New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12
OU4RRELLING OYER THEIR PROfIIS.
TROUBLE IL THE CONhY ISLAND ATHLETIC CLCD
-ARTurR LUMLEY WON'T RESIGN.

IltDl BILE IN Aiii- DR.N''' A''''''' -
ARTHUR LUMLEY WON'T RESIGN.
The old SAYING That money easily made soon take'
wing and flies away seems TO apply with some force
,o tbe Coney Island Athletic Club This club has had
n remarkably successful cnrer from financial point
II view BIT L J. disrupted. dsj cnted demoraLzN
The stockholders are AZ war with the business MAI"
ayers The club Is peculiar institution Ia Its waV'
sailing as IT does under perfect police pTOtc'Noh' III
nct some Of the valuable stock Is held by some oi te
Long Island judiciary Itself The club was organized
for revenue only. for the purpose Of giving prize
fights The alleged clubhouse Is building al west
brighton Beach formerly used concert hall. IL
WAS n failure n such, and the promoters VI prize
Gglring secured lease Of the premises ut nohina
rent Many prze-1ghis have been held there since
and how successful the new venture mas Dceh c"h 10
estimated when II /, known that the club cleared
s.4 900 on the recent DixonJolnsOn fight alone Inc
clu spent ahont - 800 in fitting mp the building for
Ifs present purpo>c, and the venture has proven
y.rltat gold mine for the politicians and others who
advanced the money 10 start the enterprise.
A breach has existed between the business depart
ment and the Board OF Managers for some uih''
The breach has widncd until now open war mas been
declared Arthur Lumey was ut the head OF the
bu,Incs, department ard Judge Richard Newton IS sau
:, b. the head OF the other faction the stockholders.
A. n recent meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF
the club IL was decided 10 accept the resignation Oh
the entire business department. and here Is "heie
the war will begin, for the business department WI"
r,frsc to resign John Ecart Is press agent, ana the
statement was made that Eckart had been appointed
to succeed Arthur Lumey, who has resigned but
Jumley has done nothing Of the kind.
Iumoy was seen yesterday and SAID thar the cino
had made 80 much mouey that the Jingle of the bright
shelels as they dropped into the coiicrs mad set
fin. Stockholders crazy. /" nm the head OF the bnSl-
ness department OF the club, said Lumlcy, ana
have not resigned and do not iDtend to do So ~ was
INV bu ucss 10 arI,ngs all the prize fights ard have
done so and will continue to DO 30. Even In the
rr,-sent condition OF affairs | could arrange fights
anc the stockholders could not prevent them from
Lenr held At the clubhouse. Nv contract with the
c,nL does not expire until May l, loD3 and | pro
n,,e t. make the club live up to that contract In
.pi,e Of Judge Newton anybody else. There VIII
he some interesting facts come out before the present
differences are settled
II VA, said that ut the recent prize fight "A
Long Island Judge acted OutHgeou,y mat MS
@uds IN turn tried quiet him. lie Is stockh0d"r
4, the club however. and forgetting his place, yelled
The lnlder II his friends ~ disgust turned
nwfy saving: Judge. am surprised at y0'i: Nhy
believe tint you would get Ia the ring ana second
one Of the pH7el- t"r4.' " Yes would, replied
tat ind vidnnl bit abashed ~ thought 1t nee
...,:ry OF felt Hike IT.