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Represented by only two men, the Ski Team took part in the Ski Carnival held at Conway, New Hampshire, yesterday. Though not an official meet, requiring participation as a team, Harvard's main opponents were Dartmouth and New Hampshire State College...
Captain Adams Carter, despite the fact that he had jumped only once before in competition, took third place in the ski jump, with a distance of 46 feet. He also took fourth place in the slalom and sixth in the downhill race. At the same time teammate Charlie Rogers though not an entrant in the jump placed seventh in both the slalom and the downhill competitions...
Sirs: As Moslems turn to Mecca, as Jews turn to Zion, so all U. S. skiers turn to Red Wing. Your ski article [TIME, Jan. 13] was much like a production of Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. Red Wing has the oldest ski club in the V. S., the oldest skier in the U. S., the best natural ski slide in America, several former national champions and thousands of loyal Norse citizens who would rather ski than eat lutefisk. J. R. P. KERNAN
...this was caused by the fact that the skis would dig themselves farther and farther into the ground when the plane was in horizontal position, as on the take-off. Soon it was found that a cord attached to the wing struts raising the front of the ski removed the danger of burying. A stop cable also was fastened on to the rear of the ski leading to the main plane bracing. These two improvements kept the ski in correct position for maneuvering on the ground or for the take...
This weekend several members of the Ski Team will try to forget examinations for a while and take part in the Conway Carnival in New Hampshire where there will be downhill, slalom, cross country, and jumping events...