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Slim (5 ft. 11 in., 143 Ibs.) and supple, Gene Kotlarek first lashed on a pair of jumping skis at the age of four under the watchful eyes of his truck-driver father, George Kotlarek, himself a former U.S. champion. A freshman at the University of Minnesota's Duluth division, Gene practices two nights a week and on weekends with his father, still jumping at 46, and younger brothers Glenn, 17, and Wayne, 10, who compete in age-group meets. To develop strong leg and stomach muscles required for jumping, he does deep knee bends in his basement...
...secret of his success is his technique. Instead of jackknifing from the waist as most U.S. skiers do, young Gene adopted the Finnish jumping style of leaning forward from the ankles, found that it cut down wind resistance, gave more horizontal thrust for longer jumps. Fortnight ago in the North American championships at Squaw Valley, Calif., he came within 3.3 points of beating Finland's Kalevi Karkinen. one of the world's best. "We were all amazed," said Norway's top expert, Sigmund Ruud, after watching Kotlarek at the Holmenkollen. "The U.S. has never had a more...
Playing number four for the Crimson, James W. B. Benkard turned in one of the contest's outstanding performances by playing and winning two singles and one doubles match in one day. In singles, he defeated Eli three-letter-man Gene Scott 6-4, 6-3. He then whipped Swing Meyer in the extra quarter-finals match. The only player to lose for Harvard was William Post, Jr., who after taking the first set, lost the last two to Meyer, 6-0, 6-1. The doubles pairs of Dwight Davis and Tuckerman, and Benkard and John Davis, won quickly, losing...
...only goal came on just such an occassion. Bob Anderson was trapped in the offensive zone as he attempted to kick the puck at his left point position. Second line left wing Bob Karle stole the disk and drew varsity defender Greg Downes to the right alley before feeding Gene Scott in front of the cage. Scott faked Harry Pratt left and hit the right corner...
...Foster, after nearly three seasons without a defeat in dual meet competition, lost to the Bruins' Gene Roberts on a freak forfeit call. Using an illegal hold--without warning from the referee--Foster injured Roberts, and the Brown wrestler was unable to continue. The referee awarded the match to Roberts on a forfeit...