European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse Daily ma6a2iie water skiing is american coach says and Smith make skiing backward look in slalom turn Smith tips along by Ray Ramstein Bureau a Mkhlian Watoku Skilny is cult info a wider Wake Joti re Rapean it a German Ilin Graben Trarbach under Lubalin the Nuht in Mujib n the air rerun water ski Asa in become a Mem an american jul Bobby Bolh rated expert Ity tic Are enthusiastic members of the Celtib my also serve As Roaches in the jumping Anil tricks we believe ibis is the first time a Kurn can water ski club bus qualified and joined i lie Smith member of the competitive do Vislen of the 65yearold Graben True Neh club is recognized us an individual association member and is qualified in one or More water ski specially the clubs Hie event of the year will lie hos Llerik the european and Gorman youth water a Kin championships at the clubs Mosel River site on 28 und la nah Smalli and his lies Sta tinned ill Hemslein air use with the 89th air arc rated As instructors by the Asa and hold n special in Tang License for overseas qualification of individual achievements by members of the German Bolh arc also rated As tournament indies and served is indies at the first masters wider ski Tournu Mitil bold in tile in coach Iii kids besides competing at their own level has been the Smiths Way of life for the past 13 they to Riihl 350 children and youths to water ski in a nonprofit Patrum for methodist youth in 1956 in Mississippi and coached the runners up to the National champions in the mixed doubles event that same the Captain and is wife pioneered organized water so Lent in Mississippi and operated a commercial ski school from ibs to 1962 and Smith Inrush to ski ins As a credit course at Gulf Park Junior Long during our Early years in com net lion we were up Gal not die Cypress gardens Smith we were All rated As professionals since there is no Amateur status in the sport As there is a tremendous Fiat Between family recreational i Klong and competitive according to the american ski association offers Challon pcs for individual ratings from beginner to expert Are based on performance Independent of water skiing is Smith weve had pupils As Young As 3 and As old As 72 make the its All a matter of the neg woke Cut by skiers is thrown up by speeds of 31 on Tho Straightaway in tournament slalom with a 55plus on whip turns crossing the jumping speeds far women arc 18 and for men 35 Smith the world record for women jumping from a six foot ramp is 102 feet airborne for 150 a big Challenge among water skiers now i Barefoot using the soles of the feet instead of skis to Glide on according to stand Ards Aro based on the distance a Bare loot skier can go at a Srp cd of 35 six Young members of Tho tra Bentzar Bach club Hwe won recognition in ills Branch of the sport for a timed duration of at least one while the Smiths have been coaching others to they have won n string of titles Loo Long to list but among the championships they have held were the Mississippi mixed doubles title from 1955 to the Southern regional championship for 1958 and South Central regional in was Mississippi Champion from 1955 through 1960 and again in she also was Overall runner up for senior women in the ism Musel Valley safety is becoming an Evirl Nercis ins Smith suitable ski ing Waters arc becoming More and More fur one another safety problem is the overconfidence of they watch experts Fly along with such apparent they think they can per form the same Way without it takes knowhow and lots of practice to become an its also one of the most exciting sports to be he aug Vil 1965 the stars and stripes 11
