CAPTAIN WINTHROP PULLS STROKE OAR

Captain Winthrop will in all probability stroke the University crew in the first race of the season, at Princeton on May 8. The veteran pace-setter of two years' stroking experience returned to his old position yesterday, after pulling at six for two months.

Watts, last year's Freshman captain, who has been at stroke practically all season, is now at two, with the veteran Darlington in Winthrop's erstwhile post at six.

The first crow that, barring accident, will face the Princeton eight on Lake Carnegie, is as follows:

Stroke, Captain Winthrop; 7, Leavitt 6, Darlington; 5, Platt; 4, Hubbard; 3, Barton; 2, Watts; bow, Barry; coxswain, Pforzheimer.

Second Had Led First

The shift of strokes took place after the second crew, in a three-quarter mile race had pulled more than a length ahead of the first, and the third boat, with a length's head start and rowing a slightly shorter course, had kept in front of the Watts-stroked outfit. Yesterday, with Winthrop at stroke on the first, the three crews paddled down the Basin, the first two eights evenly matched and the third crew trailing.

The second crew, which has been rowing more and more strongly of late, is boated as follows:

Stroke, Scudder; 7, Saltonstall; 6, Weymer; 5, Iselin; 4, Canning; 3, Ames; 2, Perkins; bow, Munchie; coxswain, Beer.

Shift Long Awaited

The change of strokes in the first boat was long expected. When Watts supplanted Winthrop in the tank two months ago, it was understood that the shift was a temporary one, made to help speed up Winthrop's recovery; but Watts remained in the pace setter's seat, and except for one day in the vacation, it looked as if he were sure to stroke the Crimson eight against the Tigers.

Lightweight Crews

In an informal race on the Basin yesterday, Coach Newell's first 150-pound crew, stroked by Captain Merrill, just nosed out the second lightweight eight with Atwater setting the beat. Pregot's third 150-pound crew was two lengths behind.

On next Thursday, an informal race will be held over the Henley Course of a mile and five-sixteenths. Two days later there will be a race over the full distance for second and third class crews. The regular race for the class championships, over the mile and three-quarter course, will be on May 11.