Freshman Crew.

Yesterday afternoon the freshman crew received somewhat of a shaking up. Thomson and Donald, who have of late been rowing at six and five respectively, were transferred from the first crew to the second. Much dependance was at first placed upon these two men. Thomson has been unable to follow the stroke of any one in front of him and Donald's stroke has proved to be woefully inadequate and weak in comparison with the size and length of his body. Donald's place was taken by Perkins and Thomson's by McDuffy. In the bow of the boat the only possibilities are Boardman and Mills, who are rowing at four and three respectively. Mills weighs 185 pounds. His legs, however, are rather short and consequently his stroke has a tendency of being very short. Marvin at 7 is a steady man but has a tendency to use his legs in a weak manner and swing back towards his oar.

The faults of the crew as a whole are manifold but the chief one is that the men use their legs in a very feeble manner. Their time also is very ragged. As a whole, the candidates are considered as inferior to the ordinary men of freshman crews and unless a decided improvement takes place the outlook for a good crew seems doubtful indeed. Following are the orders in which the two crews rowed yesterday afternoon:

First crew.- Whitbeck, stroke; Marvin, 7; McDuffie, 6; Perkins, 5; Boardman, 4, Mills, 3; Holden, 2; Dibblee, bow.

Second crew.- Sampson, stroke; Thomson, 7; Coleman, 6; Donald, 5; Sargent, 4; Blakie, 3; Davis, 2; Schlesinger, bow.