The New York herald., 1921-09-13
CARROLL'S DRINKING
DISRUpTS N Y. A. c.
Son Of Tammany Chieftain
Suspended for Franks
in Club House.
FIGHT UP TOMORROW
He Is Called Bad Influence,
but Many Members Want
Him Reinstated.
WELL KNOWN SWIMMER
Personality and PrOwess Make
Him Well Liked Despite
Noisome Sprees.
FIGHT UP TOMORROW
WE'LL KNOWN SWIMMER

Cyril A. Carroll, well known swim
mer and water polo player and son
of the late John F. Carroll. former
leader OF Tammany Hall. has been sus-
pended for one year by the board OF
governors OF the New York Athletic
Club. Charges against him included
boisterousness, taking liquor into the
clubrooms, running up accounts far
In excess of the amount allowed to
members and other violations Of rules.
CAROLS personality and athletic
ability have made him popular, par
ticuinrly among the younger members
of the club. HIS suspension, decided
by close vote. has divided the men,
bership into two factions. The gov
ernors win be called on tomorrow
night to act on his application to be
put back into good standing, and a
heated controversy is expected. Since
his suspension. which occurred more
than a month ago, Carroll has visited
the swimming pool at the club for a
few minutes nearly every day.
An official Of the club explained yes
terday that the suspension of Carroll re-
suited only when persuasion and the
advice Of friends were fruitless. This
official voted for Carrolls suspension.
but did so reluctantly because of the
friendship between him and Carroll's
father. who also was a member of the
club.
Prohibition Drinker.
Despite the difference OF opinion
among club members on the justice of
Carroll's suspension all agree on one
thing-he never took a drink until pro-
hibition came. m r4 4fse ss
Carroll is about 25. and exceedingly
fleshy. He was too fat. 1t Is said, to
get into the army In the war. He Is
accustomed to speaking in a rather loud
voice, due. his friends say, to the fact
that he Is somewhat deaf. He first
went into the New York Athletic Club
as an athletic member and later, when
he reached the required age, was made
full member.
For more than q year, 1t is asserted.
Carroll on increasingly frequent occa-
sions has gone into the club and created
unpleasant scenes. For example. testi-
mony before the governors showed that
his entrance into the billiard room gen.
orally was source OF much annoyance
and usually meant that nobody could
play his game through In peace.
The official who gave most OF the
Information about Carroll pointed out
that while the club was not made up OF
prudes. It was supposed to encoura ge
good habits and the building up of the
body. Some of the older members, par
ticuiarly those whose sons were partici-
pating in the athletic events. got to feel
ing that Carroll was exerting a bad in
fluence.
The official said that remonstrances
had no effect on Carroll. and that In
spite OF all the governors could do he
would insist on bringing liquor into the
club through the side doors or the SER
wants entrance II there was no other
way.
The climax. II was said. was when
Carroll went on a drinking bout at the
clubs house. at Travers Island, creating
. scene there when the stewards refused
to mix cocktails for him. He returned
to New York between two and three
o'clock In the morning. according to the
stories told later. and raised rumpus
when he was told at the club that all
rooms were taken for the night. He
spent the rest OF the night in the clubs
Turkish bath.
Hints of Revenge.
Some OF Carrolls friends say his sus-
pension Is due to politics, and that two
new members of the board. who were
elected over Carroll's opposition. got
their revenge by calling him to the
carpet as soon as they got power. A
young man who Is a close friend OF Car
roll and has played on the same water
polo team with him and at the came
time Is on the board. said that one
faction seized on a bill OF s400 or $500
which Carroll had run UP at the club
The rules permit bills OF not more than
$50.
Once before the governors. according
TO this explanation. Carroll was con-
fronted with dozens OF old charges. one
OF which was that he had a playful way
OF pushing people into the pool while
they were fully dressed. Carroil's friends
declare that he will be reinstated soon.
CARROTS father. who shared the DOM
ination of Tammany Hall for many
years with Richard Croker and John G.
Sheehan. and was succeeded as leader
by Charles r. Murphy. died in Noyen,-
Der, 1871, leaving n considerable fortune
10 his widow. She died few years
later and left the estate to her four
children, Cyril A.. John r. Jr.. Edwa rd
J.. and Miss Catherine Carroll. Carroll
lives Mt Bay Shore, l.. I. A man close
70 the family said his income probably
is between s1.5oo and $4,000 a month.