VARSITY OARSMEN TRAVEL 79 MILES IN VACATION WORKOUT

With 79 miles of vacation practice behind it, the Varsity crew is beginning to shape up, but Coach Tom Bolles should have plenty of headaches in store before he chooses the eight which will face M. I. T. B. U., and possibly Syracuse two and a half weeks hence.

During the six days in which the Crimson oarsmen worked out, Bolles worked constantly, shifting men about in an effort to find the formula for this year's first crew, which will be hard-pressed to continue the fine record of Harvard crews during the last few years.

Time Trial on Saturday

As a climax to the week's intensive practice, Bolles called for a time trial on Saturday afternoon over a mile and three-quarter stretch of sloppy Basin water. His tentative first boat fulfilled expectations by coming home an easy winner, but the third heavies sprang an upset by finishing with open water between them and the Junior Varsity.

Bowman Bruce Pirnie and Sam Goddard at number three are the only men rowing in last June's positions. Captain Sherm Gray has been moved from six to four, stroke Jack Wilson is at present on the Jayvees, and Bob Fowler is not rowing this year because of V-7 cruise requirements.

The newcomers on Bolles' tentative Varsity include Juniors Paul Penneyer at number two, Fred Herter, captain of his Freshman eight, at five, and six foot seven Hallett Whitman at six. Sophomore Dave Challinor is occupying the number seven slide, left open by the graduation of last year's captain Fluff Stevens, and Colt Wagner, stroke of the Jayvees last June, is the present pacesetter. Jimmy Ducey, out of College last year, is at present holding the tiller ropes.

Abbott Afflicted With Mumps

The worries of Bert Haines, fifty coach, increased when Sophomore Johnny Abbott, on whom he had been counting for the stroke seat, came down with the mumps at the beginning of vacation. The unbeaten record of the Varsity lightweights seems in jeopardy this year, with only Captain Seth Crocker and Pete Koeniger back from the 1940 eight. Tech, nosed out last year by a scant margin, has seven of last year's crew back and in addition has over a month's more practice behind them than the Crimson, which should make them an exceedingly tough nut for the Newell lightweights to crack.