5 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁– ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁baseball ▁team , ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁s occer ▁team , ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁numerous ▁cor ruption ▁sc and als ▁and ▁the ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁" S occer ▁Wars " ▁which ▁destroyed ▁the ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League . ▁ ▁Business ▁vent ures ▁Stone ham ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁board ▁boy , ▁updating ▁stock ▁transactions , ▁in ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bro ker age ▁office . ▁ ▁He ▁quickly ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks , ▁becoming ▁a ▁stock ▁sales man ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁he ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁bro ker age , ▁Charles ▁A . ▁Stone ham ▁& ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁also ▁purchased ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁mine ▁in ▁Jefferson , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Stone ham ▁dissol ved ▁his ▁bro ker age ▁house , ▁convin cing ▁his ▁invest ors ▁to ▁transfer ▁their ▁accounts ▁to ▁various ▁other ▁New ▁York ▁bro ker age ▁fir ms . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁E . M . ▁Full er ▁& ▁Company , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bro ker ages ▁which ▁accepted ▁Stone ham ' s ▁clients , ▁col lapsed , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Full er ▁bank rupt cy ▁case ▁imp lic ating ▁Stone ham . ▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁arose ▁that ▁Stone ham ▁was