Before a battery of cameras in the office of Owner Horace Stoneham of the New York Giants one day last fortnight, Manager William Harold Terry tore up his fat contract which still had a year to run, signed a new one for five years upping his salary to a reported $40,000 a year, highest current in the major leagues. One day last week Manager Charles Dressen of the Cincinnati Reds quietly walked into the office of Owner Powel Crosley Jr., quietly walked out again without any contract at all. It was no coincidence...
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