European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sports director world ski Trail tour by Bernard Liebes staff writer de Euc oms first Man on will soon forsake his favorite Alpine slopes for a crack at ski trails in the Himalayas and popular sports director at Gar Misch for the past three and a half has mapped out a trip that will take him around the world via ski those who have watched link Flash to dec ski invitational meet at Garmisch 1948 and Neucom combined championships in 1949 and he is cashing in on years of experience and hard a Well muscled 164 pounds packed on a 5foot 11inch talks and lives for Ever since he first linked his Fortune to a pair of Hickory Staves 16 years his life has been a Happy combination of sports outdoor Man and Champion even his reputation As sportsman Ana outdoor Man is a direct outgrowth of his penchant Hes a Par top Tennis player and confirmed Hunter and you have to keep your legs in shape during the summer for Winter he link is his Home i skiing is not links Only Hes no Slouch As Follower of Izaak As this specimen on his Book about 20 Miles outside of before he was out of his teens he was an accomplished he had scaled feet 800 and dangerous it whose Blue glacial ice makes it one of the most formidable stateside link first started to ski in 1934 when a Hill with 25 people on it was considered and toe bindings were used to strap on the Cable bindings came along a few years he when he was drafted in March he was a Veteran of numerous Pacific Northwest ski winning always near the top in the link was graduated from oct at in january 1942 and sent to the Mountain training Center at Camp where he wag put in charge of the advanced Rock climbing and in december he was assigned to the Central Mediterranean Moun Tain Winter warfare and participated in patrol action along the Cassino front he also imparted his Mountain lore to i assault teams training for the rugged Apennine he finished the War with the 10th Mountain whose com Mander was maj Gen Georga now Deputy High commis the 10th was the army Only division specifically equipped Lor Moun Tain and ski from there the Trail pointed to links Post at Garmisch As sports direct in june 1945 he was appointed athletic officer for Marousa Mediterranean theater of in he came to Germany As Winter sports director and coached and managed the army ski four of the team later represented the in the 1948 Winter link was also meet manager for the huge nine nation inter Allied track and Field meet in the Berlin olympic stadium in september More than at tended the including Allied he civilian Zed in april 1947 and came to which also happened to be the Center of some of Germany Best skiing the skier keeps his fingers crossed when speaking about his projected its that political he by the time the trip ends in the he wants to be Able to boast that he has skied on every that leaves Australia and South America to on the first part of the which leads to Capetown via Ethiopia and link will be accompanied by it cmdr naval attache in during the Africa he Hopes to climb feet of hell return to Europe at the beginning of in time for some Good skiing in after link will leave for he Hopes to go to jumping off Point for the for Spring his itinerary then leads to and where he Hopes to arrive in Down that will give him a Chance to ski i Northern Victoria and still make the season at Wellington in new Zea next Stop will Valparaiso and skiing at famous chilean ski resort sometime at the end of the ski Trail which led link to a Reserve lieutenant col Nelcy will bring him Back to the seven years after starting his of is counting on arriving in the just As the ski season opens on the new England and then maybe i can link up at Sun or some other major As sports he m feature Section