The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-23
DIRECTORS MEETING
 WAS DISAPPOINTMENT
BY BILL AK.


 Memphis, Tenn, July 2.-Well, the di rectors' meeting has been held, and Char lie Frank is still a live one. The direc- tors did not trouble themselves to even inquire concerning the health of c. Frank. They excused themselves by stating, No official complaint has been made con corning the confessions of Dutch Cholly."
 I think the directors made a grand mis- take
 Charlie Frank has confessed to the fact that he is in violation of the salary limit. and the law regulating the number of players that team can carry. In mak- ing the confession, he grew boastful, as- sumng a defiant attitude to the leagues president and the leagues directors.
 No official complaint was made.
 The reason for this Is that the violation of c. Frank do not affect one person, or one specific club. No director assumed patriotic attitude and suggested that the matter be investigated for the good of the league.
 I believe that Charlie Frank will be run ming this league when all the directors are passed away Still, the directors do nothing, because no allegation has been formally and officially preferred
 As might have been expected, the pro- tested games amounted to nothing. They were all showed aside. Memphis failed to sustain It's charges against Birmingham, and Birminghams charge against Mont gomery went the way of the roses. It | seems reasonable to suppose that some of these days game will be protested and a formal investigation ordered. The man agers raise the dickens when protest Is filed with an official scorer, and still they say very little when the time for action comes.
 Do you remember last year when the directors declared that Birmingham's pro- test against Memphis was well taken? !? The protest was based on the Illegal ac- ton of league umpire. It was proved that his ruling was contrary to the rules of the national game. What occurred? The score of the game was reduced by one run. Memphis is credited with hay ing won that game by score of 6 to B. when the first reports gave the Memphii the victory by a score of to 5. Have you ever heard of anything more ridicu- lous? What cared Manager Vaughn if Memphis won the game by one score less? He wanted the game thrown out which should have been done. The umpire vio-
 
 was not thrown out, although the justice of the complaint was admitted All investigations into protested games are just sentimentally tame and nau- seating.
 Well Charlie Frank and Charlie Babb are raising sand about that fixed home plate proposition. They filled much space in the newspapers, but when the time action. vUas quested.
 By the time the directors meet again the matter will have been forgotten. and Frank will have carried another point by virtue of having worn everybody out. It Is reported here tonight that Babb and Frank have employed lawyers to rep resent them. It seems to me that the en- tire matter is a gigantic bit of bosh pure and simple, another avenue for a bunch of Tree advertising. 1 hope the directors some of these days will wake up and do something more than smoothing out what wrinkles occur between their sittings. You didn't hear of Johnny Dobbs paying l $500 for forfeiting that game In Montgom- cry, did you?
 What matters fine If it's payment is not required? What are rules for if you break every one?
 Do not think that I am Knocking just because l nave an opportunity. 1 have had dealings with southern baseball for years and years, and years. I have grown these chin whiskers in the service. l have lived through thousands of league scandals. I have seen the league totter as if it would fall into ruin. But I have | never yet seen Charlie Frank mastered He has always done as he pleased. I real ly believe that the directors are afraid to put the fire under the Dutchman. He has practically threatened to break up the league, and I believe the directors have hearkened to the bluff
 In explaining the effect the latest action of the directors will have on the waiver rule, one might say as follows It Is now , impossible for a man to ask waivers on player and run no risk of losing him. If you ask waivers on this man, and alone refuse to waive, can hand you s400 with In three days after your request for waiv- CTS and the man Is mine.
 That's all there is to 1t. As 1t stood be- fore, 1t was ineffective in the extreme. It will work well under its revision until