FRESHMAN CREWS TAKE PART IN THREE-DAY ELIMINATION SERIES

In spite of a strong wind which made the surface of the basin rough and choppy Coach Bert Haines yesterday afternoon took several of his Freshman eights down the river for a short spin, alternating periods of easy paddling with stretches of sprint stoke and laying special emphasis on racing starts.

The feature of the afternoon's practice was a race between the five lower autumn crews--the initial step in a three-day elimination series which Dr. Howe has planned as an aid to picking his first yearling boats. The race took place over the regular mile course in the basin, but the crews were considerably hindered by a stiff wind, combined with snow, which fell during the latter part of the afternoon Autumn material crew number 7 came under the Harvard Bridge two lengths in the lead, a last-minute spurt serving to add the second lap of water as the shell shot past the finish flags. A. C. M. numbers 5, 8, 6 and 9 passed the line in the order named.

Football Crews Race Today

By virtue of its victory yesterday, A. C. M. 7 is scheduled to take part in a race this afternoon at 5 o'clock with the three 1925 football crews, while the first four autumn shells will be pitted against one another at 3.30. Both courses will be laid over the mile distance in the basin.

With a view of obtaining an accurate estimate of the capacities of the leading contenders for positions in the first yearling eight, Dr. Howe has planned to race the two leading boats in each of the two events this afternoon over the basin route tomorrow. Although the members of the winning eights will naturally receive more careful consideration for first Freshman berths, this fact will in nor way deprive men in the lower shells, of the opportunity of proving their merits.

The results of the races yesterday, today, and tomorrow will form the basis of next week's reorganization. Monday afternoon will in all probability see three graded 1925 boats on the water, in addition to two 150-pound crews and four four-oars. The dormitory eights are scheduled to be picked at the same time.

Dr. Howe sent two Univeristy crews out on the river yesterday and had the remaining members of the squad tubbing under the direction of Coach William Haines. Today the same system will be used and the same two crews will go out with one change--B. McK Henry '24 replacing Francis Fiske '23 Dr. Howe has made it clear however, that the men who have been assigned to tubbing have not been dropped and that there has been no out in the squad.

The two crews as picked yesterday were chosen with one exception from a list of 31 men who told to report at 4.45 o'clock the other men tubbing earlier in the afternoon. The eights were seated as follows:

Appleton's Crew--Bow, G. M. Appleton '22; 2, Standish Bradfor '24; 8. Francis Fiske '23; 4 N. C. Webb'28; 5, C. J. Hubbard Jr. '24; 6, R. C. Storey jr. '24; 7. M. W. wood '24.

Morgan's Crow--Bow C. H. Hollistor Jr. '24; 2, J. R. Hoover '24, 8, J. A. Nickerson '22; 4 H. S. Morgan '28; 5, D. S. Holder '24; 6. J. D. Jameson '24; 7. H. H. fuller '28; stoke, S. N. Brown '24; cox., B. H. Bernham '24.