The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Prove Your Charges Be- fore Three Directors and I'll Resign; If You Can't, Then You Get Out''
HINT OF SUIT FOR LIBEL IS CONTAINED
 IN LAWYERS LETTER
Baugh Declines to Comment on Letter as Given Out. Personal Matter Between Andrews and Frank

Further and sensational develop ments are forthcoming in the contro- versy between Charley Frank. presi- dent of the Atlanta club, and o. B. An- drews of Chattanooga.
 The former has addressed to the Chattanooga magnate. through his att torney, Frank E. Galloway, former president of the Atlanta club. a sizzling letter which puts 1t immediately up to Mir. Andrews to make the next move.
 Frank submits two propositions to MT. Andrews. First, that if Andrews gets three presidents of clubs in the league to agree with him in his in- situations and assertions of a personal nature, or prove that he is justified in his statements regarding the Att lanta manager, he is willing to resign his place and leave the league.
 UP TO ANDREWS
 On the other hand, if Mr. Andrews fails to prove his contentious it is up to MT. Andrews to resign as president of the Chattanooga club.
 The letter was received by President Baugh as well as other directors around the circuit, but the league head was noncommittal in discussing 1t.
 MT. Franks letter makes it a per- sonal matter between him and MT. An drews" said MT. Baugh. T do not think it would be seemly for me to interfere in the matter unless it Is off, ficially called to my attention now that it has reached the stage that it has.
 There is one thing will say. The schedule submitted to the directors is a composite one, made up from three that were before the meeting It was not drawn by MT. Frank"
 The letter from Galloway to MT. An drews follows:
 LETTER FROM FRANK
 "Mr. o. B. Andrews, President Chatta-
 nooga Baseball Club, Chattanooga,
 Tenn:
 Dear Sir-In the Chattanooga Times of Tuesday, February 15, 1916, there appears an article on the sporting page of said paper, headed Raw Outrage in Schedule. Tn this article you are quoted as saying many things about MT. Charles Frank that certainly are of a decided libelous nature.
 MT. Frank has employed me to rep resent him in this matter and his po- sition is that if you are prepared to prove the various assertions that you make concerning him personally to the satisfaction of the public generally and his associates in the various clubs of Ane southern association specially, then the only proper thing for him to do would be to get out of the Southern, association entirely, as he will be un- Tilted to remain at the head of club Tn one of the largest cities in the league.
 He further contends that if vou can not prove your assertions and your in slnuations or even get a respectab ble support among the officers of the Southern association, all of whom have known him for years, then YOU would De unfltted to remain in the Southern association, because it would then he clear that man who will make sucb unprovable and unsupported assertions ana lnsinuations, as you are reported 70 nave made, should not enba arras any organization by remaining in same
 There is prescribed method in the southern associations constitution and py-Iaws for the expulsion of it's mem- oers, but he does not care to insist upon such requisite being compiled with, but is willing to make the deci sion as to whether he or you shall remain in the Southern association of simpler solution than that provided.
 TWO PROPOSITIONS
 He makes you these two proposi- tlons, either of which you can select and he vii! unequivocally and unre- servedly abide the decision:
 T. If you can get three presidents or clubs, other than yourself, in the Southern association to agree with the inc sonai nature that you make in the article referred to and support you in them; or -''
 "2. If you can bring anything of nro- native value to be submitted to disin- terested parties to be selected as mu- tualiy agreed and these parties decide that you are Justified in your state ments, Mir Frank will then resign as president of the Atlanta Baseball as- soclation and sever entirely his off cial connection with the club as well as his connection with the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs.
 if, on the other hand, you fail to set the support Of three presidents of clubs in the Southern association. as outlined. or fall to convince the dis interested parties by whatever evidence you have. or think you have, then you are to resign as president of the Chat tanoonga club and sever entirely your relations with the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs.
 NO USE OF CONTROVERSY
 Tt would be without avail to enter into a controversy with you concerning the schedule recommended by the schedule committee. The facts are several schedules were submitted at the meeting at which President Baugh pre- sided and this one was recommended nfter careful and thorough discussion
 There is league meeting set for the 18th inst. for the purpose of ei- ther accepting or rejecting the sched- nle proposed. as well as for other pur- poses, and if you can convince repre- sentatives of the various clubs. or majority of them, that this schedule is undesirable and an unjust one, MT. Frank is sure it will be changed
 MT, Frank has requested me to wait a reasonale time for a reply to this letter before taking any further action.
 Should you desire to accept either of his propositions with view of set ting this controversy I am authorized to proceed with the matter at your reasonab1e convenience.
 If the Chattanooga Times has mis- quoted you or quoted you incorrectly a statement to that effect will be ac- cepted Very truly.