The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-12

II Promises to re Iateresting and Ineiuaes
. DtsPutea Contract.

II rromases to ne Interesting and Includes
Disputed Contrsct.
While IL was generally known that trouble
was brewing In the Coney Island Athletic
Club, the turn down OF Business Manager
Arthur Lumley on Sunday night, as exclusive
ly told In THE SuN yesterday. came In the
nature Of . surprise for the sports thought
the s2<. 900 profits Of the Dixon Johnson fight
would 20 far toward settling any differences.
II the offioials Of the fighting club By the sea
imagine that Mr.. Lumley will submit quietly
to be turn down" theyare likely to be rudely
deceived. The suave. rotund editor Of the
Il,isirated Ne,cs was. to use the language Of
the people who frequent his office. "hot under
the collar" when seen yesterday afternoon.
In substance he had the following to say:
ITO start with. am protected by on IRON
clad contract. which does not expire until
May. 1893. This gives me exclusive power to
make matches. namo purses. and generally
supervise the fights My lawyer has gone
over the document carefully and pronounces
It strong. Appointing Johnny Eckhardt as
press agent In no way influences my position.
which the contract stipulates as business
manager.
II have some interesting developments to
make concerning the organization OF the club.
but will reserve these until see how things
turn out The whole trouble IL that certain
officials. notably Judge Newton. have been
interfering with my management. twas this
man Newton who went to Boston and arranged
the ill-advised Kerriean-O o. Cornell match
which brought the club into bad odor. When
I learned OF the match I made o protest
against taking fight from any other club. and
insisted that the Metropole Club Of Provi-
dence receive some re- ompense. This
caused some trouble. which was intensified
when the Billy Dacey-W Walter Campbell go
was declared or by the officials. I thought
Dacey. at least was entitled to three weeks
training expenses. for I know he had been
working hard for the fight Tho club did not
egree with me. but was determined that
Dacey should have what was coming to him.
and I have withheld some money and intend
The CLUB was three months looking for a
p pIomsed I Gss kept putting i OIL Finally,
sSf she@ Hoa o% nsss hes
Ss sIss ss eSn ny hsy o ssngS
Sepost bank I % ea n
ffSSTItuIstsy a. it turns out did not press
desasd FSs and
tight were about So 800: GODFREY! and Lannon
Esturned about the Fans g0 b%t NJ MHeGarth{ and
amount ever returned to any club There was
dsSt sapesne TO to ss
Il had many things to contend with outside
bers diessti siaction. At. the start. when
named : ,well-lnown sporting man as referee.
an
and don't banker for 1t. but ! mean to hold
to 70 Ssr
doing it. It's the piainest kind Of an attempt-
ed tn, thr1w;down. but they'll have sweet time
Judge Newton was the only official Of the
s Ss 6 to
i'm st Beach t sfshtns t. KlPs oTst
With NJ si Iu@ NJ SsA And always viii hsve
~ Later. be denied having made the Kerrtgan;
9eyer been made Ec0Rpelc hs az refused to
manage the lights hereafter. That's a part
Of the business we'll do ourselves" he added.
tssete and t. Vii e.
clubs matchmaker. f9r minute or two after
ss s9s sscx hi Mss ii s tSs
e;aS with Pat cah some
0t When tho suSiect Of Mr.. Lumley's contract
and his faith in: It was brought to the notice Of
to lead me to Q subject on which l will not
talk. IN say this hewever; In organizing q
quietly. slyly. gingerly. Understand? Now.
the club never had Lumley's contract before
It: It was never ratified by the club. can't
down. But you see. don't you ?"
But the contract has the Presidents sigma
~ know It has,. said Judge Newton. but
that was only put there on Lumley's request
who came to bis office that he had the right to
do business for us. Nothing else. Under
stand2 Now. tell Lumley II he commences
throwing dirt he'll find me on top when the
things over. We haven't got all his Dixon
Johnson ticket money yet. Now. good-by. I
think My Fellow will win this race"