AUSTRIAN AHEAD
I World Ski Title s j IN Z PA -Reuter—Copyright) 1 VAL GARDENA (Italy) s The Austrian, K. Schranz, recovered from his failure in . the slalom to lead the 99a strong field after the first leg I of the giant slalom in the - world alpine ski-ing championships yesterday Ski-ing with power and . verve, the 31-year-old Schranz I negotiated the 68 gates in L brilliant style, sweeping down Ithe 1490-inetre Ciampinoi course, which had a drop of i 447 metres, in 2min 15 15sec 1 He was three-tenths of a second ahead of his teami mate, W Bleiner. D Giovanoli, a 29-year-old Swiss 1 chef, was third, 2min 1 16.11 sec, followed by the new f world slalom champion, the , 20-year-old J. N. Augert ■ (France), who clocked 2min i 16.755ec. i The New Zealand cham- ■ pion, C. Womersley, im- . proved on his starting num- , ;ber of 70 to be placed sixty- . j second He is hopeful of im|i proving his placing even (further.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32219, 11 February 1970, Page 15
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