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Show "PRO" FOOTBALL HAS DEFENDERS Backers of Game Insist College Col-lege Brand Has Nothing in Common Promoters of professional football don t like the llinjra that a number of the leading coachc3 are taking at the pro'' game. Those who footer professional football foot-ball l.'isLst the college brand :md the ' 'pro" variety haven't a single thing in common. They Insist a lot of football coaches who condemn the pro" football are going off half-COoked unl know not whereof they speak. The case of tho Notre Dame players play-ers who were enticed to take p.irt in a 'pro" gamc ;it Green Bny, Wis., Is n r ire exception, they say. Promoters of tho professional game in tho e&st and middle west say they have no Intention of eer raldirip tho college ranks for star players. play-ers. They claim there are plenty nt experienced stars who have graduated, who aro willing and anxious to accept ih.-n terms-Two terms-Two years ago at Canton, say the professional promoters k was agreed that no teatn should tamper with play-era play-era still in college, it is further Olalmed that the mle ha.s not since-bei since-bei a violated with the exception of the Incident which involved the Notre I is me stars. Tho promoters claim there should bo no worry on the part of the college coaches, If the "pros" Mlek to their resolution res-olution to refrain from tampering with stars In college. They claim the p.irne, has prospered much since that rul waa adopter!. It is also argued that the ' pro" game, while It lacks the. color, morale and spirit of the rollego sport, is bound to succeed because of the appeal ap-peal made through the high standard of play. Tho contention Is made that after three years of careful coaching, tho average athlete is Just at tho top of his game |