The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-22
SMASHED THE BIG DRUM.
MEMBERS OF NEW YoRK A. @. sUS-
PBEDED % FROLJC AT CLAhBAHE.
Pop sanger led the band and = Fusiilade
OF Ediblcs folIowed-A Champaign Bottle
settled the Drum-CbsTEe Against j. "
Baudouine. n. y. Smith and q, n. sanger.

Pop" sanger Led the Hand and = Fusillsde
OF Ediblrs Follow ed-A champagne Bottle
settled the D~rum-CbsrEes Against J. y.
Baudouine, n. u. Smith aud q, n. sanger.
Three members Of The New York A G.. whose
hilariiy became too demonstrative at the an
nu1l clambak Of the club on Sept. 3. will have
TO APP ear before the Board " Governors Of the
organization ut the October meeting TO
answer charges arising out OF their con-
duct on that o cas- on. The triumvirate
consists Of John F.. Baudouine. Henry + Smith
and ! u Sanger. Pendtng the inye,tisation
Of the charges the men were susl ended from
the club by unanimous vote Of the Board OF
Governors at the meeting on the Tu' sday fol-
lowing the clambske.
e clubhouse last night tho sentiment Of
the majority Of the members who were discuss
sing the affair was in favor Of netting out strict
discipline b. the offender. but there were a,
Few who held that the affair WAS a tempest In a
teacup. and that the men had overstepped the
line between conviviality and unruly conduct by
such a small margin that a suspension would
meet the exig 'ncies ~ the Gaze.
As n rule the members Of the club act more
freely at the Traver7 Island clambake than at
the city clubhouse and Il is not unusual 10 sec
one Of the usually staid members leading the
band in a spirit OF fun, aud occasionally per-
forming on the musicians Instrument. z.
b. Sanger. who ia an old man famiharly
known as Pop" has a prediction
for leading the band He was in a party that
had driven down to the lake from I%.archmont
on John F, Baudouine's coach. They sat at
one Of the cross tables and supplemented
the beer which accompanied the feast
with a libel al allowance OF champagne.
Toward the end Of the dinner
Poo" arose to lead the band. He
made a fair target for his fr ends and The rem
nants Of the ed bl % on the table were hurled
at the imprompiu leader. lie was In
vited to sit down by a messenger from
President John r Van Wormer, who
sat at the head OF the table. and for
a few moments peace reigned. Then another
member who has not beer brought up on
charges. as his firm is entirely inno-
cent. picked up the bass drum and
marched between the tables The tempta-
lion was 700 great for the merry party at
which resembled heavy artillery when com
pared with the previous skirrnlsh, In which
Pop" Sanger was the target. Bang went a
champagne bottle. and the drum went up In the
air, put out OF business with the sheepskin
busted and the rim badly injured.
The melee only lasted about a minute as the
disorder was temporarily 9uelled By the Presl-
interfered with and rebellious remarks made
after the disturbance are said 10 be
the main ground for the charses asains,
with a reprimand, though in the judgment Of
many members of the board he is old
eDous Years to cd f90W IL O'''s va. 0e'a also ae said
that Henry r. Smiths case was not looked upon
by the governors as anything more than one
Bnudouine, II was said. the governors did not
intend 70 be so lenient, They thought that he
was responsible for much OF the UNNECESSARY
hlaTitu and IL UNA fhnnuhf that tho HiapiTlin0
in his case would be severe.
Mr.. BaudouinA, who is % years old. "a the
estate. it is said. he derives an income Of from
In bankruptcy. on May =. 1899, because he had
he could not live on s25, 900. Mr.. Baudouine
married Miss Mai Alden Chatterton on Aug
/. at st. Johns Church. Larchmont. and Mr..
Mr.. Baudouine is a member Of the New York
and the Iarchmont yacht clubs. also the Demo-
cratic. and the l1tos clubs Mr.. Smith is a
IL In the real estate business:
President Van Wormer, who is also President
Of the Lincoln SAFE DEPOSIT 'ompaPny' was
bake .hilatty. He at, first refused to dts
cuss ths affair. saving that i was purely a club
mater IN B prs. whsH S ess,'T War 1ns' II was now
81 was elected President Of the New York
Athletic Cub and took Office last January with
the understanding that with the help OF my
associates | should do my best TO weed ont OF
the club all undesirable members. Since the
new adm Illustration went into office about
fifteen members have been SUSPENDED and
have practically ceased 10 be membc Of tho
club. What will he done In the case Of the
last three member who have been suspended
is a matter for the Board Of Governors To de-
termine AZ their first meeting in October, II
il / deemed 10 he for the best interest Of the club
10 expel any or all Of the three members that
course will he pursued. Any less severe measure
might be adopted. But in any event the matter
must he decided by the hoard. any member Of
which has the right Ia suspend n member pend
ing an investigation, as was done In this case.
II is needless To say that no governor ever
exercises his prerogative Of suspension except
in case whore he deems i best for the discipline
Of the club. Prior to last January the club
Ind suffered considerably from lack Of discipline.
but We ara fast wedding out the undesirable
members who are not athletes and not fully
CAPABLE Of. approaching the work Of our best
athletes. II Ia our aim 10 have our club IA
irreproachable in the matter NJ decorIm az II IL
10 be invincihle In general athlatica