Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-04-13

team this week will be splendid prae-
tice Tor the boys, as il will enable each
man " watch his position rs played by
professional Maurice Johnson was
TO have played second base, but broke
a finger aud will have to stay out for
a time, DorSohel has been moved from
third BASE - first, and other changes
will be made as eNpediency sugges.s
them, Cholk will probably pitch in
one OF the Milwaukee games
The seasons schedule. barring for
tuttous changes, is as follows; April
II, IL, Is and II, with Milwaukee, at
Madison; April Is, With Rush Medical,
at Madison; April 20 and ", with
Michigan, AT Madison; April u, with
NORTHWESTERN, at Madison; April -,
With Lake Forest, at Chicago April
26, with Chieago, ut Chicago; April ~,
with illinois, at Champaign, April ~,
with Nutre Dame, at South Bend.
April -, Reloit, at Madison; May ;,
with Chicago, at Madison; May Is anu
Is, with Illinois, at Madison; May %,
with Beloit, at Beloit; May "a with Ne
braska, al Madison; May So with
Michigan, at Detroit; June /, with
Northwestern, at Evanston; June 5,
with Illinois, at Champaign; June 10,
with Beloit, at Beloit, in case of a tic,
The Beloit team wants June | because
of big Woodmen's picnic at the line
city that day and this change may he
arranged at the pleasure Of North
western.
The crew candidates are meeting the
Sanguinc expectations of Coach Me.
Convillo as far as present conditions
will permit an opinion. Men are get
ting down To hard work aud will be in
good trim to meet their rivals whom
the season opens, Andy O'Dea writes
from Harvard that Davy Of Cambridge
is putting up fine boat for the boys.
and will have ii ready In good time.
The freshmen crew Is slated for u
race with st, Johns ut nolaheld some
where toward the end OF May, and the
varsity is looking forward to its great
struggle in the pentagoual race ut
Poughkeepsie ON June -, in which
Cornell. Columbia, Pennsylvania. Tor
onto and Wisconsin will compete,
The track men are getting out rs
never before, Mr.. J. +, Moakley, the
new coach, has sixty three men out at
work--a most gratifying showing. Pat
0'Dea says that Moakley is the best
track coach that Wisconsin ever had.
He understands his work fully and ia
bringing The men up to the mark, M.
Moakleys system Is to give elementary
work to the men and develop their
form before giving them heavy work.
and not to push them in the least.
The track team has adopted the fol.
lowing schedule May &, home field
day; May Is, dual meet with Illinois,
at Madison; May 20, dual meet with
Michigan, at Milwaukee; May q, inter
scholastic meet, at Madison; June :,
western Intercollegiate meet at Chi
cago.
The athletic association has appoint
ed Walter Alexander as assistant in
football to Coach Phil King. AS Mr.
King won't reach here until about
Sept 20, Alexander will have full con-
troll of the men for over two weeks, be-
ginning Sept, !, when practice starts.
The system of graduate coaching will
be more extensively developed and
John r. Richards, Dwight Freeman, II,
H. Jacobs, John Gregg and others arc
expected to be on hand watching their
old positions. As 10 the schedule the
following games are probable: Sep.
80, with Lake Forest or Ripon, at Mad
ison; Oct. I, with Beloit, at Milwauk
kcc; Oct %, with Rush Medical, at
Madison. Nov. is and rs arc open, and
Ames, Iowa and the University of Ten
nessee are negotiating for dates.
These games are certain; Sept. H.,
with Northwestern at Madison: Sept.
II with Yale, at New Haven; Nov 4,
with Alumni, at Madison; Nov. y,
with Illinois. at Milwaukee; Nov. 90,
with Michigan, at Chicago.