Shock Collar Question – October 23

Jeffrey is wearing the Shock Collar this morning!

Today’s question: The New York Giants were the first team to award championship rings to their players for winning the World Series. It became a yearly tradition in the 1930’s and has remained the standard gift from teams to players ever since. However, prior to rings becoming the norm, teams would gift other luxury items to their players and one of these recently surfaced and sold at auction for $33,000. At the time, the gift was top of the line, state of the art, and specially customized. Prior to the 1930’s what was the standard gift from teams to players for winning the World Series?