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Show P0U6HKEEPSIE RACEMES Oil Depression Won't Halt Famed Regatta, Says Chairman . of Assoeiation NEW YORK. Jan. 1 WV-The Poughkeepal refatu will be hald aa usual Una yaw, depression or no depression. de-pression. Taking cognizance of report that tha famoua regatta might b aban-dontd aban-dontd thu year In tha interest of economy, Malcolm Stevenson of Columbia, Co-lumbia, chairman of tha itewarda of the Intercollegiate Rowing sseocia-Uon, sseocia-Uon, declared there waa not the "alighted chance" that the regatta would be called oft "There la undoubtedly the need for retrenchment thia year, he aaid, "and we may not have so many erewa In 'competition aa before, but the championship cham-pionship regatta will be held on the Hudson a usual and I am confident moat, if not all. our rowing college will be represented. "It la to me unthinkable in a sport as thoroughly aimon-pur a rowing that we would even consider not having hav-ing our championship regatta, an event going back U years for most of us. simply because we haven't made as much money as usual out of football and consequently are having hav-ing trouble balancing the budgets." WUconsin and perhaps Washington will not be represented at Pough-keepsle, Pough-keepsle, but all the other member. Including the champion California Golden Bears, are expected to carry on aa usual. Pennsylvania, Cornell and Syracuse all have Indicated they will have to curtail rowing activities, but such retrenchment I not taken to mean that they will find it impossible impossi-ble to send crewa to the championship regatta. The race may be held earlier In June than usual ,in order to reduce the expense of training quarters at Poughkeepsie. |