FIRST CREW SQUAD IS REDUCED TO TWO BOATS

A cut of eight men, following the race held by the crews of the A squad in the basin last Saturday afternoon, has reduced the first squad to 16 men, the number which will be retained throughout the rest of the season. The two 150-pound eights staged a race over the Henley distance, following the two mile clash of Coach Brown's men and have also been rearranged with some cuts and some promotions.

Saturday's race, which was rowed under decidedly unfavorable racing conditions, made the fifth consecutive win for crew X, which displayed remarkable watermanship and a rhythm of stroke clearly superior to that of the other boats.

After the cut of eight men and rearrangement of the crews it was announced by Coach Brown that the two eights which he has retained have been selected with a view to keeping them equal and that he will try to keep them on a par until after spring vacation. It was also announced that coxwains will be chosen Thursday.

The two eights which have been retained by Coach Brown are as follows:

Crew X--Stroke, John Watts '28; 7, R. W. Ladd '27; 6, Elwin Farnum '27, 5, J. B. Olmstead '27; 4, R. S. Riley '27; 3, W. G. Saltonstall '28; 2, Oliver Ames ocC.; bow, George Bancroft '27.

Crew Y--Stroke, C. McK. Norton '29; 7, Guy Murchie '29; 7, F. A. Clark Jr. '29; 5, W. A. Emmett '29; 4, J. deW. Hubbard '29; 3, J. J. Berry '28; 2, J. H. Perkins '27; how, James Lawrence '29.

The rearrangement of the two crews on the 150-pound squad leaves them as follows:

Crew A--Stroke, James De Normandie '29; 7, E. B. Henley '27; 6, H. W. Bragdon '28; 5, James Hudson '29; 4, W. I. Gregg '23; 3, J. L. Pool '28; 2, J. A. Swords '29; bow, T. C. Sturtevant '27.

Crew B--Stroke, Frederick Lee '29; 7, William Shearer '29; 6, F. E. Farnsworth '27; 5, J. J. Ogden '27; 4, J. F. Lee '29; 3, Maurice Hecksher '28; 2, A. J. Ostheimer '29: bow, P. C. Rutledge '27.