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...indefiniteness of the Bolles findings brings to mind the statement made by Mr. Meikleham who was for many years a race official at New London. He said that the choice of any one type of crew man for a boat was almost entirely a matter of contemporary style, and that the best crew man did not necessarily have to confine himself to any particular build. His knowledge was based not only on his long association with crew but upon the fact that while he was a Captain of the Columbia crew he helped to nurse the sport...
...coldest, gloomiest Yale v. Harvard regatta on record, one of the most exciting since the race of 1914. when the Harvard steward in the judges' boat voted that Yale had won because he mistakenly expected his Yale confrere to return the courtesy. William Meikleham, Columbia stroke in 1886, who usually referees the race, this year decided he was too old. Harvard suggested a Yale man to replace him, Julian Wheeler Curtiss, 75. president of A. G. Spalding & Bros., who usually runs the Poughkeepsie Regatta...
Today the Harvard oarsmen had a cruise on J. P. Morgan's yacht "Corsair." Tonight the Harvard and Yale eights were the dinner guests of W. A. Meikleham, referee of the race, at the Griswold Hotel...
Today Coaches Howe and Corderry, Captain Gibson of Yale, and Captain Appleton of the University went over the course together with Chairman Chappell of the Regatta Committee and Referee Meikleham...
...Meikleham of Columbia will act as referee, and F. V. Chappell of Yale as chairman of the Regatta Committee...