Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
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Wisconsin University Crew Left
Madison in a Special Car
This Morning.

Madison, Wis, June 13.|[Special.]-
The Wisconsin university boat crew left
this morning for New Haven, where
next Thursday, June Is, they will meet
the Yale freshmen in the first race be-
tween Eastern and Western college
crews, on Lake Saltonstall. The crew
and two substitutes will travel in a
private car, while the boat, u heavy ce-
dar shell, is sent by express. The crew
will be accompanied by Trainer Rohn,
Coach O'Dea, l.. S. Alsted, manager
and commodore of the university navy,
and several enthusiastic friends who will
be prepared to back them for winners
in the contest. The cost of the trip will
be $500, and there was doubt for a
few days as to whether the necessary
funds would be forthcoming, but on
Thursday the amount was made up by
subscription and the trip assured
The crew has been n training since
April, under Coach O'Dea, formerly of
the Yarra-Yarra club Of Melbourne,
Australia. The stroke used by the Wis
differs from the Cook or Courtney
strokes in that a quick start is made on
the slide, then slower, with slow recOy-
cry. The legs are brought into play
sooner than in the Yale movement, and
the body and leg movements are to-
gether.
The crew has been weakened this sea-
son by the loss of John Day, who rOwed
No. in last years crew. Mr.. Day
was drowned last April in Lake Men
dota while out for practice i'll two
cared gig.
In the race with Yale the crew will
row as follows:
Bow, w. NJ Dietrich sophomore in agri-
cultural long course; weight 153, height j
feet S12 inches; trained for Varsity, sub
stitute last year, and failed only ac-
count of physical condition. His form this
year is very good and his blade work is eX-
cellent.
No. ,, Walter Alexander, captain, of Mil
He is feet 11A inches tall, weighs 156
pounds. He was a substitute for the '94
crew and rowed No. last year.
No. 3, NJ z. Seymour of Beloit, is 4 So
phomore in the civil engineering course.
He is ; feet 134 inches tall, weighs 1856. He
stroked last years crew.
No. 4, L. E. Street of Normal, ILL.,, is a
sophomore in the English course. He is 5
feet 10 inches tall and weighs 49, He was
a substitute on last years crew.
No. ., H G. Forrest of Manitowoc IS a
sophomore in the English course, stands 6
feet - inch in height and weighs III. He
was substitute on last years crew, and is
the strongest man in the boat.
No. 6, L. Il. Austin of Cambridge is also
a sophomore in the English course, stands
6 feet , inches in height and weighs 159.
Ee rowed No. 6 in last years crew.
other sophomore in the English course. is
feet inches tall and weighs 145 TIE
rowed No. last year
Stroke, G. c. McCOnville, is sophomore
in the mechanical engineering course. He
is feet Il inches tall and weighs 155
pounds. He rowed No. 4 last year.
The coXswain, Crandall, is a Milwaukee
boy. and is a sophomore engineer. Gram
dali is a sure steerer and has cool head
The two substitutes will be Cannard, '9S,
and Daniels, 90, both good oarsmen and
c0oe heads.
Wisconsin has supported crew for
several years past and has rowed III
numerous races with different boat clubs,
notably the Delaware crew of Chicago
and the Minnesota boat crew of St
Paul. Of the four races rowed with
these crews. Wisconsin has won one,
Minnesota two and Delaware one. Last
year on Lake Minneuonka Wisconsin
was beaten by a half length, rowing
the two-mile course in 1923. She can
reduce that time this year. For two
years past Wisconsin has been trying
for a race with the big Eastern crews
of Yale, Harvard. Pennsylvania, Column
bia or Cornell, but has not been sue
cessful SO in order to gain recognition
they are to row the Yale freshmen. Wis
consin university has a $4,000 boathouse
on Lake Mendoza, built with money sub
scribed by the students. She has three
shells and two eight-oared gigs, two
double gigs and four single shells Coach
ODea has been varsity coach for two
years, and Trainer Rohn is last years