In 1927, Charles Stoneham, owner of the New York Giants baseball team took over the ASL Indiana Flooring franchise.
[3] On May 25, 1930 at the Polo Grounds, the Nationals played a friendly against Rangers, the reigning Scottish champions.
The former three all played for the United States at the 1930 World Cup while Millar was the team coach.
Seizing upon the opportunity, Stoneham relaunched the Nationals as the New York Giants.
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