The Freshman Crew.

This year's crew cannot be said to be up to the average freshman crew. This is due in a great measure to the bad luck, in the way of sickness, which has followed the crew since it has been on the river.

There have been a great many changes also, the latest being that of Cornwell from bow to stroke and Irving to bow. The rest of the men are in their regular positions. Lee and White are the substitutes. Orton has been steering in the place of Bryant, since the latter ran into the float last week.

The crew will probably go to New London on the 12th. They will leave the Park Square station at 1 o'clock and arrive at their quarters on the Thames in time for a row in the evening.

The crew as a whole do not catch together, nor with the same power. The men hurry at the finish and row out; and, though they have had several weeks practice, they do not use their legs well. They also hurry at the full reach and are stiff. The watermanship is poor.

The individual faults, and not a man is without one or more bad ones, are:

Stroke-Cornwell's stroke is short and he hangs at the full reach. He does not set an even stroke when the whole eight are rowing, but does fairly with the stern four. This is his third day at stroke.

No. 7-Phelps follows stroke pretty well. He draws his arms in too fast, swings in at the catch, and rushes his slide.

No. 6-Sprague is behind in getting his oar into the water, and does not use his legs soon enough. He goes back too far and his recovery is jerky.

No. 5-Duffield is also behind in getting his oar in, besides rowing out of the boat. His finish is stiff and he draws his hands into his lap.

No. 4-Hollister dips his oar too deep, and also meets it at the finish. He starts his hands away too slowly and rushes his slide.

No. 3-Kernan has a number of faults. He drops over at full reach, is behind in getting his oar in, stops in the middle of the recovery, rushes and kicks out his slide.

No. 2-Sleeper sits up very straight, but is stiff and awkward. He does not face his oar, and is slow in getting it in the water. He bends his arms before his legs are down, and does not get any drive at all to the stroke. He rows shorter than any other man in the boat.

Bow-Irving does not have much control over his movements, besides dropping over at full reach, he rows in pieces and goes too far back. His recovery is not smooth. He has been rowing starboard only two days.