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Show CAP4P FAVORS PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL THINKS IT WILL PROVE A BIG SUCCESS GRADUATES WILL GET CHANCE TO PLAY jH Walter Camp dean of football, has 'put the stamp of approval on the pro-1 fesslonal game, saying. "I am practically satisfied that professional pro-fessional football will be a success. We must prepare for It. We must define Us position and place in the athletic curriculum of the nation, uncc a perspective per-spective Is gained by the professional Player and I believe it will be gained then we nuiy look for the profc fiimc to grow and expand " All this Is a bit sensational coming fioni i amp He continues "I have studied the professional football situation situa-tion and I am convinced it is with us to stay. There Is no reason why it should fall, unlem it be that i.oiiiK' iar-. desire to ituit the game Immediately Immedi-ately after the close of their college , rears This seems unlikely in view of the fact tlun most men graduate from school when they arc anv w here from 22 to 2 vears of age. POOTALiL M'.il in 'The football ability of S man does nol ":tse tn est at that age. The in in himself. In most case--, l unwilling unwill-ing that his career he terminated at such an age in life when really he is at his best in so far as athletic arc concerned. For these reasons and 0 number of others, the men tll! want to play Ihe Kame. The more of these men who continue in the game as professionals, pro-fessionals, the finer becomes the brand of football Offered by the processional teams. Tho finer the brand of fobtbell offered the public. the larger tb'-- crowd that will attend the games. H "This idea, on the part of the H leses, that forbidding graduates to H play professional football under pain H of losing letters awarded them for ath- H letic service rendered while members H of athletic teams of lb' alma mater. H What does It accomplish'.' Everyone knows, for Instance, that Jim Carlisle and os an H all-American purpose would by Carlisle taking H away from Thorpe the letter he earned H school? It would be nothing H but a silly procedure, for the whole H world knows, as a matter of fact, that Thorpe won his letter nt Carltaie. tll st V.; PIjAYI It- In the case other star players H would hi- the same. In this case H something that stands a mailer cannot sornc future date other than a fact. Then, too, has B alma mater of an athlete any right H hS the athletic career of her grad- H uates? If men at 25 or 26 desire to H play football, and the keener tho bet-teams bet-teams are those of professional standing, what wrong with the play- H offering himself as candidate for B j these teams? As near as I can eee I H there Is nothing in 'Vie world that will aj prevent the youth of our land from J playing professional football after a H graduating from college, if they desire H to play. As a matter of fact. I belie.. H that the involved really lg of H secondary importance to the younc ft who tin- game." I H |