▁Sal ced o ’ s ▁contract ▁for ▁$ 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁Chicago , ▁he ▁joined ▁Billy ▁G ons al ves , ▁a ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 3 9 ▁season , ▁Manh attan ▁Be er ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Soccer ▁League ▁which ▁had ▁invited ▁several ▁Chicago ▁teams ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁final ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁C elt ic . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Sal ced o ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁K ear ny ▁Sc ots ▁( AS L ). ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁one ▁game , ▁against ▁His p ano . ▁ ▁However , ▁His p ano ▁disput ed ▁Sal ced o ’ s ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ots , ▁claim ing ▁they ▁still ▁owned ▁his ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁AS L . ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁Football ▁Association ▁agreed ▁with ▁His p ano ▁and ▁null ified ▁Sal ced o ’ s ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ots . ▁ ▁Sal ced o ▁returned ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁Be er ▁for ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 0 ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Soccer ▁League ▁season . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁then ▁jump ed ▁to ▁the ▁Dan ish - Amer icans ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Soccer ▁League ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁only