TRANSFER DICKEY TO NUMBER THREE IN LAST PRACTICE

Despite disagreeable weather conditions which made the Charles just choppy enough to make rowing uncomfortable, the Crimson first eight practiced as usual yesterday afternoon. It was the last time the oarsmen will row in Cambridge, Coach Whiteside having given the squad the rest of the week free from practice. On Sunday the University boat, together with the Jayvee and Freshman eights, leave for Red Top, there to prepare for the regatta with Yale on June 20.

Captain L. W. Dickey '30 was back at his old seat, number three, in yesterday's workout, where he seemed to be far more at home than he has been in either the bow or number seven place. H. W. Sturges '30, who has been at number three since Monday, rowed at bow. The entire eight showed a slight improvement over their work in recent practices.

The crew rowed down below the Tech Boat House in the Basin at a fast paddle, stopping at the Tech float before starting upstream again to let T. E. Armstrong '32 take the place of F. F. Colloredo-Mansfeld '32, who is suffering from a minor ailment which makes rowing on stretches uncomfortable. With Armstrong at stroke, the eight rowed upstream at little more than a fast paddle gradually increasing their speed until they had come into the stretch above the Western Avenue Bridge, where they raised their stroke steadily to about 40 to the minute.

Coach Whiteside expressed himself as being pleased with the workout. The crew, with Armstrong at stroke, went well despite the new man at stroke. However, if Colloredo is recovered enough to row on Monday at Red Top, he will take his usual place then.

Tonight the 150-pound crew and the third University boat leave for Philadelphia, where they will take part in the twenty-sixth regatta of the American Rowing Association, commonly known as the American Henley.