Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
BADGER OARSMEN AT WORK
Candidates for Varsity Team Begin
Practice Earlier Than Usual,
TWO CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
Fresh Crew Furnishes Star Men
TO FIJI Vacancies-Track Team is
Getting Into shape for
Dual Meets.

MADISON Wis, April 2.-CSpecial)-
With the varsity and freshmen crews out
on Lake Mendoza fully half month earl
Ter than ever before. the prospects for
successful year I'm aquatics at the Univer-
slty OF Wisconsin are the brightest that
they have been in several years As a re-
suit OF this early start in actual prepara-
tion for the Poughkeepsle -iver races. the
student body Is looking forward to great
things from both It's senior and Junior rep
resentatives in the classic Hudson river
event. which will be held on June 9s.
The varsity crew, with two exceptions Is
intact from last season. and the freshmen
Of a year ago have contributed two stel-
lar oarsmen TO fill their places, so that
Coach Ten Eyck ia not doing much worry
ing regarding the makeup OF his varsity.
With the freshmen It IL a different mat
ter. but Judging by the weight and the way
the men handled themselves in their first
baptism OF real work on the water. there
is feeling around the boathouse that the
men look even better than the 1907 fresh
men aggregation. which proved too speedy
for the other contenders over the two-mls
course in the east.
Varsity Team Is Heavier.
The varsity, judging by the way the
coach seated tho men in the opening days
will be heavier than was the 1909 varsity.
Buser and Mackmiller. the two freshmen
Of last year, who were inherited by the
varsity this season, are the heaviest men
on the squad, tipping the beams around
the 300 mark and being big, powerful fell
lows, Both OF them earned their "ws" on
the varsity football team last fall. playing
guard and tackle respectively
/ The early start on the water should en-
able the coach 10 smooth out all the rough
/ spots in their craftsmanship with the
feathered blade and with added weight and
experience the senior boat should Outstrip
their predecessors of year ago.
! The varsity lost one OF the strongest
oarsmen that has ever attended the UNI
versity when ex-Captain Dinet completed
his college course last June. and there was
considerable speculation for time who
Coach Ten Eyck would have TO fall back
ON to do the stroking in a way that would
compare favorsbly with the Joliet. Ill,
lads work Jack wilce. captain Of the
foot ball team. with three years experience
In rowing. has stepped into the breach
and 81 is now certain that ne will hit the
pace for his teammates in the two races
this year. He Is by no means a new man
freshman boat four years ago 1t is also
quite likely that Bob Bowen. stroke OF
last years freshmen, will be wileos un-
derstudy
Probable Lineup OF Crew.
The probable lineup in the shell is as
| follows:
stroke-wilce. stroke on the victorious
freshmen crew four years ago; No. 6 on
the l9Oe varsity, and No. on the ise
| varsity; weight ia pounds.
| No, 1-kraatz, No. on the 1908 fresh,
men. and No, on the 1903 varsity; weight
| l72 pounds
No. 6-Buser. No, on the 1909 freshmen
] weight iS9 pounds.
No. 5-Mackmiler. No. 5 on the 1909 fresh,
men; weight 1893 pounds.
No, A-iiare, stroke OF the 1908 freshmen
No on the 1909 varsity. weight IFS pounds
! No. S-Capta!n Trace, No. on the tsO
freshmen, No on lhe 1908 and 1909 var,
I Slty. weight i6o pounds.
No. 2-Kerr, No 2 on the 100, freshmen
sub on the 1905 varsity, and No, on IN,
l90' varsity; weight l65 pounds
bow -sumnicht, bow on the 1907 fresh
men, bow on the 1905 and 1909 varsity
weight l6S pounds.
Two other Candidates,
TWO other men that bid fair TO max,
some of the older men hustle for place,
are Noysr who roWed on the is0S fresh
men, and who was substitute last year
and Terry who has done some good worI
on tho interclass crews Two old varsit,
oarsmeu. Van Loom. who roWed No.
last year and witts, an old varsity man
are In school. but will not be able TO rou
on account ot the three-yesr rule.
The frcshman shell Is uncertain aS vet
but "a is quite likely that Noyes Bright