FRESHMAN CREW.

The ninety-nine crew is now rowing about as well as the average freshman crew. With the exception of bow on the first crew and seven and eight on the second, the men are as large and as heavy as usual.

Stroke, Whitbeck, weight 164, does not row the stroke through and is ineffective after the catch; he is inclined to shorten his stroke very much and is slow on the shoot.

Number 7, Marvin, weight 158, rushes his hands into his body and does not hold himself up with his toe straps at the finish and consequently slumps.

Number 6, Thomson, weight 175, is very short and his time is usually bad. He does not steady the crew in slowing up his slide.

Number 5, Perkins, weight 164, is inclined to weaken his leg drive after a few strokes, is very slow in the shoot and rushes his slide.

Number 4, McDuffie, weight 160, has no life, is very jerky and swings back too far.

Number 3, Boardman, weight 161, has lost a good deal of the snap which he had in the beginning, shortens his stroke and is weak on the leg drive. He is a hard worker but needs to improve in cutting off his body reach and in applying his power.

Bow, Dibblee, weight 149, tries to do all his work with his arms, rushes his slide and catches ahead of number 2.

On the second crew the heaviest men are Sargent at number 6, weight 180; Donald at number 5, weight 175; and Mills at number 4, weight 180. These three men are the strongest of all the men on the freshman crew squad and if they can improve sufficiently to deserve places in the first boat the chances of the crew will be materially bettered.

Sargent gives out very quickly and on the long stretches shows distinct signs of weakness. Donald is a hard but at present ineffective worker His stroke is generally ineffective. He pushes down his legs and pulls in with his arms at the same time, making his stroke very short. He does not apply his strength as effectively as he should.

Mills hangs badly at the full reach, loses snap quickly and rushes his slide at the finish.

The crew as a whole has a tendency to be very short, shoot the hands away slowly, and omit the leg drive.