sentences:  The Packers were co-owned by Charles A. Baird, who had been the athletic director at the University of Michigan while Blanding was a student.However, one week after signing with the Packers, Blanding opted to return to Cleveland after the Naps offered a higher salary.The "Sporting Life" reported in March 1914 that Cleveland had agreed to pay Blanding more than $10,000 for the 1914 season.