The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-19
BADGERS ARE LIGHT
Wisconsin's Line Has No SUI
perfiuous Flesh

MADISON, Wis. Sept 1s.-The first
week of regular football practice at the
University of Wisconsin gives promise Of
fairly strong team this season. 1t is
certain that the team will be unusually
heavy, and if speed can be developed 1t
seems as though 1t ought to be pretty
close to topnoteher. While only few
of the candidates have had any expert
ence on college or university teams, most
of them have played on preparatory
school teams and have had the benefit of
more or less expert training. The squad
now numbers thirty five. and it is eX-
pected that this. will be more than
doubled when the university formally
opens week after next.
Head Coach Curtis took charge of the
squad last Monday and has since been
putting the boys through some pretty
stiff PAGES. He is being helped by AS
ssistant, Coach Cochems, and three
"grads''-Emil Show, the old-time center:
Arne Lerum. the former guard, and Earl
Schneider, the crack tackle. A little diff
ference of opinion has arisen between
Coach Curtis and Assistant Coach Coch-
ems over the advisabiiity of using the
dummy to teach the men the proper way
to tackle. CochemS fayorS the old syS-
TEN of ore man tackling another, but the
head coach thinks the principles of tack
ling can best be taught by use of the
dummy for a short time.
Wisconsin football enthusiasts were
greatly efated the early part of the week
when Walter Steffen, the star prep school
boy of Chicago. joined the Badger squad,
but Were much disappointed yesterday
when it was learned that he would not
he had not done sufficient preparatory
school work. He has only been three
years in high school, and while he has
a few credits more than the usual three
years work, he has not enough to quail
fly to take the entrance examination to
the university 1t is expected that he
viii return to the North Division High
school, of Chicago, and finish his prepara-
tory work. The loss of Steffen puts Wis
consin to the necessity Of looking around
again for someone for quarter back. There
are number of candidates who would
like to land the place, but none of them
so far seems fitted for it.
Another setback to the prospects this
week was the announcement that Cap
tain Bender of Nebraska university, had
definitely decided not to come here. But
to offset these reyeTses the squad has
had some mighty promising aceessienS
this week.
Coach Curtis has only four of the mem
bers of last seasons team as nucleus
to build this years eleven around. They
lay. tackle, and Captain Bush. end. OF
the subs who stand a good show of
getting on the team there are Clark,
Wrabetz and Robinson, backs. and II:
Jones, end all Of whom won their W.
last season. Other subs who have Joined
the squad and who give promise of de-
veloping into good men are: O'Brien. 1876
. FAME EpanzRe. ie7. half back; George Jones.
145; schreibel.. I43. and Kuehmsted. 1874,
quarter backs; Wagner, $50, tackle. OF
the new men the most promising are:
s Cummings, of Duluth, ia FOUNDER. who
played half back on a preparatory col
iege in Massachusetts; Simpson, 16S. who
played last year on the Northwestern
academy team; Hunt. 100, who made a
good record on the Marinette High school
team; Mueller, $50. and Dittman 11S, two
good men of La Crosse; Stromquist, lS9.
and Donovan. 205 of Iowa; ConviIle. 1877.
of Albion college Mich; Acker. 1885, aud
De Lappe, ITO, Of Colorado Spfings; Egan.
1855. of Manitowoc; Schneider, 10. of
Northwestern academy; Claire, 1855, of
Highland college. Des Moines. Iowa:
Heintz. $780, of Nebraska; Melzner. 100.
of Iowa university; Watson, 100, of Liy