Coach Bolles Shifts Seating Again In First Varsity Shell

With no race scheduled for this weekend, Tom Bolles has been spending his time shifting around the personnel of his first boat in an effort to improve on an eight which has already won the admiration of all who have seen it perform. Bus Curwen is at present sitting in the stroke seat of the big Varsity boat, and Ted Lyman has moved into the waist of the boat.

In addition, the number two slide seems to be a point of contention. Day before yesterday Jack Wilson was rowing there, but Paul Pennoyer climbed back into his old position yesterday. The coxswain situation is still highly confused. During the week Bolles circulates his three candidates for the first boat, Tom Boynton, Jimmy Ducey, and Dick Palmer, around in an effort to see which can get the most out of the boat.

Curwen is the third man to stroke the Varsity. Jack Wilson, last year's pace setter started out the spring in the number eight slide, but gave way to Colton Wagner, who drove the Varsity to its first two victories. Bus Curwen, last year's '43 stroke, is having his try at setting the Varsity's times. The majority of the boats which Curwen has stroked have come from behind in the closing stretches to do their winning.

Ted Lyman, who is now operating from the number five slide, sprang into prominence in last fall's Brown game where he came into the game a third string blocking back and won high praise for the way he filled his position. Last year Ted rowed on the third Varsity, but throughout the winter hard work on the machines has improved his style so much that now he is in the middle of the Crimson power house.

Varsity stroke at Henley in 1939 and throughout last season, Jack Wilson caused surprise this spring when he was demoted to the Jayvees, and still further comment when he was shifted to number two. Apparently Bolles has thought enough of his work to give him another try, at least temporarily, in the first shell.