT-and here's q surprise, Ski
Fan Norma Shearer Ia giving the
ski-screen gossipers something 10
write about since she won her sill
yer ski at the Idaho resort in even
less time than Claudetts.
When routine business was out
of the way at the Tacoma Ski
club meeting Thursday evening
plans for a spring dance were dis
cussed by the membership
Marshall Perrow. chairman OF
the committee In charge. reported
progress in plans and announced
the affair was tentatively being
planned for mid April or a little
later
OF particular interest dur
ing the meeting also ~ss the
decision on a new ciub emblem
which has been pending since
the last meeting Of the club.
Winter sports motion pictures
completed the evening, activities
Novice skiers VIII he back in
hsrnes. Sunday afternoon at
Paradise 10 compete In an
other sialom race under Taco
ma Ski clubs sponsorship.
The course viii probably h. In