Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-25 | Page 8 | WMC Continues Bear Probe as Pros Await Sunday Tilts

Continues Bear Probe As Pros Await Sunday Tilts CHICAGO Sept 25 UP The Ull The The- Chicago Bears will open their 1943 National league football season at Green reen Bay tomorrow with no deletion de de- in their ranks but the war warman warman man nan power commission is Ing ng its investigation of season off-season employment in war jobs of some of f their players W M I C Regional Director Willam Wll- Wll lam llam am H. H Spencer in charge of the e probe probe- robe robe- and League Commissioner Elmer Layden yesterday discussed the he reports that five of the Bears had ad left war work to play football No decision was forthcoming i of ot information however ever hO pending study matron mation requested of ot the Bears by Spencer pencer regarding their their players I Although no fot formal mal complaint has been een filed Against the Bears Spencer Spencer Spener Spen- Spen er emphasized inquiries have been made in connection with a Bears Bears' press ress release reporting the players players' play- play ers ers' rs action in leaving their employment employment em- em to join the team Layden said that his discussions with ith ith the W V M I C director were on onI I the he forthcoming job transfer rule rulef of f the W W I M C as it pertains to toI I workers who have as their regular I occupation sports participation during the football season He said aid they had had ag agreed ee to meet later after Spencer had studied the Information in information information in- in formation requested of the Bears Bear The W M I C wants to know It was Indicated whether the players have certificates of availability from their employers or If It they have been granted leaves oi ot ab ab- ab- ab sence In addition to the Packers Bears-Packers encounter tomorrow the Brooklyn Dodgers and Detroit Lions will meet in m Detroit A record crowd of was expected at the Packer Bear-Packer contest The Lions opened their season last Sunday with a 17 35 victory over the Chicago Chicago Chi CM- cago Cardinals Brooklyn makes its league debut under direction of ofa ofa ofa a new coach Pete Cawthon Ca