apolis ▁ABC s ▁▁ ▁One ▁season ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁failed ▁attempt ▁of ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Athletics ▁to ▁rev ive ▁Neg ro ▁league ▁baseball ▁in ▁Indiana , ▁a ▁new ▁team ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Hop ing ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁years ▁past , ▁the ▁own ers ▁named ▁the ▁team ▁the ▁ABC s ; ▁the ▁third ▁such ▁team ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁forced ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁re loc ate . ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Stars ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁team ▁arrived ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁again ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁successful ▁local ▁team , ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Stars . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁again ▁the ▁third ▁such ▁named ▁team ▁and ▁first ▁in ▁two ▁years . ▁This ▁club ▁continued ▁to ▁suffered ▁financial ▁wo es ▁and ▁after ▁one ▁season ▁had ▁to ▁resort ▁to ▁splitting ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁between ▁two ▁cities . ▁ ▁New ▁Orleans – St . ▁Louis ▁Stars ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁seasons , ▁the ▁club ▁split ▁its ▁home ▁games ▁between ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁re ch rist ened ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans – St . ▁Louis ▁Stars . ▁ ▁However , ▁having ▁two ▁home ▁cities ▁did ▁nothing ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁ ▁Hi atus ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Allen ▁Johnson , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁New