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Show CO EDS ENLIVEN COLLEGE GAMES CHICAGO, Jan. 28. Co-eds are not a handicap but an Inspiration to the college athlete, two star football plav-ers plav-ers declared today In replying to charges of Northwestern university alumni that the consistently poor showing made by the school's teams was duo to tho distracting influence by Biles Northwestern, Jack Bryant Chicago halfback, who was one of the chief reasons why Chicago beat Princeton last fall, and Henry Penfleld, captain of tho 1921 Northwestern foctball team, In statements state-ments to local newspapers took iasuo with tho charges made by alumni, and editorially. In tho college paper 'I never knew how to play football until I met a re.rtaln little co-ed," said Bryant. "She furnished Inspiration Inspira-tion enough to make a star of any one," Bryant recently was married to one. ' It's better to have the girls here than to hae tho men chasing after them.'' r.ald Penfield. "Ours ar re.nl girls and should share In our activities. activi-ties. They are a real help to us." |