Nied reopened the cigar store in the new building, but closed out his interests in 1947, selling to drugstore owner William J. Balaun.

[2] The team's home field Akron's League Park was laid out by Nied's father, Lew, in 1906 at the corner of Carroll and Beaver streets.

The minutes for the September 17, 1920 meeting were kept on the stationery of the Akron Pros football team by Ranney, who was then elected secretary-treasurer of the league.

In April 1921 the league voted to award the title and the Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup to Akron on the basis of an undefeated record and only 7 points allowed in 9 games.

According to Pollard, Doc Young of the Hammond Pros as well as Akron's Nied and Ranney refused to allow the discussion to take place.