The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-01
NEW CHAPTERS IN "TRANSFER' USSION-FRANk SPEAKS OUT AND ANDREWS OF CHAT TANOOGA MAKES DEFENSE

We desire this morning to resume our discussion concerning that series of games which various presidents permitted Man aeer Frank to transfer from Mobile to
 New Orleans.
 | So far. various soribes have stated that the action was in the nature of a holdnp with the fans at the end of the revolver, that by such action, the league has sacfl- feed sportsmanship for undertaking, ard that for the transfer there is absolutely no defense.
 | It must be remembered that the eollow- ing voted in favor of the transfer-An- drews of Chattanooga; Jones of Mont gomery: Heisman of Atlanta; Coleman or Memphis; Hirsig of Nashville; Frank of New orleans. and Hervey of Mobile. That being the case, it might be Of interest to note what the New Orleans
 na pers. having gained their point, think
 of those seven gentlemen who pulled tEeir ohestnuts out of the fire.
 This is from the New Orleans Plea
 yune.
 ABut these same presidents of clubs
 made themselves look silly by nullify.ng
 the rules that forbade Chief Frank play
 ing the last battles on home grounds
 when they were really scheduled for Mo- ltile, and forbade a club slipping play% 1 to another club within thirty. days of the seasons close"
 1 That is what New Orleans thinks of the presidents who aided Manager Frank lin his scheme against the fans of Mo- bile and six of the other cities of the circuit.
 | Exhibit consists of statement from Manager Frank relative to the remarks which have been made in Birmingham lconcerning his scheme. The Dutchman thinks that because he sold Birmnghan Maxwell and Foxen, from which sales he reaped fine profit, Birmingham news papers should refrain from criticisinS him | for vitiating a schedule and thereby gain ing an unfair advantage over his com
 retitors. And Franks statement to the
 effect that Birmingham papers did not chirp when he turned players over 10 Birmingham, is remarkable statement
 Birmingham papers did chirp, put with joy. There was nothing, as far as we
 are able to perceive, nefarious in either
 of the Brmingham-New Orleans transfers However, here follows the defense of
 Manager Frank:
 "You never heard the Birmingham writ
 CTS letting out a yelp when I passed them three men earlier in the season. And they were good men, too, and put the Barons on their feet And why should Atlanta and Chattanooga and Montgom- l cry vote against such a transfer when 1 have always voted this season 10 allow them to reinstate suspended players when | my vote could have compelled them to keep these men on the ineligible list the rest of the season?'
 I Exhibit c consists of a remarkable in- terview between President Andrews and 1 the sporting editor of the Chattanooga Times Were it not true that the sport ing editor of the Chattanooga Times Is almost invariably correct in the quoted in- terviews, we would be prone 10 believe | that President Andrews meaning had
 Il been improperly disseminated. The state
 ment is remarkable. President Andrews, 1 In the first place, states that the transfer
 l. did not concern him a particle, in spite 1 of the fact that he is one of those elect 1 who are believed 10 stand between the
 fans and those who would deprive them
 of rights one of those in whose hands
 repose the destiniesl of the league. Presi-
 dent Andrews then represents that as
 neither Birmingham nor Montgomery hao raised an objection, he thought that an
 affirmative vote-though he realized tie l evil of the proiect-woild do no harm.
 And then the remarkable portion of the
 interview comes to light; that it would
 have been to no advantage to Chatta-
 nooga to have ''butted in' and made an enemy of Frank. Sacredam. An enemy
 of Frank
 The Interview in the Chattanooga Times is reproduced:
 Every club in the Southern league has 1 asked for special favors this season."
 said he yesterday. Every club has been | granted them. Especially have favors l been common to clubs who wanted to evade the letter, but not the spirit. of the
 salary limit regulations-such as allowing
 Atlanta to play Britton and Watson after | they had been placed on the ineligible list,
 and the like.
 .'I have observed and appreciated the lspirit of harmony and sportsmanship that has prevailed. Nearly all of the magnates have slipped me personal favors on mat l ters of routine not affecting the race, and I have given them favors in return. | .'Charlev Frank has done the Chatta-
 nooga club one or two@good turns this season. just as he has several other clubs When he asked for the two favors, didn't think 1t right and didn't vote for a day or two.
 "But look here. l wasn't fighting Frenk for that pennant. If 1 had been,