. ▁ ▁Stone ham ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ab orted ▁move ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Yan ke es , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁second ▁team , ▁had ▁le ased ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds ▁from ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁since ▁. ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁was ▁r iven ▁by ▁an ▁inter ne c ine ▁war , ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es , ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁and ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁American ▁League ▁president ▁Ban ▁Johnson ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁clubs ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁once - mor ib und ▁Yan ke es ▁suddenly ▁became ▁compet itive ▁and ▁out d rew ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁To ▁destroy ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁teams ▁that ▁opposed ▁him , ▁Johnson ▁persu aded ▁Stone ham ▁to ▁ev ict ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁give ▁Johnson ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁force ▁Yan ke es ' ▁own ers ▁Jacob ▁Ru pp ert ▁and ▁Cap ▁H ust on ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁p li able ▁owner ; ▁Johnson ▁even ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁promise ▁Stone ham ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁choose ▁Ru pp ert ▁and ▁H ust on ' s ▁replacement . ▁The ▁move ▁back f ired ▁when ▁Ru pp ert ▁and ▁H ust on ▁announced ▁that ▁if ▁Stone ham ▁ev icted