However , the suspensions were quietly lifted in the off - season .
Somewhat fortuitously given the shortage of players , the Hamilton Tigers , who had finished first the season before , had been suspended from the league after they struck for higher pay .
The suspensions were quietly lifted in the off - season .
Somewhat fortuitously given the shortage of players , the Hamilton Tigers , who had finished first the season before , had been suspended from the league after they struck for higher pay .