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Show Presidents Are Against Professional Football Following closely the deunciation of professional football by President W. W. Campbell of the University of California, Cali-fornia, Dr. R. L. Wilbur, president of Leland Stanford university, and President. Pres-ident. T. C. Is'nowles of the College of the Pacific, have voiced their protests on the subject. The Stanford head indicated that he stood with President Campbell on the pledge to do everything possihle "to prevent universities from becoming becom-ing prep schools for professional football." foot-ball." Doctor Knowles admitted the justification justi-fication for Campbell's criticism of I H. V.. Grange and E. W. Nevers for abandoning their studies to "get rich I quick," but said he desired to withhold with-hold his judgment on the men until it j Is seen whether they Intend to devote themselves permanently to profes-J profes-J sional careers. |