Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-16
PHYSICAL WORK
MORE VALUABLE
UNIVERSITY MAKES IMPROVE,
MENTs IN GYMNASTICS
AND ATHLETICS.
Or. ELsom AND CREW COACH
TEN EYcK TO DO COR
RECEIVE WORK.


Madison. Sept. 10.
The department OF physical training
and athletics at the university. OF
which DR.. C. p. Hutchins now has the
entire direction, will open the cole
gate year with number of changes
in botn faculty and administration,
which will greatly increase the facil.
tiles OF the department for efficient
service to the entire student body.
Much more time will be given to med
ical examinations, physical measure.
ment and corrective exercises, and
the new appointees will devote them
selves Largely to the class work IN the
gymnasium. AS successors to DR..
Emmett B. Angel, who has gone to
the dictatorship of physical training
at Oregon Agricultural college, there
have been appointed l. Norman Ear
fos. instructor in physical training.
who will have charge of the gymna-
stun floor work; and Gilbert Main
and Felix Zeidelhack as assistants.
Zeidelhack has for two years past
won the individual championship in
the Western intercollegiate Gymna-
sum association.
Acquatics and Corrective Work.
Edward H. Ten Eyck will again
have charge If ali acquatics, including
the swimming and crew work. This
department of athletics is of special
importance to students, since no man
Is granted a diploma from the univer-
sity until he has successfully passed
new men for the gymnasium classes
gives DR.. j. c.. Elsom, who has been
given the title of medical examiner,
opportunity TO devote the major por-
ton of his time to physical and medi-
cal examinations of the students and
to planning the medical and correct
i've gymnastics for such men as are
either physically disabled or insuffic-
iently developed for the ordinary class
work.
T. A. Barry will be the football
coach and DR.. Hutchins, though ne
will do no coaching, will assist Mr.
Barry in an advisory capacity In
addition to his executive and admins
trative work, DR.. Hutchins will have
charge of the cross-country and track
athletics.
Pros poets in Football.
Conference rules permit football
practice to begin Sept 20, but as the
university does not open until ten
days later, it Is unlikely that many
men will begin practice before Oct. 1,
on account of the additional expense,
which conference rules forbid should
be met by any but the individual
purse. The five games to which Wis
consin has been restricted this year
are scheduled as follows: Oct. 10,
Lawrence at Madison; Oct. II, Indiana
at Bloomington; Oct. 81, Marquette,
at Madison; Nov. Z, Minnesota, at
Minneapolis; Nov. 81, Chicago, at
Madison Northwestern University re
turns to the field his year in three
games, and the University OF Chicago
will play six, while all other members
Of the conference play the regura
seven.
The men whom Wisconsin lost from
last years team through graduation
include F. A. Dittman, tackle; l.. H.
Huntley, guard; Harry Hosler, end;
#. R. Davidson, guard; c. A. Scribner,
quarterback. ane A. d. Whitmore.
halfback In the line there remain, }
0. Stiehm, p. J. Mdrphy, John Mess
mer, F. L, Doyle, and Robert Iakisch.
Back Of the line the men who played
last year and have not finished their
courses are. Fl. B. Rogers, captain
r. A Fucik, NJ, B. Lowman, c. J
Cunningham, o. p Osthoff. H. Cui
yer, F. Cooper r. w. Mucklestcne, r
H. Whitaker, and J. ". Wilce.
The conference regulation prohibit
ing a man from playing If he has any
back work may prevent a number oil
these from entering the field this year,
since several have a single condition
Opportunity will be given to remove
it on Oct 8. in a special examination
DR. Hutchins has expressed the opin
ion that, in case many of these are
barred by scholastic ineligiblity, il
will be doubtful IL Wisconsin car
make a satisfactory showing. The
freshman teams line was extremely
light last year and it will be diff
cult matter to und men heavy enough
to take a place on the varsity line
Though the new game has made a
place for light men. team which has
not an average weight Of $50 pounds,
Or. Hutchins says, must meet with
difficulties There is no opportunity
for the team to depend upon stars this
year; as In the past two years, what
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