The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-06
COLLEGE CREWS on THE WATER.
wisconsin the Last 10 start real RoWinS
-sOmethlns sI the Prospects,

The Wisconsin oarEmen got out on the
water last week, the last Of the Poughkeepsie
regatta contingent 10 start real rowing work
for the races that will be held on June 81
The Wisconsin crews are out later by a week
than last year. Duet, stroke last year OF
the varsity. and Capt. Wilder are the only
varsity veterans. The other men, bar one,
are from the freshman boat OF lAse year
which won al Poughkeepsie, The eighth
man Ia Carl Dreutzer, who rowed on the
Naval Academy crew a couple OF seasons
ago.
The crew az made up IL: TraIne, bow.
Sumnicht, ?; Hickox, .; Wilce. 4; Dreutzer,
8; lakisch, 9; Wilder, I; Dinet, stroke; Ryan,
c%oIswain. The crew avera ges 1871 pounds
for o feet K inch Of height. The freshman
crew is as heavy as the varsity and has had
some fall rowing, 80 that great hopes are
entertained OF the 1911 Badgers. The boat
is made up OF Noyer, bow; Arpeu, ?; schwen-
ker. 2; Clark, 4; Roberts, 5; Weed, Q; Kraatz,
7; Hare, stroke: Knebee, coXswain.
The rowing coaches are saying even thus
early, Look out for Pennsylvania. because
Ellis Wards men are a hardy and capable
pearanoes, but they had power, With the
exception Of three men this years crew Is
the same as that which rowed for Penhsy.
vania ip 1903, the fastest crew ever turned
maker. Drayton and .Emig roved In that
eight and they are In The varsity now. Shoe
maker and Drayton were out OF college ioI
a year each, Hendre, j. Townsend and
Rogers, who are in. this years varsity 50
far, we're in last years crew at poughkeepsle,
EmiR, Dean and DoerinR have had three
years OF varsity rowing. The order 10; Doer-
ing, bow Townsend, (? Rogers, 3 Hen
drie. I; Shoemaker, 5; Drayton, .; Dean, =;
Emig. stroke: WestCott. coNswain. Kirk
patrick. another varsity veteran, is alter
mating with Dean. This is likely TO I've a
heavy crew, because both Hendrie and Dray-
ton weigh about 100 pounds and the others
The freshman eight as selected Is rowing
Howard, bow. HUM, ?; Smith, g. Fox, a.
WILCOX, S. Marx, 8, Bennett, = Thomson,
stroke Dickerman, cOKswain,
Georgetown h a. work under 4 new. coach,
Harry Vail, formerly al the Newell Club,
Harvard, Al present his crew Is made Up OF
Murray, how; Rodriguez. ?; Cudahy. 3; Fttz-
patrick. 4; Bringartner, 8; TiRhe, Q; Rice, q
FITZGERALD, stroke; An gilo ,coXswain, Murray,
Rice and Fitzgerald rowed last year In the
Georgetown boat. Bringartner was in the
prep crew last season, as were Rodriguez
Cudahy rowed Ia the Wisconsin freshman
squad IN 1909. The Georgetown men starred
on the machines on January 20 and have been
on the water more OF less regularly since
February 10.
Coiumbia's oarsmen have been on the
water for q couple Of weeks. Coach Rice
Is not as well satisfied as might be Una gined
When the season started things looked very
rosy. Only one mar was lost from the varsity
eight and there apparently was 80 much
material that IL was easy TO make a good
varsity eight and a four as well. Then George
Mackenzie, the captain, resigned and left
college and his brother Jim Withdrew because
of parental objections. II was reported that
the father OF the Mackenzie boys wanted 10
take them both out OF the boat last year a
week before the varsity race. thinking them
overturned, They didn't row as II they
Rice has Ave Of the men. who rowed last
year az Poughkeepsie and one man who
roWCd in the Harvard race. whom j. Macken-
lie replaced later The others are OF last
Snevily, bow Jordan, 2; Spalding, 3; Star
buck, I: Won SaltIa, 5; Dellenbaugh, 9; Keator,
:: Cerussi, stroke, Winslow. coNawain. Jordan
rowed in the Harvard race and the six and
seven men were in the freshman boat last
year. The others are the varsity veterans.
Cornell Is well provided with veteran ma
terial and as usual ~ going along without
fears for the future. Courtney has the followt
ing combination: Clark. bow; Bayer, 2;
Gavett, 3; Dods, 4; Brlnton, S; Weed, 0; koer-
ner, = Cox. stroke. Clark, coKswain. Bayer,
Gavet, and Cox were in the varsity boat last
wear. koerner, who .rowed in last years
freshman boat. Ia a big. husky lad, Dods
rowed In the 1905 and 1908 varsity crews. but
didn't make last years for several reasons.
BrintOn Is a football man who has been trying
for the crew for several seasons, Weed
stroked the 1909 class crew at Poughkeepsie
and Clark Is q new man.
Syracuse's prospects are far from bad,
with five varsity veterans and three strong
sOphomoTes in the boat. Dodge, Duvall,
Hemenway. Fisher and Ten Eyck are IS"
men. while Sinner, Roberts and Champlin
are from the class Of 1910. Syracuse Ia work.
ing hard and the chances are that with the
new boat a better sho wing will be made,