Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-01
COACHING ATHLETES IN STUDIES
wisconsin VIII Try TO Keep Good Men
Eligible.

MADISON. Wis. Jan. G--(SpeciaL)-
DR.. Hutchins, athletic director OF the
Badgers has evolved a new scheme for
keeping his athletic stars in the ranks
Of the eligibles. He has appointed ad-
visers for the athletes who are soaring
near the danger mark and they will coach
their proteges from now en- until the end
Of the mld-year examinations. The
scheme is also being tried st Michigan.
where lack OF supervision iE the reason
assigned as the cause Of the backsltde
Of Michigan athletics in the last couple
Of years
Wisconsin has always been up against
it" in the matter of deficient athletics.
Last spring Pete Murphy. one OF the
best crew men Wisconsin ever had, was
kept out Of the varsity shell by low
scholarship. His loss undoubtedly meant
the loss Of the race on the Hudson river.
This fall the big fellow was again in
eligible for foot BAN and his presence in
the line would have aided matters ma
teriaIly. This is only one case, there are
scores OF others in the same boat.
The Badger basket ball team. after losing
its first two games by narrow margins,
came back the other night and routed the
Him five. which had previously taken its
measure. The team in the Illinois game
showed something like it's oid-time fight
and dash, but there is a feeling that Chi
cago has II on the other western teams
again this year. The Badger coaches
Moves and Rogers. have had q hard time
filling the position left vacant by the in
eligibility Of Captain Rogers Of the last
years five. Three men have been tried II
the place, Kaufman, Whittier. the varsity
uap,nI 10 uanan and R1TTph hui they have
/ failed to show any surprising ability. Now
another change has been made by shifting
Burch into forward and putting Zillmer
who played at guard in the first few
games Of the year, back in his old position
Burch played q guard against the Hin
and gave a good impression by his work
he is fast and daring and has a fair eye TO
the basket. Noe. a substitute last year, !
rapidly recovering from his attack Of ty
phold fever and will undoubtedly TAX
ZMlmsr's place in the near future.
DR.. Hutrhlns has issued the base bal
schedule. which includes ten games, tw'
with Chicago, Illinois. Minnesota and Pur
due. and one with Northwestern university
and Luther college at DEBORAH, la. Tn
outlook for a good team is bright. Dr
Hutchins has the pitchers and catcher
working in the base ball cage daily, getting
the kinks out Of their arms. Captain
knight will be the one on whom the Bsdg
ers will rely, with Nash, a yOungster, L
help him out. Barlow has been doing tn
receiving in the indoor work, while Paulus
the freshman foot bah star, expects to &c
out IN a few days. "Keckie' Mol, the sta
Badger quarterback, has shown some abil
ity at the receiving end and, as he is cred
tied with being a heavy batter. may Sc
q chance in the games this spring.
The sweater vests and trophies won b
men on last years athletic teams have bee
distributed, the foot ball men getting gra
sweaters with red borders. and the has
ball and track men white sweaters wit
red "ws." The men who received ther
are:
Foot ~Bsn-Messmer, ,osthofL Culver
Muckleston. Rogers, Stiehm. Dreutze'
Dean, Boyle, Mol. Wise and cunningham
Base Ball-Messmer. Barlow, kuigh'
Johns, Culver, Bailey. MucEleston, Roger
Thompson, Wolfe and Floete.
Track-Messmer, Drew, Osthoff, NstWicl
BlankenRgle. Grobe and Hover.
Managers-Base ball. Auer; track, Rot
ertsOn; foot ball. Jelinek.