Show POWERLESS TO HALT STEADY PROGRESS OF SRO PRO FOOTBALL I Griffith Admits Schools 1 save Have Rather Big Receipts Professional Game Here to Stay Big Ten Commissioner Admits in Interview By Edward C. C Derr Derr- United Press Prell Staff Correspondent I CH CHICAGO Dec Professional 1 football has become so strong that the colleges and universities are powerless to check its advance I according to Major John Johp L L. Griffith commissioner ot or Big Ten ath ath- He predicted that the Western conference athletic directors In n their annual meeting here hers Thursday Friday and Saturday will ado adopt t I as a. Firpo is if known here has used much of his hie time In selling American American Ameri Amerl- i can automobiles and accessories Just now DOW he Is I. engaged In portraying portraying portray portray- I ing log the hero In a motto motion picture which l le I. being filmed turned I I id Buenos I Aires Aire His Ilia business activities have I kept bl him so bUll busy buoy that J hoe e hits rejected re rejected re- re all ail offers offer to fight standing tempting purses lie He intends to leave lea Argentina Ar March lie He will go first to and take on all comers HeI He lie 1 I then theD go KO to Canada b before beroa ore vial via Ms- l ig the United the States Word Old Los Loll Angeles Is le that thit t Jack Dempsey Is willing to gl e gleI I. I I Firpo another fight with Los Lol Angeles Angeles An An- geles as the battle ground Dempsey Demp bemp- leey ae sey said the fight could take place before he meet harry lUrry Wills Rills In Jul July The champion added that he was read ready to meet me-et Firpo or any other opponent aa u he felt that perhaps tb the public desired him to more frequently tre A match In Los Angele An- An gele It could be for tor ten rounds to 0 a a. decision or twelve rounds without a decision SAN SAX FRANCI FRAN Dec 1 I iAP- iAP AP I Word ord from Sacramento 81 says say's that thaI the state athletic commission has ha I lifted the thor suspension on Phil Kaplan lap Kap I lan Jan eastern middleweight and that he Is eligible e for his hla scheduled bout boutIn boutIn In fn Oakland Wednesday with Gene Secretary Walter alter A. A saId eald the commission lon now has fort forty fort six boxers and wrestlers four managers managers man man- agers and one referee under Indefinite Indefinite nite suspension no definite to rules against pro football loot foot I I ball because there is nothing that we can do do stop It I We are to professional football of course Our Griffith told tike tha United press pren in an interview but ut I we realize that our oar hands bands are tl L LAbout J. J About all aU we can do Is to I jit It among th the college players If It we weI I could adopt some rules or resolutions resolutions that would curb it It wed we'd probably probably probably ably do it but I 1 cannot see ate how that would be possible I The Question of ot professional football foot toot I ball bal Is la certain to be one of the chief topics of discussions when the aUt- aUt letic directors and cw cu ches hes get together to together together to- to gether however howe and It may mey be that lines Ines will be tightened in an effort to keep football as a primary upon spun of ot the colleges Our Interest Inte In discouraging professional pro pro- football is pur purely ly selfish Ill I'll admit Griffith said Wed rather have e the the- crowds come to our games and ami wed we'd rather have hae the gate receipts receipt than to have the professional professional pro pro- promoters get gel them i And we are Justified for this thia reason rea rea- son money son money that we Wll take in goes gets back baele into the th development de of or po sports Into Inlo the building of gymnasiums the purchase of ot equipment and tHe making of an opportunity for tor more moreho ho hoy a s to engage in athletics The mone money that the professionals take taketo In to goes into the pockets of the players play play- ers rs and managers |