The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-04
RUDE JUNIOR SKI TETLIST,
 1946 SEASON
Champ Edges Out Hunter in Bofh SlaIom, Down.
 hill Ends of Combined

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 Jim Rude was crowned king of local Junior skiers yesterday after noon when he plugged through to Ia narrow victory over Buddy Hunt er.
 Going into yesterdays slalom events with a three-fifths second edge over Hunter, Rude picked up another five seconds in the cork screw event to capture the combin- ed trophy-the Juneau High School Cup. Rude's combined winning time for the downhill and two slalom runs was 4 minutes, 534 seconds.
 Though the number of competi- tors was trimmed Sunday by ad- verse weather, the days slalom races were eye-catching and yell provoking events, as is attested by a fair share of spectators who made their way up the Douglas Island Ski Trail to the Second Meadow and the Slalom Hill About half- a-hundred persons, including racers, were on band.
 No Accidents Sunday
 Though the not-the- snow conditions had developed two bro- ken legs during the week before, there were no more than slight ac- cidents yesterday Vic Hardin, Class | B racer, took a twist that forced him out of the slalom competition, but he went down the trail under his own power
 f Other events on Sunday slalom program saw Bonnie Randall fin ish in front Of Class A Women in both slalom and combined, to take the B. M Behrends Cup, Mildred Pluck did likewise for the Class B ] Women and Mary Thibodeau fin ished as the only Junior combined competitor on the feminine side.
 Jimmie Trueblood was edged by Jerry Gucker in yesterdays Class I B Junior Slalom, but went into the event with sufficient edge from the previous weeks downhill race to come out with the combined title after finishing third in the side winding.
 The Class B Men Junior and all i Women's slalom events yesterday started about one fourth the way up the steepest pitch of the slalom slope The Junior Class A started at the very top of the hill All events finished at the tow house l on the Second Meadow.
 Tentatively scheduled for next Sunday in the Ski Bowl are Senior Mems downhill and slalom events for combined trophies. Next Sun days program may be postponed, however, unless weather improves. ] Slalom results yesterday in order of finish were:
 Women's SIalom
 Class A-Bonnie Randall, 266, 270, total 536; Edna Williams, SIP, 3l.2, 624; Colleen Bucey, 328, 344; 672. Class B-Mildred Pluck, 32.6, 28.4, 61O; Mary Thibodeau, 33.0, 33.6. 666; Dorothy Evans, 36.2, 46.8, BIO. Girls Mary Thibodeau only entrant.
 Junior Slalom
 Class A-Jim Rude, 37.4, 354, 72.8; Buddy Hunter, 378, 396, TIA; Dick Wingerson, 50.2, 70.4, 2:006. Class B-Jerry Gucker, 334. 32.6, $50; Barry vanSandt, 35.8, $50. 7o.8; Jimmie Trueblood, 414, 29.8, TIP; Bill Schmitz. 43.6, 30.2, 738; Fred Stewart, 43.8, 422, 860; John Stew art, 52.O, STA, 89.4; Bill Logan, 56.2, 52.6, 1:48.8; Vic Hardin, did not finish as suffered slight injury on initial run.
 Combined Competition Entrants participating in both downhill and slalom events, with their downhill and combined times, are:
 Women: In order of finish) : Class A--Bonnie Randall, 3200, 4:136; Colleen Bucey, 4:25.6, 5:32.8; Edna Williams, 4:44.8, 5:472. Class B. Mildred Pluck, 3:526, 4:536; Dorothy Evans, 3:434, 5:114; Mary Thibodeau, 4:504, 5:57O. Girls Mary Thibodeau winner, only en- trant in both downhill and slalom. (JuniOrs)
 Class A-Jim Rude, 340.6, 4:534;