Show S J S. S J e pio Pro Pus Puis Stress On Dollar Sign CHICAGO Dec 4 UP UP The The Theall all America football conference launched a a. d dollar l ar attack against the N National Football league today by making fabulous offers to many of the NF Lt Ls top players for tor their services servIces' in 1946 With the end of the tho National league season less than a Ii week away and contracts up for tor renewal renew renew- al the America all hoped to tn lure the cream o of the N F Ls L's player crop by outbidding tho the NFL clubs Sid Luckman Lee Artoe Ken Kavanaugh ugh Bulldog Turner and George McA McAfee the e h heart art of at the Chicago Bears' Bears great great prewar teams and five of the highest paid players In tho N NFL F L Ii all alt have been approached by y America all clubs They have been hounding me for Cor the last several everal weeks s Luckman Luckman Luckman Luck Luck- man said and their offers have been fabulous Luckman refused lo to rev reveal l his plans plaits for 1946 But It was wan known he had not resigned with the Bears Of the five Bear stars only MCAfee MCAfee McAfee Mc MC- Afee had signed for the 1946 season sea sea- son son- Bruce Smith former Minnesota American all who recently signed a 1 year two-year contract with Green GreenBay GreenBay Bay of the National league was approached by America all-America representatives representatives representatives In the cast enst recently The five Chicago players were sought by two America all clubs the Chicago team owned owned- by John Keeshin trucking executive and the Cleveland club owned by Arthur Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur McBridge taxicab magnate The offers all nil were above salaries being paid by the Bears Who will rule pro gridirons next fall may become apparent within the or three months Most of the N NFL F Li players operate under under un us- der tier year one contracts which willbe will willbe willbe be up for renewal in that period The all all-A mer m e r I 1 c e a conference which already has announced the signing of OO players play play- ers is scheduled to begin operations operations opera opera- next fall with a team 10 league divided into two divisions similar to the tile National league |