▁level ▁of ▁play . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Stone ham ▁purchased ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Flo oring ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁team ▁the ▁Gi ants , ▁he ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁the ▁league ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁Gi ants ▁team . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁he ▁settled ▁on ▁ren aming ▁his ▁team ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁National s . ▁ ▁His ▁inf amy ▁in ▁s occer ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁precip it ating ▁the ▁" S occer ▁Wars " ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁AS L . ▁ ▁Soccer ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁is ▁over seen ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁organ izing ▁body , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Football ▁Association . ▁ ▁The ▁US FA ▁ran ▁an ▁annual ▁national ▁single - el im ination ▁tournament ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Challenge ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁National s ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁National ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁over ▁Br ick layers ▁and ▁M asons ▁F . C . ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁Stone ham ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁own ers ▁had ▁grown ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁high ▁costs ▁associated ▁with ▁this ▁cup . ▁ ▁Therefore , ▁as ▁league ▁Vice ▁President ▁he ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁When ▁three ▁teams ▁def ied ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁cup , ▁they ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁AS L . ▁ ▁The ▁US FA ▁then ▁l abeled ▁the ▁AS