L ▁an ▁" out law ▁league " ▁and ▁bank rolled ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Soccer ▁League ▁to ▁comp ete ▁directly ▁against ▁the ▁AS L . ▁ ▁The ▁financial ▁to ll ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁the ▁Soccer ▁War ▁forced ▁the ▁capit ulation ▁of ▁the ▁AS L ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁perman ently ▁cri pp led . ▁ ▁The ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁w ors ened ▁the ▁league ' s ▁financial ▁situation ▁and ▁it ▁lim ped ▁on ▁for ▁three ▁more ▁years ▁before ▁col laps ing . ▁ ▁Before ▁that ▁happened , ▁Stone ham ▁finally ▁gained ▁his ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁s occer ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁when ▁the ▁original ▁Gi ants ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Soccer ▁Club . ▁ ▁Stone ham ▁with d rew ▁his ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁AS L ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁dis band ed ▁it . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Stone ham ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tam many ▁Hall ▁political ▁machine . ▁ ▁Death ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁Stone ham ▁had ▁been ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁physical ▁a il ments ▁which ▁were ▁eventually ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁Bright ' s ▁disease . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁Hot ▁Spr ings , ▁Ark ansas ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁after ▁sp ending ▁several ▁days ▁in ▁a ▁com a . ▁ ▁His ▁son ▁and ▁he ir ▁Hor ace ▁Stone ham ▁was