The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-25
FEAR GOVERNORS
MADE A MISTAKE
WISCONSIN Not Thoroly Pleased
with Selection of Ten Eyck
as Coach.
Special to The Journal.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 25.-The past
week, from an athletic standpoint, has
been one of surprise in the University
OF WISCONSIN,. The hiring of the youn-
ger Ten Eyck as Constructor in row.
ing for the coming aquatic season,
was followed by the announcement that
not only would Wisconsin be represented
on the Hudson next spring in the var
slty four-Oar and freshman races, but
that, for the first time in the history
of rowing at the badger institution,
an eastern crew would be brought here
for race on Lake Mendoza. Then
came the announcement that athletic
relations with other members of the
'big nine would be resumed on the
baseball field and that Wisconsin would
have "big'' game during the foot
ball season of 1907. The students of
the institution are just recovering from
the succession of shocks, as it was gen
orally conceded that athletics received
deathblow at the hands of the facul-
ty at the time that the reform wave
struck here last spring.
The hiring of Edward H. Ten Eyck,
son of the veteran coach of the SYRIA
cuse crews has been a topic much dis
eussed by the students Of the institu-
ton: 1t has left a feeling of concern
on the minds Of many of those who are
prominently identified with sports at
~
his skill and ability as an oarsman,
there IS some worry over the question
OF whether or not he will be able to
do anything with the peculiar stroke
that is characteristic of the badgers
and of ANDY O'Dea. The old "yar-
ra-yarra' stroke that O'Dea brought
TO this country from Australia and
which he perfected and taught the bad
ger crew tor season after season, is
vastly different from any of the styles
OF rowing used at Poughkeepsie. Its
regularity made it famous and was
one OF. the reasons why fasteners were
always SO anxious to have the badgers
enter in the Hudson races.
len Eyck uses an entirely different
stroke. The stroke on one of the east
ern varsity crews last year told the
writer that if man once learned one
KIND OF stroke that it was almost i'm
POSSIBLE for him to change it. Should
this be the case. it will undoubtedly 90
hard with the old varsity men, of which
there are eight eligible for the crew
TINS year. Many of the students were
IN favor Of Dempsey, coach Of the
Georgetown university crews. and #
was rumored about that he had offered
to refund one-half his salary if Wis
consln did not finish third or better at
the races next spring. While no stock
can be taken in those reports, one thing
IS certain, and that is that the stroke
taught by Dempsey would have been
more adapted to the badgers than would
that OF the new coach, who will arrive
here next week. The outlook this wear
Is better than it has ever been before.
With the eight left intact, two of the
FOUR men back in college and the
members of last years freshman eight.
there will be lively rivalry for seats
In the eight. While the work has been
somewhat retarded on account of re-
rowing machines, with the arrival Of
the new coach next week it is expected
that everything will be in readiness for
the men to begin active work as soon
as school reopens.
The action Of the aquatic depart
ment in arranging to bring the SYRIA
euse varsity eight west should do
great deal to foster the sport in the
west. 1t is the first time in the history
OF rowing that western crew has been
given the opportunity Of meeting one
OF the fasteners west of the Hudson
river, and will do a great deal to settle
the oft-discussed question Of the SUI
premacy. Year after year the Wiscon-
sin alumni have been asked for sub
scriptions in order to raise funds to
send the crews east. Of late the show
ing made has been rather disappoint-
ing LII IdCG, 81 disappointing as TO
cause considerable anxiety whether it
would be attempted again or not. It
has never been fair test of the rela-
tive merits Of the two The members
of the crew have been more or less I'M
conditioned after the long journey and
have been unable to put up the race
that they would on their own course.
Again, it will give the students and
alumni an opportunity Of witnessing
real varsity race without travelling a
couple of thousand miles to see it, and
it is out Of consideration for them prin-
cipally that the faculty consented to
the new move.
HThe race with the University of
Syracuse crew will mark new era in
rowing at the University of Wiscon-
sim said DR.. C. P. Hutchins. cit
will be the first opportunity that Wis
eonsin has had of racing with other
crews under favorable conditions.
Syracuse has certainly shown sports
man-like and self-sacrifcihgz spirit, in
allowing the crew to come west in order
to give the alumni and students Of the
University of Wisconsin an opportunity
of seeing their crew in action.'
Every crew man has been given ter
ritories in which to subscribe funds
during the holidays and in all probable
tiles portion of the amount necessary
for the two big events will be raised
at this time.
PASSENGER MAN RESIGNS