New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSE&
A DINNER FOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS,
HoNoRED BY THE CREsCENT-OFFIcERS OF TN
UNION LEAGUE NOMINATED.

UNION LEAGUE NOMlNARED'
The Crescent Athletic Club gave dinner in
honor of the football team on Wednesday evening
at the Clarendon Hotel. Nearly 200 members OF
the club were present c. NJ. Bull presided.
Beside him sat the Rev. II. Price Collier, Thomas
f. Stiman, William H. Nichols. W. b. Hill, st.
Clair McKelway, w. H. Ford, Almet F. jerks.
and W. c. Beecher. A delegation Of about dozen
members from the Excelsior Club were there.
| The members of the football team were seated in
a body Mr. Stillman presented to them tho
TWENTY-FIVE trophies on behalf Of the club, and
CAPTAIN Ford responded. Duncan Edwards re-
| sponded TO the toast The Romance Of Muscle
Amet F. jerks spoke "The Athlete as
Citizen and Brooklyn, the Modern Olympia
was the subject of st. Clair McKelway's remarks
| The next speaker was the Rev II. Price Collier.
who discussed THE Ethics Of Football" Willie
lam H. Nichols the last speaker, responded to
| the toast The Crescent Athletic Club and
outlined plan for the formation Of one large
Athletic Club in Brooklyn by combining several
of those now in existence.
At special meeting of the Marine and Field
Club. held on Tuesday last, it was resolved to
make extensive improvements on the clubhouse at
Bath Beach. Additional restaurant and billiard.
rooms will be provided, also number of Sleep
ing rooms Several private dining-rooms and an
outdoor dining room will be provided The COST
will he about 81 900 This will be met By
subscriptions and the sale Of bonds.
On Tuesday evening the club will discuss tbs
question Of raising the limit Of membership from
270 to 800
The Crescent Athletic Club will hold sub
scription dinner on February %. The members
present will be limited to fifty.
On March Ii tie Hanover Club will have Q
subscription dinner.
M T1,,L Lo1a "a
evening.
The Moptauk Club was fortunate in the same
way.
On. Friday the Building Committee Of the Nom
tauk Club let the contract for the furnishing
10 Palmer & Embres, of Eighteenth-st.; New.
York
The Carleton Club on last Monday evening
elected the following officers: President. Dr.
F. L. Schenck; vice president, D. F. Lewis; treas
urer J. II. Fulcher; corresponding secretary, VIII
lam H. Cochran recording secretary, r. NJ. Rupp;
directors, DR.. w. H. Pratt j. W. Blake. I. D.
Anderson. George w. Keller and B. j. York Tho
Rev J. NJ Farrar was elected an honorary MEM
ber'
The result Of the meeting held Thursday
evening to nominate officers of the Onion League
Club was a surprise to everybody. 1t was ex-
pected as a matter of that President Wilson
would he renominated without opposition. for
everybody recognizes the fact that he has served
the club faithfully ever since it was founded
He has devoted much time TO the work. and its
success seemed to be almost his sole ambition
Unexpected opposition. however, was developed to
his continuing in the chair The name Of
Guernsey Sackett was proposed although without
his consent. and on the vote Mr.. Wilson received
only five more votes than Mr.. Sackett Then.
when it was moved to make the nomination
unanimous, cries OF "No' We're heard in con.
siderable numbers. The reason given by the
opponents of Mr.. Wilson is that change is de-
srlbc 10 let the large number of new members
feel that they have n greater voice In the aualrS
of the club than il is thought they would appear
10 have If the old administration was continued.
They say that there is no personal feeling against
Mr.. Wilson. Some of his friends, however, hint
that the opposition started among the persons who
champoned the Increase of the liquor privileges.
Mr.. Sackett is as thoroughly conservative that
question, however, as is Mr.. Wilson The former
has not consented to be candidate. Some have
limited that Mr. Wilson might refuse TO run be-
nominated. The Difficulty does not appear TO be
at all serious and it could hardly he expected that
in club of 900 members there would not be
some differences of opinion.
EX-Judge George G.. Reynolds was nominated
for vice president in place of Mr.. Hussey, who de-
clined denominations: ID. NJ Munger was re-
nominated for second vice president, were j. 5.
Nugent for treasurer. and f. }. Middleton for
corresponding secretary, and John L. Sackett for
recording secretary
The Union League has decided 10 increase the
annual dues from S25 to $40 to meet the ex-
pcnses of the club, which have proved greater
than was anticipated.